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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShout the name, Jeffrey Whitman, far and wide. He deserves to be famous, oh, so famous.
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ALL HANDS ON DECK.
"I just want to let you know what a nigger you are." -Jeffrey Whitman, owner of Uriahs Heating, Cooling, & Refrigeration in Columbus, OH
Jeffrey Whitman, in his own company vehicle, chased a Black man all the way to his home to repeatedly call him a nigger.
2:38 PM - Jul 25, 2018
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Squinch
(51,014 posts)Aristus
(66,462 posts)I feel bad that we liberals have been neglecting his concerns...
Squinch
(51,014 posts)us feel entitled to walk on public streets without asswipes in their trucks harassing and threatening us.
JI7
(89,271 posts)Aristus
(66,462 posts)n/t
Squinch
(51,014 posts)radius777
(3,635 posts)loved the Democratic Party and there was no racism.
You see, Bill and the eeeevil DLC Dems came along in the 90's and the white working class fled in fear to the GOP... yep that's 'xactly how it happened, had nothing to do with LBJ signing the Civil Rights Act in the 60's...had nothing to do with the white working class going far right and into the arms of Nixon and Reagan in the 70's ad 80's to prevent 'darkies' and 'welfare queens' from getting anything ... had nothing to do with Bill trying to save the Dem party from irrelevance in an era where voters greatly preferred economic trade, growth, consumerism, the tech revolution - no couldn't have anything to do with that.
We therefore must reject our divisive identity politics and join hands with this salt of the earth white working class hero. We need to realize that Goldman Sachs is the one making this hero feel badly about PoC. Once the populist revolution comes the utopia will commence, as visionary Susan Sarandon and others have told us...
(and i know you were being sarcastic as well)
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Squinch
(51,014 posts)displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)... I'm thinking 2x4, but a brick bat would do nicely, too.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)But putting racist his ass out of buisness would be a blessing to all minorities. Who might unknowingly request his services.
Squinch
(51,014 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)He just needs love and understanding.
Pluvious
(4,319 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Solly Mack
(90,787 posts)Maraya1969
(22,497 posts)guy pulls up with that filth with all his company's information right out there swinging in the wind.
dalton99a
(81,590 posts)louis-t
(23,297 posts)I had to.....
dameatball
(7,399 posts)ecstatic
(32,731 posts)As much as I hate guns, I'm starting to think that we might all have to strap up just to be on equal footing with these angry, dangerous, hate-filled clowns.
MineralMan
(146,331 posts)louis-t
(23,297 posts)But I get credit for the reference to his ve-hicle.
LuckyCharms
(17,459 posts)Racist idiot not only outed himself, but he fucked his family and livelihood.
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Leith
(7,813 posts)Jeeeeeze, what an asshole.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)I apologize for my use of the n word towards Charles Lovett on Tuesday, July 24th. I understand that using the n-word was not only hurtful towards Lovett as an individual, but hurtful towards the Black community at large. Using the word was dehumanizing, unacceptable, and inexcusable. My actions reflect an unhealthy mindset I have developed and I need to work to change. I have served the Black community for the last 9 years, installing furnaces and water heaters with pride. My actions that day are not a reflection of my feelings towards the Black community. I also understand that racial tensions in America are higher than before, and I regret my part in contributing to that tension. I realize that words are hollow without action, and because of the hurt I have caused, I hope I have the opportunity to give back to the Black community that I have harmed in a meaningful way."
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/business-owner-apologizes-for-using-racist-slur-in-confrontation-caught-on-video
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,609 posts)EAT SHIT AND DIE!🖕🏻
irisblue
(33,032 posts)stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)And save his business.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)Self-reflection and change are anathema to deplorables.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)A lawyer? Pastor? Wife? Someone worried about loosing a job?
CozyMystery
(652 posts)Pluvious
(4,319 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)PatrickforO
(14,592 posts)I'll bet their editors hated putting this story out there.
But, hey, no worries. Didn't Trump just say that we shouldn't believe what our eyes and ears tell us because that isn't what's going on?
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Hard to keep track of who owns which station these days.
