Delaware Dept of transportation newsletter on racism = hilarious

[CptStern]

The Delaware Department of Transportation designed its recent "Diversity Spotlight" newsletter to be an "in-your-face" effort to fight workplace discrimination.
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But some DelDOT workers, minority-rights advocates and a diversity expert said the newsletter itself was offensive because it spelled out the slurs, insults and stereotypes that co-workers should never say to each other.

Comments you never want to make to a coworker ---- WORKPLACE FAUX PAS

On Blacks

- The "N" word
You may have heard comedians or African Americans use the word ****** casually. It is never, ever acceptable to use this word in any context. You are asking for trouble; leave this one alone.

- "You people"

Let's just say you are asking for trouble when you make this reference. Your focus should be on the individual, not the race or culture.

- "Should we order fried chicken or watermelon for you?" [lol]
This is stereotyping and shows ignorance.

- "You are articulate, or you speak very well."
As opposed to what? You may be implying that most African Americans are not well spoken or well educated. Remember a vice presidential candidate made this mistake.

- "I am not prejudiced against black people, my neighbors are black."
You are saying it's all right to treat people differently because you know a few people of the same race.

On Hispanics: what not to say:

"You know we should send all of you back across the border."

Don't assume because people look differently or speak differently that they are not natural-born Americans. Where did your ancestors come from?

- It is never ever acceptable to refer to a Hispanic/Latino co-worker as a"spic", "wetback" or "hot footer". This is derogatory.

- "Can you help me out with my landscaping?"

Why would you assume that all Hispanics/Latinos are landscaping experts?

- Can you recommend a good Mexican Restaurant?

This is stereotyping and shows ignorance. All Hispanics/Latinos are not Mexicans.

on disabled people:

Co-workers with Disabilities


- "You don't need to date; your life will be better without a woman/man causing you trouble."

Being disabled does not mean the person is socially challenged.


- "You don't look disabled. Why do you have a handicapped sticker?"

The person may have a non-visible
disability.

- Never refer to a co-worker as a "retard"
This is an insult to people with mental disabilities.

- Never refer to a co-worker as handicapped. Always remember person first. It's not the disabled man. It's the man with the disability.

the more I read the newsletter the more I realise that some of this, surprisingly enough isnt common knowledge and used often


http://www.delawareonline.com/assets/pdf/BL133941430.PDF

 

[Eejit]

Oh lol

Asian Co-workers

- You must be the new IT person.
All Asians are not IT professionals.

- You speak English very well, or did you
learn to speak English in America?
You are assuming that everyone who speaks
with an accent is foreign born. The fact is
that we all speak with an accent; e.g., New
England, Southern, British, etc. The
appropriate approach should be “I’m not
familiar with your accent, may I ask where
your accent is from?”

-What’s your native language?
Don’t assume because people look
differently or speak differently that they are
not natural-born Americans or are from a
foreign country. Remember we have
military bases all over the world; and don’t
forget the Peace Corps or Fortune 500
companies with employees and families
spending the bulk of their lives overseas.

- Can you recommend a good Chinese
restaurant?
All Asians are not Chinese. Take some time
to study a world map. The world is made up
of continents with many countries, regions,
cultures, and sub-cultures. Remember the
news reports about a vice presidential
candidate who thought Africa was a country.

- Wow, you are from India! My neighbor
Ashok Shah is from India; do you know him?
Think for a minute … do you know every
American - or everyone who lives in Dover
or Wilmington?

 

[Jintor]

If anybody is offended by something that is aiming to fight stereotyping, they are morons.

Or asian.

zing.

(I CLAIM ASIAN IMMUNITY)

 

[gFrohman]

It's terrible, but hilarious.

 

[The Monkey]

It's terrible, but hilarious.

You white trailer trash!

 

[Bob_Marley]

You white trailer trash!

Why would you think that referring to
someone as trash is acceptable? This is
derogatory, and should never ever be used

 

[nurizeko]

Lol America + office memos = funny teims?.



In other news yeah...this is dumb.

 

[CptStern]

office memos sent out to 2700 people. it's the ministry of transportation not some random corporation. it's the government/city

 

[Gunner]

You must be the new IT person @ the asian guy was hilarious.

 

[Sulkdodds]

My mum creates the courses that the open university uses to train social workers. Often these social workers need to be alive to the problems and the prejudices faced by those who they help - frequently various shades of disabled or anyway disadvantaged. If what she says is true, this kind of stuff is needed. When blind people with guide dogs ask for directions, sighted people often tell the directions to the dog.

 

[jondy]

When blind people with guide dogs ask for directions, sighted people often tell the directions to the dog.

That is astonishingly funny.

 

[nurizeko]

How could a sighted person give directions to a blindo anyway?.

"Yeah, go down until you see the Walmart sign then turn left and carry on several blocks, the building you want is on the left hand side, brown coloured with blue tinted windows and it has a pine tree at the front."

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

I have a white friend who looks like a wetback. We call him Roach at school.

 

[mortiz-Redux]

All my black coworkers love fried chicken and watermelon though.

 

[CptStern]

How could a sighted person give directions to a blindo anyway?.

"Yeah, go down until you see the Walmart sign then turn left and carry on several blocks, the building you want is on the left hand side, brown coloured with blue tinted windows and it has a pine tree at the front."

blind doesnt automatically mean you have no vision whatsoever ..in fact most "blind" people can "see" to a limited degree

 

[Sulkdodds]

All my black coworkers love fried chicken and watermelon though.

But who doesn't?

I mean not together, obviously. Fried chicken with watermelon would be unpleasant.

 

[CptStern]

what about watermelon flavoured chicken?

 

[VirusType2]

What about water chicken and fried watermelon.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=frie...earch&aq=f&oq=fried+watermelon&fp=cstJsZcXi7Y


and water chicken is a ****:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&q=water+chicken&fp=cstJsZcXi7Y