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Originally Posted by mccoyred
I hear you soror, but the big difference is that the organization IS paying, a HEFTY sum whereas in some other situations (Justice Thomas, Don Imus), there was no punishment so a public outcry was warranted. Believe me, Mr Thomas will get his  . In fact, one of the reasons why Ms Browne-Sanders won the suit is because she was able to prove a hostile work environment (I believe at least 2 more came forward as witnesses of some sort). |
Hi Soror Mccoyred,
Actually, Anucha Browne-Sanders was awarded a judgement of $11 million by the jury. She WILL NOT see a penny of this judgement until the case is completely settled. Now the appeals process begins for MSG, and trust me they do indeed have the resources to drag this out with more lengthy court appeals and that will rack up more legal fees for Anucha. When all is said and done, she realistically could only see a settlement check as high as $300,000, because really and truly most folk out there think all we need is to get PAID and we shut up and the problem is solved. I started this thread solely to initiate dialogue. As a woman of a certain age, I am very aware as most of my greekchat members out here of the impact of misdirected rants and rave. Its not a question of notoriety, media coverage or lack thereof, In my honest opinion, Isiah's court conviction should result in a demotion from his current position at the very least. Imagine if that were your boss and you lost not only your income, but your professional identity and was blackballed within your industry. Would you be satisfied with only court judgement?
ps. I wont go there and question that if the plaintiff did not share the same complexion as Isiah would the general reaction be the same?
. I'm gonna leave that one alone for real!
YID
Dlta22
DSTCHAOS I don't know what this particular poster is raving about. Outcry for what? Because the man is paying the price? No.
If you want a general discussion of his comments, start a thread on that.
The Isiah story wasn't a big news story for a few reasons that have nothing to do with hypocrisy. The news media wasn't all over Thomas and there hasn't been a case even similar to this in my opinion since Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill--which DID receive a great deal of attention from blacks (and whites) if you want to take a more holistic look at this instead of finding stuff that happened within the past year or 2 to make your argument.
He got charged, is paying the price, many people aren't familiar with what he said (versus Imus who said it openly and Jena 6 where the case is much more public).
Soror DSTCHAOS, we will just have to agree to disagree!