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HughFreakingDillon

oftenreading said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

oftenreading said:

Last-12-Exit said:

So nobody other than me and speedy thinks this woman was baited at all? Is she supposed to just sit there and take a woman talking shit to her? Espn isn't going to fire her. And athletes won't boycott interviews with her. I'm sure they have the whole story.

Being bated only reflects on the person doing the baiting; how you respond is what reflects on you. It's certainly possible to stand up for yourself without making tacky jabs about weight or where someone works.

Sure, but sometimes when you wrestle with pigs you get dirty (no pun intended).

If her comments were unsolicited and she unloaded on some poor woman behind a counter... she's a douche of the highest order. If she was retrieving her vehicle after being towed... and dealing with comments about her hair... then I'm not inclined to burn her at the stake because she didn't take the high road.

Oh, I'm not saying she should be fired. I think the automatic reaction to call for someone to be fired for things like this is way over the top.

Apparently in BC our Minister of Transportation got a speeding ticket. Some people are calling for him to lose his Cabinet position. The NDP transportation critic claims to be "shocked" that he would be speeding. Really, people?

Thats just stupid. This notion of "higher expectations" for elected officials is getting out of hand.

Now, i just watched the video (couldnt watch it at work, but read the transcript). Video tells a slightly different story. I am surprised no one previously mentioned that the video is obviously heavily edited. It shows nearly nothing of the clerks statements.

However, i may have reacted like she did many years ago when i was more inclined to react, as opposed to now of learning just to let the baby have his bottle, as it were. Maybe the clerk instigated it, maybe Britt did. Either way, the transcript painted a much worse picture than the video did. I should have watched it before commenting. Not only should she not be fired, she shouldnt even have been suspended.

eddiec

Somehow I think this is nothing compared to how some people who missed out on the Mystery Vinyl would act if they walked into 10c right now.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

eddiec said:

Somehow I think this is nothing compared to how some people who missed out on the Mystery Vinyl would act if they walked into 10c right now.

FIRE THEM!

FIRE THEM ALL!

Thirty Bills Unpaid

eddiec said:

Somehow I think this is nothing compared to how some people who missed out on the Mystery Vinyl would act if they walked into 10c right now.

Hahahhaahaha

PJ_Soul

I don't care what was being said to her. Of someone is bad mouthing you, it's reasonable to say something like "fuck you" or "what the fuck is wrong with you, are you crazy?" or "let me talk to your manager". To go off babbling about her education like that is a whole other ball of wax. That those particular elitist things she said actually resided in her brain at all tell me that she's a pretty rotten human being, not to mention the tone. I don't know any nice people who can sound like that, lol. And it all came rolling out slick as shit. Those were not new thoughts. She's clearly been nurturing that nasty elitist attitude for a long time.

Last-12-Exit

PJ_Soul said:

I don't care what was being said to her. Of someone is bad mouthing you, it's reasonable to say something like "fuck you" or "what the fuck is wrong with you, are you crazy?" or "let me talk to your manager". To go off babbling about her education like that is a whole other ball of wax. That those particular elitist things she said actually resided in her brain at all tell me that she's a pretty rotten human being, not to mention the tone. I don't know any nice people who can sound like that, lol.

Doesn't mean she should be fired. There are a lot of rotten human beings in the world. If they all got fired tomorrow, Monday would be a bad day world wide.

PJ_Soul

Last-12-Exit said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't care what was being said to her. Of someone is bad mouthing you, it's reasonable to say something like "fuck you" or "what the fuck is wrong with you, are you crazy?" or "let me talk to your manager". To go off babbling about her education like that is a whole other ball of wax. That those particular elitist things she said actually resided in her brain at all tell me that she's a pretty rotten human being, not to mention the tone. I don't know any nice people who can sound like that, lol.

Doesn't mean she should be fired. There are a lot of rotten human beings in the world. If they all got fired tomorrow, Monday would be a bad day world wide.

Yeah, there are a lot of rotten human beings in the world... and most of them control it around clients. She didn't (since her "clients" are the people who watch her on camera). That's why she should be fired. If some office manager was caught acting like that where customers could witness it, he'd probably be fired too.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Last-12-Exit said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't care what was being said to her. Of someone is bad mouthing you, it's reasonable to say something like "fuck you" or "what the fuck is wrong with you, are you crazy?" or "let me talk to your manager". To go off babbling about her education like that is a whole other ball of wax. That those particular elitist things she said actually resided in her brain at all tell me that she's a pretty rotten human being, not to mention the tone. I don't know any nice people who can sound like that, lol.

