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posted by n1 on Monday August 08 2016, @08:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-kick-me-when-i'm-down dept.

[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


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @04:18AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 09 2016, @04:18AM (#385616)

    It doesn't right away. That's how the madness starts.

    Maybe, my dear kurenai, it is because the madness has already started? We are talking about the Tea-party crazy working at the post-office. Nothing to do with you. So try and look at the situation from above, as if you were a judge, or a parent, or a god. Might help.

  • (Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Tuesday August 09 2016, @04:30AM

    by Scruffy Beard 2 (6030) on Tuesday August 09 2016, @04:30AM (#385624)

    I worry that kurenai.tsubasa is not crazy.

    That makes me reluctant to suggest she is just imagining things.

    That said, I did mod up the GP post. (I figured out not everything was about me when I was 5 or 6 -- that was mind-blowing.)

    • (Score: 2) by Webweasel on Tuesday August 09 2016, @01:21PM

      by Webweasel (567) on Tuesday August 09 2016, @01:21PM (#385747) Homepage Journal

      Hmmm, can you help me to explain that to my 13 year old son?

      Please!!!!

      --
      Priyom.org Number stations, Russian Military radio. "You are a bad, bad man. Do you have any other virtues?"-Runaway1956
      • (Score: 1) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Tuesday August 09 2016, @03:16PM

        by Scruffy Beard 2 (6030) on Tuesday August 09 2016, @03:16PM (#385790)

        Well, for me: just realizing that the people I interacted with in the world had their own independent thoughts and feelings was enough. YMMV.