Imperialism Inc.
(2,495 posts)mean they are all a bunch of right wingers. Quite the contrary, most of the people working there are liberals. Sinclair takes advantage of the trust people have in local news and forces them to run those "must run" propaganda pieces but it doesn't mean the stations like it. Nor does it mean they micro-manage the day to day operations, and editorial policy of the station.
PatrickforO
(14,592 posts)I did object to the proposed merger that had Sinclair gobbling up all those little local stations, though, and I do object to their right-wing 'must run' pieces.
WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)Nah. My you receive your just deserts.
rurallib
(62,448 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,343 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,343 posts)Maraya1969
(22,497 posts)and I tried to call his number and his mailbox is full.
I have a feeling this guy just lost his business.
Oneironaut
(5,524 posts)Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)5. Whitman Released an Apology After Being Approached by The Media
ABC 6 and FOX 28 contacted Whitman, asking him to give a statement about his encounter with Lovett.
Whitman refused to go on camera but said in a phone call with ABC 6 that he lost his head and regretted what hed done.
That was after he told WCMH he did not regret using the slur and would not apologize.
When approached by local news station NBC4, Whitman said he had not followed Lovett home.
When asked if he regretted calling Lovett a n****r, Whitman said no.
I dont know if it makes it right or wrong, all I can say is I grew up with it and its not a big deal for me.
A day later after that interview, Whitman released an official statement of apology, which reads:
To Charles Lovett and the community,
I apologize for my use of the n-word towards Charles Lovett on Tuesday, July 24th. I understand that using the n-word was not only hurtful towards Lovett as an individual, but hurtful towards the Black community at large. Using the word was dehumanizing, unacceptable, and inexcusable. My actions reflect an unhealthy mindset I have developed and I need to work to change. I have served the Black community for the last 9 years, installing furnaces and water heaters with pride.
My actions that day are not a reflection of my feelings towards the Black community. I also understand that racial tensions in America are higher than before, and I regret my part in contributing to that tension. I realize that words are hollow without action, and because of the hurt I have caused, I hope I have the opportunity to give back to the Black community that I have harmed in a meaningful way.
https://heavy.com/news/2018/07/jeffrey-whitman/
irisblue
(33,032 posts)mythology
(9,527 posts)Not very bright to do this at all, much less while in your own company vehicle.
irisblue
(33,032 posts)Less then 5 miles from me. The neighborhoods are racially & socially diverse.
This is going to cost him alot.
jayschool2013
(2,313 posts)Considering he's a fucking bigoted asshole.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,043 posts)louis-t
(23,297 posts)will soon be extinct from the planet. "Grew up with it"? Jeez, it's even spelled correctly. He took Black people money, too? How big of him. My blood pressure just went up.
catbyte
(34,454 posts)Whitman refused to go on camera but said in a phone call with ABC 6 that he lost his head and regretted what hed done.
That was after he told WCMH he did not regret using the slur and would not apologize.
When approached by local news station NBC4, Whitman said he had not followed Lovett home.
When asked if he regretted calling Lovett a n****r, Whitman said no.
I dont know if it makes it right or wrong, all I can say is I grew up with it and its not a big deal for me.
So, at first it "wasn't a big deal to him" and he was unapologetic about using that vile word.. Hmmmmm, I wonder what happened in the ensuing 24 hours to make do such a drastic 180? I'll just bet he saw his business imploding right before his eyes and decided to try to do something--anything--to salvage it it. Sorry, shithead. too little, too late.
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Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)write it.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)He would say anything to get out of the spotlight.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)Fuck you buddy, I guess you did want another career.
It's time to let the wolves out.
Fullduplexxx
(7,870 posts)peggysue2
(10,839 posts)can do for a person's, ahem, conscience. These people really are like cockroaches: turn on the light and/or public glare and they're all . . . guilt ridden and apologetic.
It's bad enough when a white person screams this in a moment of anger and frustration. But this guy actually allowed his anger and bigotry to lead him to the other driver's home to continue the fracas.
No excuse for this. The guy deserves to lose his job, his business, whatever. The fact that his customer base is in the black community? How stupidly racist can you get?