Doesn't mean she should be fired. There are a lot of rotten human beings in the world. If they all got fired tomorrow, Monday would be a bad day world wide.

And as far as rotten human beings go... there's a lot worse and a lot more diabolical that actually affect society dramatically more than saying some shitty things to a person that gets under their skin.

Nobody is apologizing for her douchiness by the way... I think people are just offering perspective. The more I think about this... especially considering what other countries consider problems... it's a non issue.

PJ_Soul

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

Last-12-Exit said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't care what was being said to her. Of someone is bad mouthing you, it's reasonable to say something like "fuck you" or "what the fuck is wrong with you, are you crazy?" or "let me talk to your manager". To go off babbling about her education like that is a whole other ball of wax. That those particular elitist things she said actually resided in her brain at all tell me that she's a pretty rotten human being, not to mention the tone. I don't know any nice people who can sound like that, lol.

Doesn't mean she should be fired. There are a lot of rotten human beings in the world. If they all got fired tomorrow, Monday would be a bad day world wide.

And as far as rotten human beings go... there's a lot worse and a lot more diabolical that actually affect society dramatically more than saying some shitty things to a person that gets under their skin.

Nobody is apologizing for her douchiness by the way... I think people are just offering perspective. The more I think about this... especially considering what other countries consider problems... it's a non issue.

Of course. She didn't murder or torture or steal or attack. But that is not where I set my bar. I think this chick's a piece of shit. I would think anyone who is capable of acting like that is. And i like to see any piece of shit suffer for it.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

PJ_Soul said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

Last-12-Exit said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't care what was being said to her. Of someone is bad mouthing you, it's reasonable to say something like "fuck you" or "what the fuck is wrong with you, are you crazy?" or "let me talk to your manager". To go off babbling about her education like that is a whole other ball of wax. That those particular elitist things she said actually resided in her brain at all tell me that she's a pretty rotten human being, not to mention the tone. I don't know any nice people who can sound like that, lol.

Doesn't mean she should be fired. There are a lot of rotten human beings in the world. If they all got fired tomorrow, Monday would be a bad day world wide.

And as far as rotten human beings go... there's a lot worse and a lot more diabolical that actually affect society dramatically more than saying some shitty things to a person that gets under their skin.

Nobody is apologizing for her douchiness by the way... I think people are just offering perspective. The more I think about this... especially considering what other countries consider problems... it's a non issue.

Of course. She didn't murder or torture or steal or attack. But that is not where I set my bar. I think this chick's a piece of shit. I would think anyone who is capable of acting like that is. And i like to see any piece of shit suffer for it.

I was talking more along the lines of people who like to rip other people off or lie or cheat versus downright, dirty rotten losers.

PJ_Soul

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJ_Soul said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

Last-12-Exit said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't care what was being said to her. Of someone is bad mouthing you, it's reasonable to say something like "fuck you" or "what the fuck is wrong with you, are you crazy?" or "let me talk to your manager". To go off babbling about her education like that is a whole other ball of wax. That those particular elitist things she said actually resided in her brain at all tell me that she's a pretty rotten human being, not to mention the tone. I don't know any nice people who can sound like that, lol.

Doesn't mean she should be fired. There are a lot of rotten human beings in the world. If they all got fired tomorrow, Monday would be a bad day world wide.

And as far as rotten human beings go... there's a lot worse and a lot more diabolical that actually affect society dramatically more than saying some shitty things to a person that gets under their skin.

Nobody is apologizing for her douchiness by the way... I think people are just offering perspective. The more I think about this... especially considering what other countries consider problems... it's a non issue.

Of course. She didn't murder or torture or steal or attack. But that is not where I set my bar. I think this chick's a piece of shit. I would think anyone who is capable of acting like that is. And i like to see any piece of shit suffer for it.

I was talking more along the lines of people who like to rip other people off or lie or cheat versus downright, dirty rotten losers.

Yeah... i included steal in there. That kind of thing. I don't feel like other people's bad deeds diminish the shitiness of this woman or her deserving to be fired.

backseatLover12

oftenreading said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

oftenreading said:

Last-12-Exit said:

So nobody other than me and speedy thinks this woman was baited at all? Is she supposed to just sit there and take a woman talking shit to her? Espn isn't going to fire her. And athletes won't boycott interviews with her. I'm sure they have the whole story.

