LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 From the BBC: A Paris tribunal has ruled that calling a male hairdresser a “*******” is not homophobic – “because hair salons regularly employ gay people”. The case relates to an employee at a salon who was fired after failing to turn up for work while sick. His boss accidentally sent him a text using the slur, so the hairdresser took him to an employment tribunal claiming unfair dismissal. But the court ruled there was no homophobic motive behind the sacking. The text from the salon boss read: “I am not going to keep [the employee]. I don’t have a good feeling about this guy. He’s a dirty *******.” He used the French term “PD” which translates as the term “*******”. In the reasoning, the tribunal said: “If we put it in the context of the field of hairdressing, the council considers that the term ‘*******’ used by a manager cannot be considered as a homophobic insult, because hair salons regularly employ gay people, notably in female hairdressers, and that poses no problem at all.” More from The Local: The ruling was tweeted out this week and quickly prompted anger on social media in France. “You are a hairdresser, you get called a ******* and that’s OK because hairdressers are often gay right. Thanks to the tribunal,” tweeted Mathieu Brancourt, a journalist who revealed the ruling. Another tweeted: “So basically it’s OK to be homophobic if you work in an area with lots of homosexuals. Fantastic guys”. French Labour Minister Myrian El Khomri spoke out against the ruling on Friday morning calling it “outrageous ” and “shocking”. France’s rights watchdog Le Défenseur des Droits, has become involved in the case and has confirmed the victim will appeal the ruling. --- ... Ils ne peuvent pas etre serieux... Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViviLittleM 3 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Yeah I'm french and I saw that. It's terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzily 14,571 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Inside my head I have the best time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juvi 1,639 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 i am afraid that be reading this i got more stupid because this was BULL$H!T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 But I thought hate speech was punished in Europe? Guess there's a loophole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohan 16,859 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 First world they say Absolutely dis•gus•ting tryna go ask Alice, tryna catch that rabbit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmgSum1Actually 3,041 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 If a male raccoon has sex with a female raccoon, the female gets pregnant and is called a fagut until she gives birth Shameless selfpromo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop 4,541 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 France is becoming increasingly intolerant towards all minorities. Sad, as it once was the root of all liberty. The Taylor Brigade: KNOCKOUT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbHawker 6,583 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 The judge who decided this case needs to be stripped of their qualification. How f*cking incorrect is this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabexuela 1,184 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Just wow. I work in a salon here in the United States and that **** wouldn't fly here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz 4,253 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 theres this nice looking asian guy that cuts my hair. maybe i should ask if hes a *******. lmfao france I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craven Moorecox 2,806 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 It so funny how the people on this site can come together for homophobic issues, but it has anything to do with color or religion issues most people claimed that the world is getting too "butt hurt" and "sensitive" about everything. Lmao, the hypocrisy ...Til happens to you I guess Spoiler #BuyCheek2CheekOnItunes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 25 minutes ago, ViviLittleM said: Yeah I'm french and I saw that. It's terrible. I hate the word PD, I loathe it! And this situation is making me so angry! ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 7 minutes ago, Sticky Gonzales said: It so funny how the people on this site can come together for homophobic issues, but it has anything to do with color or religion issues most people claimed that the world is getting too "butt hurt" and "sensitive" about everything. Lmao, the hypocrisy ...Til happens to you I guess Hide contents #BuyCheek2CheekOnItunes! ... because this isn't a case of someone misconstruing bigotry. The guy outright said that he wanted to fire a person because he was dirty due to being a *******. There's no sensitivity here. This is outright not OK. You kidding right? Only the most oblivious person can't tell the difference. Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusel 1,111 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 cool france Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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