Posted on 06/30/2014 6:43:55 AM PDT by Red Badger
Full Title: Benjamin Moore sued for racial discrimination after paint company 'named brown hues after black employee'
Clinton Tucker worked for the company's website in New Jersey starting in 2011 He says he was fired for repeatedly complaining about their paint colors Clinton Brown and Tucker Chocolate
A black New Jersey man is suing his former employer Benjamin Moore for discrimination after he says the paint company named two brown paint tones after him.
Clinton Tucker's suit claims he was given the boot in March after he repeatedly complained about the colors Tucker Chocolate and Clinton Brown.
Tucker alleges one of the colors was a part of the company's Williamsburg Collection, a project he helped market.
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He may have been overly-sensitive about Clinton brown and Tucker chocolate, but he probably had a point when they came out with “As black as Clinton Tucker”
He needs to file a class action suit with Titanium White.
This will have a predicable outcome. Whatever the merits of his lawsuit, Clinton Tucker, per his intentions, will get a settlement, and the paint names will be changed. Political correctness always wins as ultimately our society and media make it too expensive to fight.
They could call that one “Byrd White”.
Change the name to Uncle Ben’s.
Some people are injustice collectors.
Clinton brown is obvious reference to our first black president.
Well stated.
How about cracker white.
All:
God save your majesty!
Cade:
I thank you, good people—there shall be no money; all shall eat
and drink on my score, and I will apparel them all in one livery,
that they may agree like brothers, and worship me their lord.
Dick:
The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.
Cade:
Nay, that I mean to do.
Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2, 71–78
No doubt behind him is a lawyer on contingency working the system for go-away money.
His lawyer is going to have to prove intent to harm.
Hopefully they use the Lerner Email Backup System ver.2011®.
I’m a lifelong Washington Redskins fan. I vociferously and passionately defend their keeping the Redskins name. But it will be changed by the 1% of the population that continues to screech loudly about it being offensive.
Is he two-toned in color? If not I don’t see how both colors were named after him.
I’d be upset if they named a paint after me and didn’t pay me.
Tucker Chocolate could be named after Cynthia Tucker................she should sue!.................
You are correct. PC will win en the end, only because it will cost more $$ to fight it than it’s worth...............
Can’t wait until the next Cowboys - Washington Whatevers game...............
A FReeper pointed out yesterday that at least one of the colors had that name as far back as 1990. The color was named after a historic old mansion.
But, you’re right.
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