Woman files race discrimination complaint against LA Fitness

[Palumboism]

By Katie Moore

Woman files race discrimination complaint against LA Fitness

Mack said, at the time she worked at LA Fitness, she was one of two African-Americans employed at the Slidell club, and she was supervised by two white men: General Manager Mark Mayeux and Assistant General Manager Blake Mata.

Mack said she first had a problem with Mata’s racially-offensive language when an African American man walked by their desks a short time after she had started.

“They had this guy who works out a lot, and Blake was into fitness, the guy passed by and went that n----r is big,” Mack recalled.

She said she was stunned, but quickly realized Mata’s use of the “n word” was normalized by his supervisor, the general manager.

Outraged and offended, Mack said she started recording her conversations with other employees, including three conversations with Mata in which he used the “n” word.

“He started asking me really unintelligent questions that I found to be ignorant like how do black people have highlights in their hair? He used to touch my hair and be like, is this a weave,” she said.

Three months into the job, she said she had enough. She says she took her complaints to Mayeux, Mata's boss.

Twenty minutes after their conversation, Mack said Mayeux told her his boss, the regional Vice President, instructed him to place an employment ad online to replace Mack.

Woman files race discrimination complaint against LA Fitness

I like what the Hebrews have done with the N word.  Either everyone should be able to use it, or nobody.  I want blacks to start being fired for using the N word.

[Pray_4_War]

I want blacks to start being fired for using the N word.

Oh what a world it would be if we would stop letting blacks be "special".

[Fortress]

I get called cracker, whitey and all the rest daily at work.

Who. Fuckin’. Cares.

Chocolate faces should only be grateful we’ve allowed them to remain in our nations. I mean, by every metric, their demographic, as a group, doesn’t add much value to civilized society.

[Primemuscle]

I get called cracker, whitey and all the rest daily at work.

Who. Fuckin’. Cares.

Chocolate faces should only be grateful we’ve allowed them to remain in our nations. I mean, by every metric, their demographic, as a group, doesn’t add much value to civilized society.

Like you, I wouldn't care either. Perhaps had my family once been oppressed slaves, I would be. I honestly have no idea know how I'd react. This is something you likely have to have personal experience with and that's not possible.

[illuminati]

Oh what a world it would be if we would stop letting blacks be "special".

Oh but most of them are Special - Special Needs that is.

[Irongrip400]

The guy is an idiot and deserved to be fired. Use some common sense. If you’re going to talk like that, at least do it in an inconspicuous manner. People are dumb.

[SOMEPARTS]

Like you, I wouldn't care either. Perhaps had my family once been oppressed slaves, I would be. I honestly have no idea know how I'd react. This is something you likely have to have personal experience with and that's not possible.

History says that at some point in time your DNA was slave DNA since it was a very common thing up until more modern times.

The question is how many years have to go by before you abandon that story as not directly impacting your life? Should I be walking around angry at the Colonists in Baltimore for killing my GGGG grandfather 243 years ago for backing England?

[Primemuscle]

History says that at some point in time your DNA was slave DNA since it was a very common thing up until more modern times.

The question is how many years have to go by before you abandon that story as not directly impacting your life? Should I be walking around angry at the Colonists in Baltimore for killing my GGGG grandfather 243 years ago for backing England?

According to my American Ancestry DNA test, an extensive family history going back several hundred years and multiple generations, not even one of my cells comes from a slave. However, my paternal forefather's were once slave owners....so you never know, a little hanky panky might have been going on.

I hope you're not still angry about the Revolutionary War. I'm not, and my forefathers also fought in it. Are you a member of the SAR?

[Dave D]

By Katie Moore

Woman files race discrimination complaint against LA Fitness

Mack said, at the time she worked at LA Fitness, she was one of two African-Americans employed at the Slidell club, and she was supervised by two white men: General Manager Mark Mayeux and Assistant General Manager Blake Mata.

Mack said she first had a problem with Mata’s racially-offensive language when an African American man walked by their desks a short time after she had started.

“They had this guy who works out a lot, and Blake was into fitness, the guy passed by and went that n----r is big,” Mack recalled.

She said she was stunned, but quickly realized Mata’s use of the “n word” was normalized by his supervisor, the general manager.

Outraged and offended, Mack said she started recording her conversations with other employees, including three conversations with Mata in which he used the “n” word.

“He started asking me really unintelligent questions that I found to be ignorant like how do black people have highlights in their hair? He used to touch my hair and be like, is this a weave,” she said.

Three months into the job, she said she had enough. She says she took her complaints to Mayeux, Mata's boss.

Twenty minutes after their conversation, Mack said Mayeux told her his boss, the regional Vice President, instructed him to place an employment ad online to replace Mack.

Woman files race discrimination complaint against LA Fitness

I like what the Hebrews have done with the N word.  Either everyone should be able to use it, or nobody.  I want blacks to start being fired for using the N word.

Yeah about those unintelligent questions that be like, dumb....

If the manager claims to be trans-racial he could turn this firing into a counter suit.

The guy is an idiot and deserved to be fired. Use some common sense. If you’re going to talk like that, at least do it in an inconspicuous manner. People are dumb.

This. Even if the dude were black he still shouldn't talk like that at/in a workplace. Unless he was using song lyrics that were being played over the LAFitness inhouse system.

[Primemuscle]

Yeah about those unintelligent questions that be like, dumb....

If the manager claims to be trans-racial he could turn this firing into a counter suit.


This. Even if the dude were black he still shouldn't talk like that at/in a workplace. Unless he was using song lyrics that were being played over the LAFitness inhouse system.

 

[G_Thang]

I get called cracker, whitey and all the rest daily at work.

Who. Fuckin’. Cares.

Chocolate faces should only be grateful we’ve allowed them to remain in our nations. I mean, by every metric, their demographic, as a group, doesn’t add much value to civilized society.

[Tapeworm]

History says that at some point in time your DNA was slave DNA since it was a very common thing up until more modern times.

The question is how many years have to go by before you abandon that story as not directly impacting your life? Should I be walking around angry at the Colonists in Baltimore for killing my GGGG grandfather 243 years ago for backing England?

Howzabout wait until you're in the UK before you confess this again, turncoat!