If American discrimination law means the most sensitive of us get to decide what speech is permissible, then we have all lost important freedom. The moving finger went in a circle, pointing to each one of us in turn. "There are a lot of people in this world who take themselves too seriously," Barrett said. Eenie meenie miney mo, catch a nigger by the toe. She says her employees did nothing wrong, so she won't tell them to shut up.
Southwest's president, Colleen Barrett, is fighting the suit. I think so too, but amazingly, a federal judge in Kansas City, Kan., said the lawsuit can go forward because "Eenie Meenie" could be viewed as racist. "It's a scam, if you ask me," said a woman. "I think some lawyer and some people are huntin' for some quick bucks," one man said.
Lots of people had opinions about the lawsuit. Most older people we asked, white and black, didn't know anything about the racial connotation. Kids we know told us it's just a way to pick someone. The 22-year-old flight attendant said she didn't know anything about "Eenie, Meenie's" racist past - she'd just heard other staff use the rhyme to get passengers to sit. It's true that the rhyme was once a hurtful part of America's racist past, but today few people even know about that. That's why the women say they deserve money - "punitive damages." They suffered "severe emotional distress," because they were "unable to escape the airplane, which was … poisoned with racism." Eeny Meeny traces its ancestry to an ancient British counting system: the Anglo-Cymric Score. But there may be an answer when we search for sound instead of sense. The original Catch a nigger by the toe, according to Bickerton, points to the rhyme’s roots in an African American community.
That means he will more than double his reported net worth after Saturday's fight.Eenie, meenie, minie mo.Catch a tiger by the toe.If he hollers, let him go.Eenie, meenie, minie mo.īut years ago, some said not "catch a tiger by the toe," but "catch a nigger by the toe." The Sa Tomenese phrase ine mina mana mu, meaning my sister’s children, bears a very close phonological resemblance to Eeny, meeny, miny, mo. Saunders' net worth varies depending on what outlet you're using - none of them verifiable - but ranges from $2 million ( per ) and $2.5 million per. What is Canelo Alvarez's net worth?Īccording to Celebrity Net Worth, Canelo is worth $140 million after having made a reported $37 million in earnings for the 2020 calendar year ( per Forbes). Yahoo! reports that Canelo's payout from OTT broadcaster DAZN is about $25 million. The fighters' total estimated payouts are between $35 million for Canelo and $5 million for Saunders.
Canelo will reportedly claim 60 percent of the pay-per-view share to Saunders' 40. Billy Joe Saunders fight purse, prize moneyĪccording to, Canelo and Saunders are guaranteed $15 million and $2.5 million in guaranteed payouts, respectively.
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