If you have audio or video from the Lowe's corporate broadcast that store managers viewed Monday involving comments by VP Joe McFarland, please send to hfowler@mcclatchy.com (reporting for the Charlotte Observer).
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CNN got a copy of the now infamous tape supposedly from an anonymous ASM from a Lowe's store in Oregon.
They showed & commented on it during several of their Tuesday afternoon 'breaking news' telecasts.
I watched one of CNN segments .. Oh my! Not pretty.
On a side note, viewers not familiar with Lowe's probably wondered what was up with Joe's 'camo' vest!
Definition:
racism
- The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
- Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
- The belief that each race has distinct and intrinsic attributes.
Joe, you are a racist if any of the above three are related to your public statements.
Basically you think it’s great we have tools one race prefers; but you prefer other races stay away.
By saying all Hispanics have small hands, is extremely ignorant and irrational. Its classic stereotyping, bigotry, and he belongs on Duck Dynasty.
Its the same as someone saying. "All Lowe's Corporate people have low IQ'S, are dumb AF, are egomaniacs that love to hear themselves talk, could fkk up a wet dream, and couldnt think their way out of a wet paper back. Oh wait, thats all true. They are all also liars too!
They'll just end up putting a hispanic person as the CEO to prove they are not racist.
I saw the link on Reddit for the Washington Post article. They have a video clip.
I was watching this video on Monday. I heard the comment and thought “What did he just say? Hispanics? WTF?”
I’m not Hispanic so it wasn’t personally offensive, just really odd. For one thing, I’ve never heard anyone comment about the size of Hispanic people’s hands before. Since when has it been a thing that these people are supposed to have small hands? It just seemed like some kind of bizarre remark that came out of nowhere.
It was a stupid remark but I don’t know if it was meant derogatorily or just an expression of ignorance. In any case he should do us a favor and shut up.
The thing I find most offensive about the Lowe Down broadcast is that it wastes a half hour of my life that I’ll never get back.