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Atlanta appeals court: It's "nonracial" to call an adult black employee "boy"

A black man who worked for a Tyson chicken plant in Alabama sued his employer for discrimination, after being passed up for promotion in favor of white workers from another plant—and after being referred to regularly and derogatorily as “boy” by his supervisor, as were other black co-workers. An appeals court in Atlanta, GA ruled that calling an adult black man “boy” in this context was “nonracial.” Notably, the NYT article skips the euphemisms. Core values, anyone? (via David Carr)

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