But I guess we all know the answer to that. He could have had a gun in that van.
BaileyBill
(171 posts)"God is my light." Looks like this guy's light went out.
CCExile
(473 posts)I wish we were still doing that.
CCExile
(473 posts)incident needs to have a mandatory psych eval and mandatory anger management therapy. Anyone who adds a layer of blatant racism to the mix should be locked up in a psych ward, for their own safety, of course! I assume that if he is charged with a misdemeanor his children will be taken away and "lost". eh? Oh yeah, he's white, never mind. (Dang, good thing I'm not bitter or cynical!)
Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)byronius
(7,401 posts)rainin
(3,011 posts)her address on any one of the hate websites I'm sure he's a member of. I hope she is safe. I think I'd go stay with someone until this blows over. Scary.
Also, she handled herself so well. I don't think I could be so composed.
brush
(53,871 posts)lapfog_1
(29,226 posts)but in his tirade he also expresses all of those baseless stereotypes about POC... lazy, entitled, abusing the system to get better stuff than the white man, etc.
Out and out racism
Enoki33
(1,587 posts)donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)Haha - autocorrect kept wanting to change it to Urine Heating & blah blah blah. Do not hire that man ! F.U. Jeffrey Whitman !!! And your Apology Letter sucks.
VOX
(22,976 posts)If he keeps pumping out adrenaline and cortisol on a daily basis like this, hes about to join the growing early-death demographic among middle-aged white males.
Couldnt happen to a nicer piece of shit.
Jopin Klobe
(779 posts)U·ri·ah
[yo͝oˈrīə]
DEFINITION
(in the Bible) a Hittite officer in David's army, who David, desiring his wife Bathsheba, caused to be killed in battle.
aggiesal
(8,924 posts)He's not sorry he did it, just that he got caught.
Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)catbyte
(34,454 posts)Co-Founder @RealJusticePAC; Columnist @TheIntercept & @TheAppeal; Mornings @TJMShow; http://ShaunKing.org /news@shaunking.org /Views here are my own
Here's a Wikipedia blurb:
Jeffery Shaun King is an American writer and civil rights activist. He is noted for his use of social media to promote religious, charitable, and social causes, including the Black Lives Matter movement. He is a columnist for The Intercept. Wikipedia
Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)Thank you for the info
tblue37
(65,488 posts)Charlottesville, and he has since then helped get the word out to identify all the BBQBeckies, PermitPatties, IDAdams, and other white people who keep calling the cops on black people doing nothing wrong.
VOX
(22,976 posts)King announced that he would leave the Democratic Party after the 2016 election due what he called "corruption and lack of neutrality in the party during the primaries." See where this is going?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/king-leaving-democratic-party-article-1.2644307
KING: Heres why Im leaving the Democratic Party after this presidential election and you should too
By SHAUN KING
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
MAY 20, 2016
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Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)irisblue
(33,032 posts)&helping to shame& naming racists. Many of the recent racist outings he has been a motivator.
Corvo Bianco
(1,148 posts)They need to be stopped.
JI7
(89,271 posts)NBachers
(17,140 posts)there badmouthing from his Uriah's Heating, Cooling, and Air Conditioning truck. He didn't.
rurallib
(62,448 posts)of the "party of personal responsibility" finally getting some payback and having some responsibility for the poison they have foisted on this country. This is only the very surface of these ignorant bastards.
Hopefully some of the racist will be cleaned out of congress this fall. And hopefully this will continue to snowball until these people realize they have a choice between making a living or shouting their racist bile.
And no, it isn't an infringement of their freedom of speech. They can still keep their crap up. Maybe they will finally understand that treating other humans like scum has consequences because- guess what - those people have rights also.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)follow the man home!?! He's right there at his home. And I too worry about the homeowner. This racist knows where he lives. And he will blame the victim for any backlash he gets, not his full on racist self.
He showed who he really is. No taking that back now.
tblue37
(65,488 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,938 posts)Just made a call to the number in the pic and "the mailbox is full!"
Can't stand the "heat," huh?