Dallas Stars worker fired over racist Nextdoor post comparing Chinese people to squirrels

[rpannier]

The Dallas Stars fired an employee after he made a racist post on the social media platform Nextdoor that compared Chinese people to squirrels and seemed to encourage violence.

A screenshot of the post was shared on social media, where many called for the Stars to take action against Alex Kleuser, who made the post.

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In the post, Kleuser commented on a thread, apparently discussing ways to keep squirrels away. Using DIY squirrel repellents like moth balls and cayenne pepper don’t “solve the problem,” Kleuser wrote — they just make the squirrels someone else’s problem.

“When you shoot a squirrel, it stops that one and also stops it from breeding to create more squirrels year after year. These squirrels are like the Chinese, they just keep coming,” he wrote. “It’s not enough for one or two people to be shooting them, we all need to do our part to make a difference."

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/06/22/dallas-stars-worker-fired-over-racist-nextdoor-post-comparing-chinese-people-to-squirrels/

[Mariana]

1. He's not just racist, he's genocidal! Nice, very nice. nt.

[padah513]

2. Yes

The only way to teach these people is to hit em in the pocketbook and hope their misdeed stays on their permanent record (old school) so they catch hell finding a new job. Karma at her finest.