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[Update. It appears the original submission was skewing the facts. From the What You Should Know about EEOC and Shelton D. v. U.S. Postal Service (Gadsden Flag case) on the EEOC (US Equal Employment Opportunity Commision) web site:
What You Should Know about EEOC and Shelton D. v. U.S. Postal Service (Gadsden Flag case)
- This decision addressed only the procedural issue of whether the Complainant's allegations of discrimination should be dismissed or investigated. This decision was not on the merits, did not determine that the Gadsden Flag was racist or discriminatory, and did not ban it.
- Given the procedural nature of this appeal and the fact that no investigative record or evidence had been developed yet, it would have been premature and inappropriate for EEOC to determine, one way or the other, the merits of the U.S. Postal Service's argument that the Gadsden Flag and its slogan do not have any racial connotations whatsoever.
- EEOC's decision simply ordered the agency - the U.S. Postal Service - to investigate the allegations. EEOC's decision made no factual or legal determination on whether discrimination actually occurred.
The original story follows. --martyb]
Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has determined in a preliminary ruling that wearing clothing featuring the Gadsden Flag constitutes legally actionable racial harassment in the workplace. In short, wearing the Gadsden flag while at work can earn you the title of "racist", earn you harassment charges, and cost you your job. The ideological witch hunt started back in 2014 when a black employee at a privately owned company filed a complaint with the EEOC when he saw a co-worker wearing a hat featuring the Gadsden flag and the words "Don't tread on me." The EEOC has decided to side with the over-sensitive employee, despite already admitting that the flag originated in a non-racial context and has been adopted by multiple non-racial political groups, countless companies and more, since it was created.
The ruling is a preliminary ruling and has not yet been made "official" but the preliminary ruling says that you can be charged with "racial harassment." They have not indicated when an "official" ruling will be made and it is ongoing.
Source: American Military News
Better Source: Washington Post
Facts: EEOC
(Score: 2) by Zinho on Monday August 08 2016, @09:40PM
Is there a more reliable source that just gives the facts of the case or even more information in general?
Depends on whether you consider the Washington Post [washingtonpost.com] a reliable source or not. Not sure how reliable an opinion column is in any case; however, all the other places I saw on Google carrying this 2-month-old story seemed very partisan and knee-jerk.
On the other side of the case, there are people defending the idea that the Gadsden Flag is the new, "stealth", replacement for the Confederate flag. [newsvine.com] Supposedly, all the racists who would be openly showing their colors with the stars and bars have converted over to Gadsden instead, and since you can't tell the difference between a closet negrophobe and someone who was simply in the U.S. Navy there is a movement to discourage the Gadsden flag as well.
"Space Exploration is not endless circles in low earth orbit." -Buzz Aldrin
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 08 2016, @09:58PM
You mean, like this https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/7f/9a/71/7f9a71195d1a9cb75c670e69b49a63d6.jpg [pinimg.com] version?
(Score: 2) by Zinho on Monday August 08 2016, @10:04PM
That image does seem to match the tone of my second link, yes.
"Space Exploration is not endless circles in low earth orbit." -Buzz Aldrin