09.04.07
San Jose auto body shop to pay $45,000 in harassment case
 Scale 1, Antilocution: Antilocution means a majority group freely makes jokes about a minority group. Speech is in terms of negative stereotypes and negative images. This is also called hate speech. It is commonly seen as harmless by the majority. Antilucution sets the stage for more severe outlets for prejudice. |
According to this article on MercuryNews.com, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today announced that a San Jose auto body shop will pay $45,000 to settle a sexual and racial harassment lawsuit.
The EEOC filed the lawsuit against Monterey Collision Frame and Auto Body, charging that a technician of Chinese and Italian ancestry was subjected to repeated racial and sexual harassment during the six months he worked at the shop, including mimicking martial arts movements and mockingly calling him “Bruce Lee.”