JoeJoe Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 They don't wanna hear black language on tv wtf. Two longtime employees of a hard-driving boss claim their office was a toxic work environment rife with discrimination and that they were fired because they complained about it. A case for "Judge Judy"? Or a case about "Judge Judy"? Two of the nationally syndicated show's producers have filed separate lawsuits in the last two months against the show's production company, claiming that they were treated with less justice than most of the people who appeared before the wise-cracking TV judge. One of the two staffers is Karen Needle, 54, a former associate producer, who claimed that she was wrongfully terminated because she was too old. "There is a lot of terrible stuff going on if two people file separate lawsuits," plaintiff Karen Needle, a former associate producer on the show, told ABCNEWS.com. "It's a toxic situation over there. This is supposed to be Judge Judy, the voice of justice, and yet her own staff isn't treated well. What is she getting paid all that money for if her own staff is treated with such little decency?" Needle's former colleague, Jonathan Sebastien, a former senior producer, also sued the show and its production companies in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming that he was wrongfully fired after he complained that black litigants were being kept off the show. Judge Judy Scheindlin is not named as a defendant in either of the lawsuits, which seek unspecified damages. The 37-year-old producer, who worked on the show for seven years, claims that his supervisor, Randy Douthit, who is a defendant in the case, screened out blacks. According to the complaint, Douthit told producers, "We're not doing any more black shows," and "I don't want to hear black people arguing" and "I don't want to hear no black language on the TV." Sebastien claims that when he presented possible cases to him, Douthit rejected them as "too ghetto." Douthit, a veteran producer who helped launch CNN's "Crossfire" and "Larry King Live," allegedly told producers that they had to book "white, upscale, pretty people" and told Sebastien to send black litigants to the show led by African-American Judge Joe Brown, according to the complaint. During a January 2007 meeting, Sebastien claims Douthit screamed at him, mocked him and called him a "f----- loser." Almost three months later, on March 30, Sebastien says he was told he was fired because ratings numbers were down on the shows he produced. But he claims that he was really fired because he opposed the show's "discriminatory selection process," according to the complaint. That same day, Needle was also fired and she later sued the show and producers Randy Douthit and Tim Regler for unspecified damages. She says she was told that she was fired due to an "unspecified conflict from her audience work," according to her complaint. Needle, who helped book audiences for the show, says she began suffering from back pain, sometimes even resorting to lying on the ground in pain, and when she asked her bosses for a new chair, nothing was done. Two weeks before she was fired, she took off four days to assist her ailing 88-year-old mother, according to the complaint. Douthit, who is on vacation this week, was not available for comment. He has been credited for the show's high ratings. "Randy is the choreographer of our program," Scheindlin told Broadcasting & Cable last year. "From day one, his wise judgment and television savvy have led our show to a super successful 11 years." A show staffer dismissed the allegations. "These are two disgruntled former employees fired for cause because they were not performing theirjobs," said the staffer. "Their allegations are without merit and ludicrous." A spokesman for CBS Paramount declined comment due to the pending litigation. Judge Scheindlin did not return calls for comment. http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=4081369&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I feel for ppl who work under harsh working environments. Our boss use to call us stupid b*tches and idiots all the time. I'm so glad I left smh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoe Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 I feel for ppl who work under harsh working environments. Our boss use to call us stupid b*tches and idiots all the time. I'm so glad I left smh. are you serious? I would've gotten fired. I been at my job for 9yrs now and I don't even let customers get crazy with me. I even told both of my managers that I will not be punked by anyone at my job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 are you serious? I would've gotten fired. I been at my job for 9yrs now and I don't even let customers get crazy with me. I even told both of my managers that I will not be punked by anyone at my job Lol yup! they want me to come back but I said hell no. I don't like being treated as less than a human being. My job now is amazing. My bosses are really cool and the customers are dumb but tolerable. I definitely feel more comfortable here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 that sounds like alot of Who Shot John...and she be having the most ghetto black folks you ever wanna see lol..im sure wont nothing change next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 that sounds like alot of Who Shot John...and she be having the most ghetto black folks you ever wanna see lol..im sure wont nothing change next season That's what I was thinking! LOL She has a slew of ratchet ppl on her show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoe Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 that sounds like alot of Who Shot John...and she be having the most ghetto black folks you ever wanna see lol..im sure wont nothing change next season That's what I was thinking! LOL She has a slew of ratchet ppl on her show! true but as of lately she hasn't. Trust me i've noticed. Not that I look for it cause I love the show cause of Judge Judy and nobody else but lately there haven't been many ratchets on there no more lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 where did ratchet come from? the word and its current use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaLpHieReBeL516 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 that sounds like alot of Who Shot John...and she be having the most ghetto black folks you ever wanna see lol..im sure wont nothing change next season omg the fact that there is a show called who shot john? that backwoods country ass phrase lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoe Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 where did ratchet come from? the word and its current use You should know by now that any word or dance or dress style us Blacks make up is gonna be imitated and become popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Good. I'm tired of seeing them coons on there embarrassing themselves. Speak properly act accordingly and you'll get some airtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 true but as of lately she hasn't. Trust me i've noticed. Not that I look for it cause I love the show cause of Judge Judy and nobody else but lately there haven't been many ratchets on there no more lol Joe, I'm a faithful viewer I have not seen the decrease of the ghettos. I still see the bright red hair bitches rolling the necks and gettin smart with Judge Judy lol omg the fact that there is a show called who shot john? that backwoods country ass phrase lol Well it has been around forever lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 IDK, Judge Judy had some ratchet negroes on last night so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 You should know by now that any word or dance or dress style us Blacks make up is gonna be imitated and become popular everyone is using it , I heard this girl in class, she hood, she was like "ya'll know Im ratchet" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 where did ratchet come from? the word and its current use LL Cool J's song ~ well that's where I first heard it anyway lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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