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impala454
post Oct 3 2007, 10:07 AM
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Get a new car with air-conditioned seats from Mac Haik Ford of Austin!
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/stories/100....131d7f14d.html
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The ad which was supposed to showcase air-conditioned seats in some of the newer models for sale posed the question "tired of the wetbacks?"

Mac Haik fired the manager they said was responsible for the ad.


now that is racism right there... laugh.gif no way outta that one
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Spectatrix
post Oct 3 2007, 10:13 AM
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So... basically a manager with a poor grasp of proper English and common racial slurs said "tired of the wet backs?" rather than "tired of wet backs?"

Sheesh.


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- impala454   Tired of the wet backs?   Oct 3 2007, 10:07 AM
- - Spectatrix   So... basically a manager with a poor grasp of pro...   Oct 3 2007, 10:13 AM
|- - impala454   QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 3 2007, 11:13 AM)...   Oct 3 2007, 12:03 PM
- - THECHICKEN   So did this racial slur begin with the "wetba...   Oct 3 2007, 10:18 AM
|- - Jim   QUOTE (THECHICKEN @ Oct 3 2007, 09:18 AM)...   Oct 3 2007, 12:03 PM
|- - THECHICKEN   QUOTE (Jim @ Oct 3 2007, 01:03 PM) Get ba...   Oct 3 2007, 03:00 PM
|- - Jim   QUOTE (THECHICKEN @ Oct 3 2007, 02:00 PM)...   Oct 4 2007, 08:56 PM
- - Spectatrix   It still would have been construed as a racial slu...   Oct 3 2007, 12:44 PM
- - impala454   well that's what I meant. either way the guy ...   Oct 3 2007, 12:55 PM
- - jonathan83   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback Ope...   Oct 3 2007, 03:56 PM
|- - THECHICKEN   QUOTE (jonathan83 @ Oct 3 2007, 04:56 PM)...   Oct 3 2007, 04:59 PM
|- - jonathan83   QUOTE (THECHICKEN @ Oct 3 2007, 05:59 PM)...   Oct 3 2007, 09:39 PM
- - lamont's lament   nobody likes a wet back   Oct 3 2007, 05:02 PM
- - Black Bear   QUOTE (jonathan83 @ Oct 3 2007, 10:39 PM)...   Oct 3 2007, 10:12 PM
- - THECHICKEN   and perhaps you can test the system first   Oct 3 2007, 10:46 PM
- - Black Bear   Naw, I'm white. I just walk through.   Oct 3 2007, 11:07 PM
|- - lamont's lament   QUOTE (Black Bear @ Oct 4 2007, 12:07 AM)...   Oct 3 2007, 11:14 PM
|- - THECHICKEN   QUOTE (Black Bear @ Oct 4 2007, 12:07 AM)...   Oct 3 2007, 11:55 PM
|- - FORSAKENR320   QUOTE (THECHICKEN @ Oct 4 2007, 12:55 AM)...   Oct 4 2007, 12:22 AM
|- - THECHICKEN   QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Oct 4 2007, 01:22 A...   Oct 4 2007, 01:32 AM
- - pebkac   QUOTE (lamont's lament @ Oct 4 2007, 12...   Oct 4 2007, 11:17 AM


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