http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7575378

No laughing matter, city video pulled
By Mike McPhee
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 11/28/2007 08:58:43 AM MST

The video was part of a diversity training program, but a city official said portrayals of white people struck a nerve among employees. (From city of Denver video )

The city administration has pulled a diversity training video after a white employee said it unfairly singled out white people as racist and sexist. The eight-minute video, titled "Laughing Matters," depicted a character named Billy making off-color sexist and racist jokes on topics such as Carlos not doing any work while waiting for supplies.

"Right now, their (the city's) diversity program is racially motivated against white males," said Dennis Supple, a white heating mechanic who has worked for the city for about 18 months.

Kathy Maloney, spokeswoman for the Career Service Authority, announced Tuesday the video was being pulled.

11/28/2007 8:39:18 PM

11/28/2007 8:40:16 PM

i read All white males are rapists

11/28/2007 8:40:49 PM

^that's what I read too, and was like "What? "

11/28/2007 8:42:16 PM

I do my part everyday.

11/28/2007 8:42:39 PM

white males ARE racist and sexist

stereotypes stem from somewhere

everybody needs to get their head out of their ass

11/28/2007 8:46:26 PM

everyone is racist, shut the fuck up

11/28/2007 8:49:01 PM

I was almost a rapist at about 7 this morning

11/28/2007 8:51:09 PM

you almost had sex, she almost said yes, or you almost got caught?

11/28/2007 8:52:15 PM

Quote :

"I'll take the rapist for $1000, Alex..."

11/28/2007 9:06:07 PM

the video clip is stupid as hell...the white dude never gets to finish his joke, I never head the one about a Polak and a midget in a thunderstorm

11/28/2007 9:11:10 PM

11/28/2007 9:23:57 PM

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"you almost had sex, she almost said yes, or you almost got caught?"

Oh I got some booty, But at first I didnt think that I could wake her up

11/28/2007 9:26:06 PM

11/28/2007 9:32:16 PM

haha, last night, my roommate referred to some guy on tv as a "blue gum" --then when i didn't say anything he proceeded to explain the difference between a black person, a blue gum, and a nigger...and of course, at the end, his last comment was "but I'm not racist"...jesus, why do i have to live with a dumb fuck

11/29/2007 10:23:48 AM

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"white males ARE racist and sexist stereotypes stem from somewhere everybody needs to get their head out of their ass"

Does the converse hold true? Are white racist's stereotypes about blacks equally valid?

11/29/2007 10:25:39 AM

talking about race in this country is seen as racist if you're white

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" "Right now, their (the city's America's) diversity program is racially motivated against white males,""

11/29/2007 10:26:22 AM

its funny when white males like snewf are like "white males ARE racist" as if he isnt a white male

11/29/2007 10:27:21 AM

I don't think you guys understand his post

read between the lines

11/29/2007 10:28:15 AM

i understood his post just fine

11/29/2007 10:29:27 AM

I'd post in this thread but what more is there to say.

These diversity training seminars are amusing, I haven't been through a lecture in all my state-paid jobs that had a video to talk about diversity training. Mostly just the basic spiel about tolerance and equality and equal opportunity and such, they didn't go out of their way to make examples of iffy jokes about race.

11/29/2007 10:36:18 AM

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"i understood his post just fine "

obviously not

11/29/2007 10:38:46 AM

Quote :

"Does the converse hold true? Are white racist's stereotypes about blacks equally valid?"

yes

11/29/2007 10:39:47 AM

11/29/2007 10:40:47 AM

^ FTW

11/29/2007 10:41:22 AM

hahaha, cruel irony

[Edited on November 29, 2007 at 10:42 AM. Reason : v indeed]

11/29/2007 10:41:35 AM

That picture says so much.

11/29/2007 10:41:58 AM

if you like that picture, check out the site.

http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/

11/29/2007 10:44:25 AM

I'm familiar with the site.

11/29/2007 10:49:03 AM

well then Stella why don't you explain it to us since you are the only one who gets it

11/29/2007 10:51:04 AM