This is irrelevant. Stick to the point. Did you read what the DOL considers harassment?
This is about Don Geronimo and what he said.
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Don Geronimo Fired from Big 100
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This is irrelevant. Stick to the point. Did you read what the DOL considers harassment?
This is about Don Geronimo and what he said.
I did. I assume you believe either or both of the following two bullets apply:
-Teasing, name calling, ridiculing, insulting, mocking, mimicking or repeatedly commenting on or making gestures about an individual's disability, accent, hair, or other protected characteristic;
-Using "pet" names or sex-based nicknames or other forms of stereotypes.
My thoughts:
The rhetoric used on the air was not repetitive; it was a single incident.
The mocking did not involve a protected characteristic.
I will admit the last point is muddier. I suppose one could argue "Barbie" is a sex based stereotype, even though it is a brand name of a line of dolls for children.
The whole issue could've been resolved by removing Don G. from future broadcasts at team facilities.
-Teasing, name calling, ridiculing, insulting, mocking, mimicking or repeatedly commenting on or making gestures about an individual's disability, accent, hair, or other protected characteristic;
-Using "pet" names or sex-based nicknames or other forms of stereotypes.
My thoughts:
The rhetoric used on the air was not repetitive; it was a single incident.
The mocking did not involve a protected characteristic.
I will admit the last point is muddier. I suppose one could argue "Barbie" is a sex based stereotype, even though it is a brand name of a line of dolls for children.
The whole issue could've been resolved by removing Don G. from future broadcasts at team facilities.
Maybe. I'd suggest the Commanders had a say in this since it was done on their property and in conjunction with their event.
The fact is that employers have harassment policies in their TOS. Every employee signs it.
If this violated their policy, it voids his contract.
There is an "or" in the sentence. Not "and." So it doesn't have to be repetitive.
Here are protected classes under the civil rights act:
- Race
- Color
- Religion
- Sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, sexual orientation, and gender identity)
- National origin
And a turpitude clause.
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She looks like a Barbie doll. Not a crazy or cruel statement.
He referred to her as "Barbie", not the "c" word. Such overreaction.
For all we know she took a Barbie with her to the doctor as a point of reference when getting "work" done. Also, do not underestimate how insulted she may have been that he didn't know who she was. I am all for keeping the workplace free of hostility toward women, but this is just silly and undermines legit cases of harassment.
Spoken like a man. Once again, you don't know the context, and why this was so inappropriate given the circumstances.
And he looks like a fat old man. Nobody calls him that because they know better. At his age, the second thing to go is the filter.
The thing all these men (and AFAIK all the defenders are men) need to ask themselves is how would they react if this fat old man taunted and teased their daughter in this way while he was live on the radio. Would they just laugh it off and join in? Or would they walk up to him and punch him in his fat old face. That's the question we all need to ask ourselves. How would we react? I know which side I'm on.
Doesn’t matter; a degrading insult is still a degrading insult.
(And if I had a daughter and some old man says something like this about her, I wouldn’t take too kindly to his comments.)
Fired? Puh-leeeez. Overreaction.
Nonsense. You know nothing about me. I always treated women with respect in the workplace. ALWAYS. Never made any comments about their appearance, good or bad. Never "hit on" coworkers. Nothing like that ever. I witnessed plenty of that, but was never one of those guys. Based on what I read, it seems like an overreaction. FIRING over calling her Barbie? That "woke" BS is as bad as MAGA.
"Barbie" is innocuous. "Barbie" is a healthy-looking California chick. Hardly insulting. I have seen some egregious behavior by men in the workplace. This is laughable. BARBIE? Really? lol
The real difference with this incident is Don was at a high-profile job. Think of it as you're in a huge conference room full of executives and colleagues when a woman walks by and you loudly blurt out: "Hey look at this one, she looks like Barbie!" "Hey, Barbie, how's it going??"
Companies rightfully don't put up with that sort of behavior anymore, let alone by some high-profile caveman who should know better. As a talent, Don is a representative of his work. No company wants to be represented in that sort of light.
Honestly this feels more like - he was on site with a team who just had congressional investigations into workplace harassmanent, lawsuits from cheerleaders accusing sexual misconduct and more. Considering new ownership wants to make a complete culture shift, there was only one option here. Of all the places to make comments like Don did, he found the one place that would go to all ends. Plus, if you’re the PD how could you not prepare Don for that kind of environment.
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