Diversity Video Discriminates: ," features a white, blue-collar worker named Billy who's portrayed

[ohiosmith]

as racist, sexist, and clueless while illustrating inappropriate humor."


Nov 27, 2007 6:09 am US/Mountain

City Worker: Denver Diversity Video Discriminates

Jodi Brooks
Reporting

(AP/CBS4) DENVER A diversity training video has drawn a complaint from a Denver city employee who claims its unfavorable portrayal of whites amounts to "institutional racism."

The video titled, "Laughing Matters -- Think About It," features a white, blue-collar worker named Billy who's portrayed as racist, sexist, and clueless while illustrating inappropriate humor.

"Diversity, to me, doesn't mean hammer the white guy," said Dennis Supple, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning mechanic who said he's considering filing a lawsuit. "Diversity means you have respect for everyone, regardless of their race, their gender, their religion, their sexual orientation."

City Councilman Charlie Brown said he's also offended by the video and has written a letter to Mayor John Hickenlooper questioning the use of the video.

more: http://cbs4denver.com/watercooler/local_story_331081043.html

[Tyler Durden]

1. Please, God, take me to another planet.

This one has gotten way too weird for me.