Comments on: Is ‘Ellen DeGeneres’ Comment Sexual Stereotyping?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:41:00 +0000

To the person who posted: “Today, people are afraid to be themselves for fear that some overly-sensitive person may be offended and report them. It’s sapped the character out of us.” I suggest, as an test, you write down your next ten comments that you think would offend an “overly-sensitive person.” When reading them back, go ahead an categorize the stereotypical groups to which those people would belong. You now have a list of the groups you are biased against. You are biased, we all are, and to pretend otherwise is the ultimate hypocrisy.

MANY Thanks to the person who wrote this most truthful statement: “Any one that truly respects his coworkers and subordinates does not have to be careful about what they say. Such foul references are not in them.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:49:15 +0000

Any one that truly respects his coworkers and subordinates does not have to be careful about what they say. Such foul references are not in them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:23:25 +0000

Where I work the most sensitive, easily offended person sets the bar for what can and cannot be said. I’m the first to agree that EVERYONE needs to be treated with dignity and respect at all times, but like anything else, political correctness has to go too far before it can find the right balance. Today, people are afraid to be themselves for fear that some overly-sensitive person may be offended and report them. It’s sapped the character out of us. The really sad part is that it’s all about money. Companies aren’t so concerned about whether or not people are treated respoectfully, they’re just afraid of being sued. Makes you wonder who’s really behind it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:55:34 +0000

“If you don’t like working where you work, then quit.” That sounds very egalitarian, except when you’ve invested in your career, perhaps uprooted your family to take a position, and find that the only issue preventing you from doing the job you LOVE and were hired to do, is that someone has determined that your “look” is wrong. Being able to say “whatever you want” implies the mentality and awareness of 4 year-olds. And that’s what “PC”-ness is all about. Privilege. When one is cut off from the privilege of saying whatever they want without forethought, it is labeled PC. What we see is that the many and the more powerful may rule in these instances, even when the are abjectly wrong. The ability to thrive in a diverse environment requires a higher level of leadership skills. Quite frankly, it requires a lot of courage and confidence that most of us don’t have without working at it. And therein lies the rub, it so much easier to “just do what you want”, if you can, than it is to inspire others to accomplish the goals at hand while supporting each and every one to feel like a million bucks while doing it (versus having people pretend that they don’t mind what you say and do in order to keep a job).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:34:14 +0000

I just want to comment on the first Guest Post on this blog. I get the impression that you think you’ve spoken wisely when, in fact, you have not. Your comments point to the very reason why there are discrimination laws in the first place. How wonderful for you and your company to “hopefully hire some black people”. Are you expecting applause? This is 2010 and you clearly think a comment like that should be viewed positively. My advice to you is to get a rea life and stay of YouTube.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:06:54 +0000

When I check into a hotel or call for the reservation, I am visually and audibly seeking professionalism. I expect the person at the counter to be well-groomed and the people who answers must sound clear, patient and use proper grammar too. I expect to see and hear smile too. :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:36:13 +0000

If you really want to see a diverse workforce, come and see us in the ME. We have close to 29 different nationalities and even though our business laguais English, you will likely find amongst our people that we speak almost every language. No colors, no borders, no boundaries… True diversity with true respect for our differences.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:37:47 +0000

Got to love stupid managers who flap their jaws without thinking. A home store manager in our area mentioned at a store meeting with all employees that were over 60 were no good and he wouldn’t have them on his schedule. There was a nice young man of 64 sitting there. Good bye to store manager.
We are however too politically correct and/or too sensitive to POSSIBLE troubles. Basically, think before you speak. If we say he/she is white,black, hispanic, a man, a woman, a blonde or a redhead, what is left?
Well yesterday I interviewed 2 humans and both were qualified. One had 2 years more experiance so I hired that human.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:16:51 +0000

The comment above about hiring “an Asian woman and hopefully some black people” is very scary. Aside from being the right thing to do, there is a true business reason for hiring a diverse workforce. If these comments reflect the attitude of the company leadership; then I’m afraid they don’t understand what diversity and inclusion really are.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:58:39 +0000

These organizations need some intense diversity training! In fact they need some training on pure common decency. If the hotel needs a “look” to represent their brand, may I suggest uniforms–that’s a no brainer that will keep them out of trouble. Not to perpetuate a stereotype, but the fact is, Gays have and continue to be some of the finest designers when it comes to both male and female couture. While, we can’t speak for the individual’s sense of style in this case, his sexual orientation should never have been an issue. As for the Hyland case, what goes around comes around. He or she will be 56 soon enough. Companies have a habit of removing people just before they are eligible for retirement to avoid paying them for years of hard work. So good luck to the youngster!