Dumped because of gender and race

If you are a freelancer, I would suspect you have little if any rights. They can use you or not at their pleasure.

I supposed you could sue just claiming ageism, sexism, whiteism as anyone could, but not sure how far that would get you.

 

White men have become targets in journalism.
Good luck top.

 

Perhaps that's just a bit of an over-generalization.

 

Don't worry. He can argue the other side, too.

 

All employees have become targets in journalism.

And yes, I'd threaten legal action, if for nothing else but to make them squirm.

 

True, but if he's told that he's being denied the opportunity to work because of his gender and color, seems to me that might be a teensy bit, you know, illegal.

 

this goes along with something my wife and I noticed tonight during the evening "un"news with katie couric... there's all sorts of flooding in the midwest right now, towns underwater and such. Now, I know it's not the same as Katrina, but I don't hear a lot of outcry about help and where's the government and such. Most of the people interviewed/seen in the story? White, middle class. Does that have anything to do with it? Makes a person wonder. Or course, this was the same newscast where Katie breathlessly says, "He's demanding a timetable for withdrawal" when there was no such statement and she was later corrected by schaffer later in the newscast.

I mean, if we want to be treated equal, doesn't that mean race CAN'T be a consideration? I've always had a problem with this. I understand the opportunities needed to be given and such, but that isn't right, nor is it equal.

We're all not the same. And it's just just because of gender or race or age. We come from different cultures and backgrounds and I think that should be embraced. Not our physical appearance.

 

When Cleveland's under 15 feet of water, send up a flare.

 

That's kind of my point.

 

I don't think it's a problem. It would be different if they made a decision based upon gender with the purpose being to keep the entire paper white and male. But that isn't the case. The publication likely uses lots of white males and wants to make a change in the balance to add diversity. But I'm talking about ethically and not legally. As we know, the two rarely meet.

 

Perhaps, but he'd have to prove it. Sort of like you'd have to prove the bank wouldn't give you a mortgage loan just because you're a minority.

 

And as bad as things are in Ohio, Findlay isn't Cleveland. Nor is Tiffin. And to assert that the coverage of Katrina/New Orleans was in some way - any way - race-based is crazy.

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