Paula's Mistake

Wow!  I finally have the chance to blog.  I really need to be more consistent on my site!  First things first, I must issue my usual disclaimer:  I AM IN NO WAY AN EXPERT ON ANY MATTERS SPOKEN OF IN THIS BRIEF BLOG.  I have only read accounts and viewed video footage of the media's most recent crucifixion.  If you cannot accept my truth sprinkled with sarcasm, then this article is not for you!

Thanks to social media and the news media doing its usual job, Paula Deen has now become America's most hated celebrity.  It's not like we don't have a platinum Hip-Hop artist running around calling himself Jesus with a single titled, "I am God" (which we do), or very serious corruption that will never get exposed, but *gasps* it is 2013 and an American still has the nerve to be linked to racism.

Who would have thought that racism still existed?  This issue isn't about race any more then it's about an employer who should be held responsible for her words and actions.  I applaud the parties who came forward to speak out against any suffering they may have faced at the hands of Deen and any of her hired supervisors who are supposed to ensure that workers are not subject to a hostile work environment of any kind, BUT the backlash from this story is anything short of a circus act.

Is everyone really as devastated and broken as they seem to be?  Just log into Facebook, Twitter, USA Today etc. and enjoy reading all of the posts related to this story.  From this apparent revelation of racism we can now ironically view the blatant racism displayed by those who either take the side of Deen, or take the side of the outraged offended masses.  Now the pot is really calling the kettle black (pun intended!).

Before I go off on a tangent just know that racism is an ugly scar that will never go away because no matter how much it scabs over, it will always be picked intentionally or unintentionally.  Ignorance can only be conquered by knowledge or an acceptance of the fact that you are now held accountable for what you purposely choose  never to discover.  Paula, in any kind of defense to her actions, admitted that she has used the N-word and is aware that some of her staff has used it as well.  She has taken her fall from grace very gracefully (the puns just keep on coming!) and has accepted her professional fate, well at least until the next big news story breaks.  However after reading the full complaint that was actually filed in court you will see that she has no choice but to take her fall and the end of her public career gracefully. (found here http://www.atlawblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Jackson-v.-Deen-et-al.-Complaint.pdf )

One can only hope that she truly learns her lesson and seeks to kill any kind of prejudice or bitterness that may be stored inside of her as well as any of her business dealings.  At the end of the day I can continue using my Paula Deen cookware because my silver pans have never had any problems with the black ones; and  I can use my cookbooks because all is well between the chocolate and vanilla cake, I'll just never work for her or anyone in her family for that matter!