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24. That it wasn't the "first time." There are absolutely no facts to back that up.

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Reply #23)

Wed May 9, 2018, 07:10 PM

May 2018

Something tells me that wasn't the first time music like that was played there; and if I was the Dean someone's head would have rolled as well.

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University official allegedly didn't like the music in a coffee shop, forced firing of barista [View all] turbinetree May 2018 OP

Goddamn snowflake dalton99a May 2018 #1

Why is such an uptight, racist asshole Duke's VP for Student Affairs? SunSeeker May 2018 #2

+1. dalton99a May 2018 #3

"f-bombs" and the phrase, "Get paid, young n--a." left-of-center2012 May 2018 #4

The song was randomly chosen by the Spotify app they were using, and she immediately shut it off. SunSeeker May 2018 #12

A tough lesson to learn, but I agree with it. If you're in charge of the music that day, what does politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #14

I totally disagree. The employee didn't deliberately choose that song. yardwork May 2018 #16

The article said that the Vice President was a regular at the coffee shop to get his usual order. politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #29

You have a lot of facts wrong. I recommend that you do some more reading on this. yardwork May 2018 #30

Oh, so now you're saying it was the first time, contrary to your earlier assertion. SunSeeker May 2018 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author GeorgeHayduke May 2018 #41

You're making up facts ("wasn't the first time") to justify this decision. SunSeeker May 2018 #17

What facts did I make up? If you don't agree that's your perogative. You know what they say about politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #23

That it wasn't the "first time." There are absolutely no facts to back that up. SunSeeker May 2018 #24

The only lesson to learn is that management can be chickenshit Major Nikon May 2018 #21

I really wish Spotify had an option to either exclude songs with profanity mythology May 2018 #19

Whose Spotify account was it? Dr. Strange May 2018 #35

Re-read my post left-of-center2012 May 2018 #32

Try re-reading my post and answering my question. nt SunSeeker May 2018 #37

Nah left-of-center2012 May 2018 #39

I wouldn't want to listen to that garbage in a coffee shop. SMC22307 May 2018 #27

Two additions though. SaschaHM May 2018 #5

Yepper, spot on the same "Duke" dude..................... turbinetree May 2018 #6

Wow. That dude should not have a job dealing with students. SunSeeker May 2018 #8

"You want to react appropriately" dalton99a May 2018 #10

Dude is a stone cold racist. SunSeeker May 2018 #13

So this guy. This overly sensitive dickbag is the same guy who said this??!!: Guy Whitey Corngood May 2018 #7

Yepper, spot on, same fucking dickbag................the very same...................... turbinetree May 2018 #9

It's like these assholes are born with some kind of hypocrisy gene or something. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2018 #11

his comment on being called a hypocrite Demovictory9 May 2018 #20

He still managed to say nothing. He didn't go after the rapper, did he. He Guy Whitey Corngood May 2018 #22

Sounds like Larry Moneta's tightass who needs to throw his weight around gratuitous May 2018 #15

thats crazy talk! high paid elite school vp needed to fire young powerless employee!!! Demovictory9 May 2018 #25

You don't know what this means to me, as a lowly African American barista working on a white suprema Demovictory9 May 2018 #18

Duke University is putting this all on coffee shop's shoulders Demovictory9 May 2018 #26

Duke's response is making this worse. yardwork May 2018 #28

This seems like a case where the barista should have been given a warning and that's all. jalan48 May 2018 #31

Could have been worse. Dr. Strange May 2018 #33

So it seems two people got fired over this ornotna May 2018 #34

Starbucks shouldn't allow him Corgigal May 2018 #36

I hope his ears did not get burned off... LuckyCharms May 2018 #38