Nicks Star Curry Battles Racist Accusations »
Posted By Bkumm 10 months, 3 weeks ago in NewsDave Kuchinsky alleges in the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that Curry owes him $98,000 in back pay and expenses. Newsday reported Tuesday that Kuchinsky is also seeking $5 million in compensatory damages for racist slurs and sexual harassment.
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Here's the icing on the cake:
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"Kuchinsky also accuses Curry of exposing himself and harassing the former driver and said Curry referred to his Jewish heritage in a derogatory way, calling him a "cracker,'' "white slave,'' "white devil'' and "grandmaster of the KKK.''"
So, let me see if I understand this correctly. If you call a member of a protected class (in this case a minority) something that is racist, regardless of whether or not it applies to that protected class, the person using that term can be sued for being racist.
Do I have that right? However, if Curry had called me (being a White male) a "cracker" and a "white devil" would I (not being a member of a protected class) have grounds on which to sue, due to the fact that I am a member of the group to which those terms are generally applied? Or would my law-suit be thrown out of court?
These are questions that we really need to start asking ourselves if we want to start working past the racial divide.
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