[coralway]

Originally Posted by tucson

When my husband was a chef at a very well known hotel , there were 2 black cooks there (who were friends) & always conversing back & forth w/each other and constantly would make comments like, you're a "field-ni--er" and " you're a "house ni--er". No one in 20+ yrs of their employment ever filed any lawsuits, (btw, it was a union hotel) !! It's ok to say anything to your own race, nationality,etc, etc. But , it's NOT ok for someone who the remarks are not even directed to, to run to a lawyer w/the motive to make $$$$$ ????

Interesting story - but what does it have to do with what Deen said?