Proof that GT is isolated from the real world.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Poor Paula, now she will have to manage living only on those millions of dollars she already has and the millions of dollars she will continue to earn on her cookbooks.

It is not about cash. She has not said a word about lost endorsements. Her time has been spent defending her good name as she is systematically destroyed for no good reason by the media and court of popular opinion.

Funnier yet is Walmart dropping her. Walmart needs to clean up their own backyard before taking the moral high road.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

It is certainly blown out of proportion.
Has anyone said she can't work or have any benefits of life?

Did a court order that her and bubba must close their business and stop employing people?
All that happened was one of her employers has decided to not renew her contract
If she feels she was unfairly treated by her employer she can take it to court under the National Labor Relations Act.....just like her employee did.

She was destroyed for no good reason. It is much like the scarlet letter that she will wear until she dies. The woman did not deserve an entire week of media fueled frenzy.

If you grew up in the South, especially in the time frame that Mrs. Deen did, and you have never used that word then something is seriously wrong. This whole situation is absolutely ridiculous. It's not like she called someone "n----r" on TV or something. It's all about something that happened years and years ago. It's like crucifying someone because they called someone else a "caca doodie head" back when they were five.

Years and years ago?
It covers the 2005-2010 period.

Her time has been spent defending her good name as she is systematically destroyed for no good reason by the media and court of popular opinion.

You should know that in business, decades of building a good name can be completely destroyed by a single incident

She was destroyed for no good reason. It is much like the scarlet letter that she will wear until she dies. The woman did not deserve an entire week of media fueled frenzy.

Live by the media, die by the media. That's the normal pattern isn't it.

[Wolferz]

The media empires/vampires love a good scandal. It fuels interest and interest sells advertising. They don't give a ratatouille who they destroy in the process. As long as they get their pound of flesh. Preferably barbecued.

Being in the public eye is like living in a glass house. It's best that you dress in the basement and not throw stones.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Years and years ago?
It covers the 2005-2010 period.




You should know that in business, decades of building a good name can be completely destroyed by a single incident


Live by the media, die by the media. That's the normal pattern isn't it.

All true. This is the issue. Paula Deen said the n word after having a gun held to her head. She probably has said it other times. She gets crucified and loses what she has worked on all her life. Jay-Z says the n word all day and is invited to the White House. I don't care in what context, spelling or pronunciation the word is used. Deciding its OK for one and not the other is self serving.

All true. This is the issue. Paula Deen said the n word after having a gun held to her head. She probably has said it other times.

That is where you are going wrong.
The testimony she gave gives the "probably" since it is those other times she is in trouble over as it was those other times she is accused of.
Namely at work in the period 2005-2010, that is what hung her out to dry, not a conversation with her husband in the 1980s.

Jay-Z says the n word all day and is invited to the White House. I don't care in what context, spelling or pronunciation the word is used. Deciding its OK for one and not the other is self serving.

Not at all, context is everything.
Take this from earlier....I can call a bogwog "soup" in the street, if I call him "soup" in the workplace then that is another matter entirely.
Can you see why it would be very different if you called someone a bogwog or if I called them it?
But you can still call him soup in the right setting as that doesn't have the racist element that bogwog would if it was you saying it not me.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

That is where you are going wrong.
The testimony she gave gives the "probably" since it is those other times she is in trouble over as it was those other times she is accused of.
Namely at work in the period 2005-2010, that is what hung her out to dry, not a conversation with her husband in the 1980s.


Not at all, context is everything.

I'm not contesting what was said by Deen. The case made it to litigation because there is enough to warrant one under the law. I'm not "wrong" with contention of what has transpired as a result of speaking the truth during her deposition. I'm having issue with the method of crushing everything she invested in for simply stating the truth. Those that have taken the moral high road might best take a look at their past indiscretions. It is a witch hunt and cash grab.

Context is everything only when a caucasian uses the word. Double standard.

I'm having issue with the method of crushing everything she invested in for simply stating the truth.

Crushing everything? She lost one contract
Stating the truth?
I thought she denied she had said they wanted ******s for a good ol' plantation wedding?
Her problem comes from her denial lacking credibility.

Context is everything only when a caucasian uses the word. Double standard.

No not at all, a Korean using the that word obviously runs into the same problem, so does any non caucasian hispanic.
The only people that don't get the same problem in using such a word is people who would be the target of that specific racial abuse if it was directed at them by someone of a different group.

It is a witch hunt and cash grab.

You keep saying its a cash grab, the only person standing to get cash is the one person you say has legitimate grounds for getting it.
That's not a cash grab, that is due process.

[AVGWarhawk]

Tribesman:

Crushing everything? She lost one contract

Lost support of her products with Walmart, Target. She has lost Sears and Kmart. Food Network cancelled contract. Smithfield no long desires her participation. There are several other still weighing their options. She has a book due out soon. May not make print now. Caesars restaurants have now cut ties.

Stating the truth? I thought she denied she had said they wanted ******s for a good ol' plantation wedding?

When asked if she used the word she said yes. Truth. As far as the plantation wedding, the slavery imagery was placed by those that heard Deen say it. It was not her intentions of a slavery wedding.

Her problem comes from her denial lacking credibility.

No, it comes from railroading perpetrated by the media. Al Sharpeton had nothing much to say other than judge her character today and not from years ago. That says a lot. Specifically coming from Sharpeton. The comment was summarily dismissed because the feeding frenzy was to great, enjoyable and liberating for those that love to see people at the top come down.

You keep saying its a cash grab, the only person standing to get cash is the one person you say has legitimate grounds for getting it.
That's not a cash grab, that is due process.

It is a cash grab for the plaintiff. Deen's brother is the one who had created the issue. Deen is the money to grab as she is part owner of the restaurant. See it for what it is. Extortion. If it is really is about racism and sexual harassment, correcting a wrong, then the Plaintiff does not really need the 1.5 million. Also, the uproar is over use of he n word and a overactive imagination by the plaintiff concerning a traditional plantation type wedding. How about the media focusing on the cretin of a brother she has? Less fun and worse ratings certainly.

How about the media focusing on the cretin of a brother she has?

How about if she focused on her cretin of a brother before she chose to put him in her business?

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

How about if she focused on her cretin of a brother before she chose to put him in her business?

Point taken. However, she is part owner and did not run the restaurant.

What will matter in your life is not your competence, but your character.

[AVGWarhawk]

Are we to believe Lisa Jackson is not telling the entire truth?

http://stitchesndishes.com/2013/07/n...ula-deen-case/

[Schroeder]

Just Infraction? Why isn't the guy brigged and keelhauled? It's obviously a spambot.

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Just Infraction? Why isn't the guy brigged and keelhauled? It's obviously a spambot.

The infraction did the trick but sometimes it fails to change the avatar making it look nothing happened.

He's out of action as we speak, just needs to be removed by Neal.

(Though wouldn't mind if Jimbuna gets rid of the link in that post by editting)

HunterICX

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

The infraction did the trick but sometimes it fails to change the avatar making it look nothing happened.

He's out of action as we speak, just needs to be removed by Neal.

(Though wouldn't mind if Jimbuna gets rid of the link in that post by editting)

HunterICX

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