Re:How a UK company handled an offensive private joke
by yread on Friday March 22, 2013 @06:52AM
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Wow. Just wow. So telling a racist (was it really racist? i think it was just stupid, people make fun of things they don't understand all the time, if this joke offends you, grow the F up! Would you really "cry" if someone who doesn't understand your language said it sounds like random noises?) joke is totally unacceptable, but calling people idiots, cows, goats, assholes, autistic and aspergers is okay? And this guy knows Calvo has asperger because he doesn't have empathy, but he's completely okay with causing them such an embarrassment and making them cry and remarking it in cold words?
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Re:How a UK company handled an offensive private joke
by beyti on Friday March 22, 2013 @07:18AM
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yep, I thought I'd be the only one to understand this story in that way for a second. Glad it's not like that.
TIL, someone with lack of empathy thinks of other people lacking empathy. shocking
Re:How a UK company handled an offensive private joke
by dekken_ on Friday March 22, 2013 @07:09AM
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Somehow it appears that he/she/it is the one which lacks empathy.
Re:How a UK company handled an offensive private joke
by rohansingh on Friday March 22, 2013 @09:10AM
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Yes, I found it completely ridiculous and offensive.
That said, I think the company acted quite well in this situation — giving the aggrieved some choices and facilitating a private meeting between all parties.