I have to say this.

I'm diving right in because too much has been going. I'm coming with a series of posts over the next few days.

But anyway, I have to speak on this Paula Deen situation. I guess the discussing of the n-word is the trendy thing to do but I'm taking a different route to Paula Deen's recent debacle. If you believe Deen hasn't used the word "nigger" "nigga" or whatever in the past 20+ years, I have an island to sell you. While the media and everyone else has focused on Deen's usage of the n-word, I'm more concerned about her organization's treatment of its employees. Has anyone stopped to think about the content of the lawsuit against Paul Deen Enterprises? Cared to read it? Cared to dissect it? I went through this deposition of the lady who brought forth of the lawsuit and it doesn't look too good. There are documented instances of:

1. racial discrimination
2. sexual harassment
3. gender discrimination
4. pay inequity
5. racism
6. violence

But of course this doesn't matter, right? She made a mistake, right? These are are not mistakes. This institutionalized discrimination is based mostly on gender and race. I've seen so many people, especially these Negroes (see attached video) defending her as if she has not aided in her own destruction.  If this Mand of Gawd (black church talk) can easily defend her while excusing the actions of her companies but stay quiet on the School to Prison Pipeline, racist American Drug War, or Stop and Frisk, we'll suffer.

 

At the end of the day, Paula Deen Enterprises allowed this egregious mess to happen within its organization. Nothing was ever reigned in nor confronted. So while the endorsements are dropping left and right, I am actually okay with it. At some point, enough has to be just that: Enough! Big ups to you, Lisa Jackson.

I'm out!