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Related: About this forumEx-CNN Employee Claims He Was Fired For Being Gay, Wearing “Flamboyant” Outfits
A former CNN employee has brought a $60 million lawsuit against the news corporation, claiming that he was wrongfully fired from his job because he is gay, and that his flamboyant outfits only became an issue with management after he announced his engagement to his husband.
The suit alleges that William Kane, a 33-year-old microphone technician who began working at CNN in 2002, had a history of wearing cultural and flamboyant outfits to work. According to Kane, nobody at the network ever complained about the hot pink designer shirt he wore in his employee ID photo or the bright, neon-colored track suits he would routinely wear with matching shoes and hats.
The suit also claims that the cultural mariachi outfits he wore to CNN were widely celebrated among staff journalists Christiane Amanpour and Fareed Zakaria are quoted in court documents as hailing Kanes wardrobe as incredible, interesting, and beautifully worn by the best-dressed man on set.
As the husband of a Mexican man, Kane tells the NY Daily News that he has several mariachi outfits and wore them to work when themes in the news cycle deemed it appropriate.
More at http://www.queerty.com/ex-cnn-employee-claims-he-was-fired-for-being-gay-wearing-flamboyant-outfits-20140523 .
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Ex-CNN Employee Claims He Was Fired For Being Gay, Wearing “Flamboyant” Outfits (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
May 2014
OP
Typical ignorant asshole: "I don't hate *all* the gays, just the really flaming ones..."
nomorenomore08
May 2014
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Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)1. Hope he wins his suit.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. Yes, but that shade of yellow...
Not good on him.
TexasTowelie
(112,359 posts)4. Does that shade of yellow look good on anyone?
I have pale skin and am thin so I always look like I'm washed-out with a color like that. I also look very skinny wearing light shade of pants like khakis, pale gray and pale blue slacks. I look best in charcoal gray or black.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)7. It would look good off of him... granted just about anything would.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)5. +2
Questionable fashion choices or no, he's done nothing (as far as I can see) to deserve being fired.
TexasTowelie
(112,359 posts)6. I hope he wins a new suit.
That color is ghastly!
Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)8. Preferably one that doesn't make him look like a Ronald McDonald Mariachi.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)3. Typical ignorant asshole: "I don't hate *all* the gays, just the really flaming ones..."