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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2013, 12:12 PM Jul 2013

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Paula Deen allegedly asked Black Female Employees to Dress like Aunt Jemima (not the Onion)

The Paula Deen racism scandal just got reignited thanks to a blockbuster New York Times story Thursday that claims the former Food Network star asked black employees to dress like Aunt Jemima.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/paula-deen-allegedly-asked-black-staffers-dress-aunt-143022874.html

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Paula Deen allegedly asked Black Female Employees to Dress like Aunt Jemima (not the Onion) (Original Post) arely staircase Jul 2013 OP

I'm waiting for her to ask employees to dress like Uncle Ben and Colonel Sanders SummerSnow Jul 2013 #1

and Mr. Bojangles with a little Kunta Kinte thrown in. Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #4

jeebuz what a moron Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #2

"not the Onion", glad you said that - otherwise I would have skipped your thread! reformist2 Jul 2013 #3

satire is dead nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #5

Satire and reality are merging. n/t Igel Jul 2013 #6

Psycho. eom Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #7

Kick Scurrilous Jul 2013 #8

bless her tiny little racist scumbag heart. dionysus Jul 2013 #9

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

1. I'm waiting for her to ask employees to dress like Uncle Ben and Colonel Sanders

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Thu Jul 25, 2013, 12:18 PM

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Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)

4. and Mr. Bojangles with a little Kunta Kinte thrown in.

Reply to SummerSnow (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 12:22 PM

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Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)

2. jeebuz what a moron

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 12:20 PM

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Glad she's been outted for the racist she is.

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

3. "not the Onion", glad you said that - otherwise I would have skipped your thread!

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 12:20 PM

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arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

5. satire is dead nt

Reply to reformist2 (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 12:23 PM

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Igel

(37,535 posts)

6. Satire and reality are merging. n/t

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Thu Jul 25, 2013, 01:51 PM

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Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

7. Psycho. eom

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Thu Jul 25, 2013, 02:02 PM

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Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

8. Kick

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Thu Jul 25, 2013, 05:18 PM

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dionysus

(26,467 posts)

9. bless her tiny little racist scumbag heart.

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Thu Jul 25, 2013, 05:23 PM

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