Fired worker files $225 million discrimination lawsuit
A former NASCAR official was fired last year after complaining about "virulently racist harassment, a racially hostile work environment and insidious and pervasive race discrimination reflective of a former, uglier era in our nation's history."
In a lawsuit charging racial and sexual harassment, Mauricia Grant, who worked as a "technical inspector" on NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide Series, says she was constantly taunted with racist nicknames(such as "Nappy Headed Mo," "Queen Sheba," and "Simpleton") and subjected to stereotypes, such as being told she worked "on Colored People Time" if arriving late.
Grant's 40-page lawsuit, filed in June, details 20 pages of e-mails, text messages, and racist and/or sexist comments directed at her. Grant was NASCAR's sole black female official when hired in January 2005.
This sucks, but for some reason, does not suprise me at all. Nascar is a southern, redneck, confederate flag waving sport. Now my half-wit, Puerto-Rican, womanly brain hopes that maybe this lawsuit will change that. Even a little bit.
Maybe the decal stickers of Calvin pissing will be replaced by pink triangles, peace signs or even a darwin fish. Can you imagine the tazmanian devils replaced by Obama '08 stickers?
I don't think that is happening in my lifetime. But maybe.
Thoughts?
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