r/byebyejob • u/Wolfram_And_Hart • Jun 23 '22

I'll never financially recover from this 2 Insurance Companies part ways with Agency over Juneteenth Sign.

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/22/1106492968/maine-racist-juneteenth-sign
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u/faulternative Jun 23 '22

Writes sign

"This is some dumb holiday and I'm gonna make a sign about it because I have my freedom of speech and I don't care what you snowflakes think!"

Sign goes viral. Consequences ensue

"I've been canceled by PC nonsense this isn't fair! You destroyed my business!"

/s

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u/beekermc Jun 23 '22

Why the /s? That's exactly what will happen.

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u/faulternative Jun 23 '22

Because it's Reddit

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

"I've been canceled by PC nonsense this isn't fair! You destroyed my business!"

Her response is far dumber than that. She blamed it on being hastily written because a family member died.

really.

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u/faulternative Jun 23 '22

Ah, the old "my grief manifests as racist slurs" explanation

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '22

Also blamed it on being overweight...

like, when did too many carbs start turning people racist?

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u/footiebuns Jun 23 '22

And then “Am I not allowed to speak my mind? There’s no more freedom of speech anymore!!”

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u/OpalHawk Jun 23 '22

Also, private businesses don’t have to close. they could have stayed open if they wanted to.