Here is a template of a PR announcement: “Following our internal review of the incident in yesterday, we have made the decision to terminate the employee involved, effective immediately. We do not tolerate racism of any kind at.”
I was about to share a story. But it’s so familiar that the location could be anywhere and the organization, any company.
An individual confronts a person of color, it’s recorded, and it makes the news. Sometimes it’s seemingly a person trying to be funny, although with no hate bias but is still considered racist.
“Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!”
In the multihour flight that Justine Sacco took following her tweet, she was vilified by the public and quickly fired ...
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