ZeroCool@feddit.ch to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago2 librarians were fired after the board mistook an autism symbol for a Pride display. They’re suing.www.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down110 cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1245arrow-down1external-link2 librarians were fired after the board mistook an autism symbol for a Pride display. They’re suing.www.lgbtqnation.comZeroCool@feddit.ch to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up57arrow-down1·1 year agoJesus Fucking Christ! The two people that they fired… are NEURODIVERGENT! And this is all because of some temporary employee who refused to believe that the autism symbol had nothing to do with Pride.
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down3·1 year agoAgreed. I had thought it would be a bit more “wink wink nudge nudge”, but no. The display was not about anything than it was.
minus-squarekmkz_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoAs if it’s a decent reason to fire someone because they had a trans flag, even.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAgreed, I’m just saying this is especially egregious. It would be like (although this would be illegal) firing a black person because of a black history display.
Jesus Fucking Christ! The two people that they fired… are NEURODIVERGENT!
And this is all because of some temporary employee who refused to believe that the autism symbol had nothing to do with Pride.
Agreed. I had thought it would be a bit more “wink wink nudge nudge”, but no. The display was not about anything than it was.
As if it’s a decent reason to fire someone because they had a trans flag, even.
Agreed, I’m just saying this is especially egregious. It would be like (although this would be illegal) firing a black person because of a black history display.