ugly..Paula Deen's Horribly Racist Quote From The Lawsuit Against Her

[kpete]

Paula Deen's Horribly Racist Quote From The Lawsuit Against Her
Here's the unedited, jaw-dropping passage from the lawsuit against Paula Deen that's been getting so much attention. Lisa Jackson, a former employee of Paula Deen Enterprises, is suing Deen and her brother, Earl “Bubba” Hiers, for multiple instances of workplace discrimination, both sexual and racial. This is an alleged exchange from the lawsuit in which Jackson is asking Paula Deen what kind of wedding she would like to see for her brother. WARNING: N-word.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/paula-deens-horribly-racist-quote-from-the-lawsui

[Skidmore]

1. O. M. G. How more disgusting can you get?

Now there a woman who deserves to lose a bit of prestige and wealth.

[KamaAina]

2. Oh, for Pete's sake.

The little ones are called "pickaninnies". Everybody knows that.

[Fawke Em]

10. I was actually thinking the same thing.

I'm Southern and 42. That word was just moving out of existence when I was a child. Thankfully, my own children don't have a clue what a "pickaninny" is.

[sharp_stick]

3. Keep in mind

that it's not a quote it's "an alleged exchange" from someone in a lawsuit. Actually calling it a quote and using that picture next to it is quite possibly actionable but it's not like buzzfeed has ever cared much about that anyway.

[Arugula Latte]

4. What?!

I cannot believe that thought would ever enter her head, let alone come out her mouth.

[Gruntled Old Man]

5. Jesus H. Christ!

What a thoroughly repulsive human being.

[TeeYiYi]

6. ...

TYY

[chrisa]

20. What the heck is that? LOL

Newt's wife?

[MicaelS]

30. It's from the movie Total Recall

[Enrique]

7. allegedly

important to include that word, it's there in the radar online story but Buzzfeed wrongly took it out, and made that photoshop, which is premature.

[chrisa]

18. Agreed. Anyone can say anything. "The internet said it, it must be true!"

[nolabear]

8. Boy they better be able to prove this.

[Loudmxr]

9. I love brown women..mostly Asian but there have been times..

FU Paula

To quote my mother "You are just jealous"

And for your entertainment:

This white boy, sometimes, can't keep up with them... but they have demanded the best of me.. in all my goals and aspirations..

[Snake Alchemist]

25. You realize this is just an accusation? nt

[grasswire]

11. this must be why Deen was crying on tv the other day

Some blubbering about her unfortunate childhood. Garnering sympathy.

The woman is a greedy fraud. Time for her to retire from public life.

[Bluerthanblue]

12. wow...

what an ugly, disgusting thing to say.

No amount of make-up, dental work, or pearls can cover who you reveal yourself to be.

I hope the plaintiff prevails.

[Archae]

13. This is a statement from a woman suing Deen.

Not a confirmed actual statement from Deen.

Buzzfeed is tabloid trash, BTW.

[Taverner]

14. WTF????

I don't know what bothers me more: her racism or the stupidity of saying something like that

[Snake Alchemist]

26. I know what bothers me most. People taking accusations at face value. nt

[Botany]

15. You need to change part of the title of your O.P.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/image/1721230

Grain of salt time. This is an alleged quote that is sourced from somebody who is
suing Ms. Deen. Until it is confirmed this is just slanderous accusation by a person
w/ an interest in making Ms. Deen look bad.

[Gruntled Old Man]

16. More durecs needed!

This is a story that deserves more attention.

[shanti]

17. and oprah's her bff?????

i wonder what oprah thinks about this....

[RZM]

21. Perhaps Oprah either doesn't care or is skeptical about the quote's authenticity

The remarks are alleged in a lawsuit. We don't know if she said this or if she didn't. We may never know.

[shanti]

24. you're right

she will deny that it ever happened, and oprah will believe her.

[PragmaticLiberal]

32. And why shouldn't Oprah believe her?

[mrs_p]

19. I don't believe it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. You need to change your title. This is alleged.

The title should reflect that. Just bolding it in the body of the message isn't going to make it any less slanderous.

[Justice wanted]

23. Just get this woman off the entertainment stage.

[Snake Alchemist]

27. The reaction of posters to an ALLEGED quote from a disgruntled ex-employee is hilarious. nt

[sharp_stick]

29. I was going to use the word

pathetic but I guess hilarious works too.

I'm no longer surprised at how fast people respond to something with preconceived visceral emotion.

[jobycom]

28. That's kind of like believing what a husband says about his wife in a divorce hearing.

First you have to ask if it's even true. Then you have to ask if maybe the accuser's memory is clouded by anger. Then you have to ask how a quote could have been rearranged to make something look worse.

Say, for instance, Paula Deen said "What I'd really like is a true southern wedding, like in the old Shirley Temple days, but then the media would be on me, claiming I wanted little black kids dancing around in white shirts and bow ties." The basic words are there, but the meaning is completely different. For a lawsuit, you remember things in a format more convenient for your purposes.

Not saying Deen didn't say exactly that. Just that we have no way of knowing. I guess if they have a lot of witnesses who saw her drop the N word casually in conversation, that would be supporting evidence.

[nolabear]

31. Huffington Post quotes her lawyers in denying the claim.

I can't link for shit but the article says a judge refused to issue a gag order because the person suing her had made the claim and Deen's lawyers say it's a failed extortion attempt.

Let the chips fall before you freak out on Deen.