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Originally Posted by Shortsguy1
The following is a recent post from one of our technical forums. Is it racist or am I being too sensitive?
"I'm lovin' it Brotha! B
rother man, I'm down with you on slamming these antique diesels!
You can slam my mofo CDI, anytime! I'm diggin' yo floor jack!"
FYI, the recipient of the message appears to be African American, assuming he is the driver in one of the photos he posted. And while I am unfamiliar with the phrase "rother man", Webster's defines "rother beast" as a "bovine or black cattle." Perhaps the "B" on the prior line was intended to go with the "rother", but regardless of that detail, the whole post seems a bit over the top to me.
For the record, my wife would say I am too sensitive regarding many things, so I guess I am looking to the PP masses to understand what is considered appropriate here. Thanks.
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To decide if it is racist or not, I'd have to understand it. Since I don't and have no interest in trying to figure out what language it is, I wouldn't bother. If I have a manual labor guy speaking like that in an interview, I'd hire someone else if I could but if not, acceptable. Higher level, hell no. I am not going to let you represent my company and thus me that way. White, black or purple, you can't speak, I can't hire unless it is for a strong back with a weak mind and the customer expects you to be that way.