Being bated only reflects on the person doing the baiting; how you respond is what reflects on you. It's certainly possible to stand up for yourself without making tacky jabs about weight or where someone works.

Sure, but sometimes when you wrestle with pigs you get dirty (no pun intended).

If her comments were unsolicited and she unloaded on some poor woman behind a counter... she's a douche of the highest order. If she was retrieving her vehicle after being towed... and dealing with comments about her hair... then I'm not inclined to burn her at the stake because she didn't take the high road.

Oh, I'm not saying she should be fired. I think the automatic reaction to call for someone to be fired for things like this is way over the top.

Apparently in BC our Minister of Transportation got a speeding ticket. Some people are calling for him to lose his Cabinet position. The NDP transportation critic claims to be "shocked" that he would be speeding. Really, people?

Apples to oranges, really? You really think that comparing an intentional degradation of another person on camera is the same as a speeding ticket?

backseatLover12

And really. It's a job. Everyone gets fired at least once in their lives, it's not the end of the world like some is making it out to be. Good God.

What I think is ridiculous is the ESPN reporter getting suspended for having a public debate defending evolution with a colleague who's a creationist (whom didn't get suspended for doing the same thing, albeit the other side of the debate).

backseatLover12

I wonder if those supporting this chick would do the same if she had the looks of a horse.

oftenreading

backseatLover12 said:

oftenreading said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

oftenreading said:

Last-12-Exit said:

So nobody other than me and speedy thinks this woman was baited at all? Is she supposed to just sit there and take a woman talking shit to her? Espn isn't going to fire her. And athletes won't boycott interviews with her. I'm sure they have the whole story.

Being bated only reflects on the person doing the baiting; how you respond is what reflects on you. It's certainly possible to stand up for yourself without making tacky jabs about weight or where someone works.

Sure, but sometimes when you wrestle with pigs you get dirty (no pun intended).

If her comments were unsolicited and she unloaded on some poor woman behind a counter... she's a douche of the highest order. If she was retrieving her vehicle after being towed... and dealing with comments about her hair... then I'm not inclined to burn her at the stake because she didn't take the high road.

Oh, I'm not saying she should be fired. I think the automatic reaction to call for someone to be fired for things like this is way over the top.

Apparently in BC our Minister of Transportation got a speeding ticket. Some people are calling for him to lose his Cabinet position. The NDP transportation critic claims to be "shocked" that he would be speeding. Really, people?

Apples to oranges, really? You really think that comparing an intentional degradation of another person on camera is the same as a speeding ticket?

I didn't say they were the same; I suggested that in my opinion calling for termination is excessive in both cases.

And not sure what you mean by emphasizing "on camera". She didn't do it in the usual sense of "on camera", which I would take to mean while being deliberately filmed doing an interview, performance, etc. I imagine her company would have a different reaction to that as it would have occurred during her performance of her job.

In this situation I don't think it matters at all whether she was "on camera" - it would be just as bad, in my eyes, if she spoke this way to customer service personnel in complete privacy. I'm not condoning her behaviour, just saying I don't think it warrants being fired.

Last-12-Exit

backseatLover12 said:

I wonder if those supporting this chick would do the same if she had the looks of a horse.

Seriously?

backseatLover12

Do you understand that when you work especially in the public eye, that you are representing your company at all times? Ever wonder why workplaces look at Facebook profiles of their employees? Twitter profiles? This chick the public face of ESPN and this makes them look bad. They may merely suspend her and tell her not to act like her spoiled and nasty self publicly again and let her have her job, fine. But the public already knows what a skank she is.

backseatLover12

Last-12-Exit said:

backseatLover12 said:

I wonder if those supporting this chick would do the same if she had the looks of a horse.

Seriously?

Yeah, dude, I wonder.

Last-12-Exit

backseatLover12 said:

Do you understand that when you work especially in the public eye, that you are representing your company at all times? Ever wonder why workplaces look at Facebook profiles of their employees? Twitter profiles? This chick the public face of ESPN and this makes them look bad. They may merely suspend her and tell her not to act like her spoiled and nasty self publicly again and let her have her job, fine. But the public already knows what a skank she is.

Between that last sentence and your ridiculous notion that someone would defend her based on her looks, it seems to me that you could be way more judgmental than this repoorter ever was. The only difference is you're not a quasi celebrity.

backseatLover12

You seem awful defensive at the notion last12… which makes one wonder.