Hurting Words

The ACLU is forced to eat crow:

The A.C.L.U. acknowledges that Ms. Oh, who is Korean American, never used any kind of racial slur. But the group says that her use of certain phrases and words demonstrated a pattern of willful anti-Black animus. In one instance, according to court documents, she told a Black superior that she was “afraid” to talk with him. In another, she told a manager that their conversation was “chastising.” And in a meeting, she repeated a satirical phrase likening her bosses’ behavior to suffering “beatings.” .... Michael A. Rosas, an administrative law judge, said that the A.C.L.U.’s accusation that she had targeted people of color “is not borne out by the facts.” He noted that her complaints were not about colleagues but superiors within the organization, and that she had also complained about white managers... The judge ordered the A.C.L.U. to reinstate Ms. Oh, who was fired in May 2022, and to give her back pay. Ms. Oh said the ruling sent a message that “no one is above the law,” according to a statement she issued through the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union, which represented her. That includes, Ms. Oh added, “powerful management officials claiming to champion civil liberties with their words while illegally doing the opposite with their actions.”

You can still make fun of your bosses after all...