So what's everyone's opinion on the recent scandal that Paula Deen is embroiled in?

Okay......so it appears to me that this is the situation...

"Hey Paula, have you ever said the N-word before?"

"Yeah, but it was a long time ago."

Show cancelled!

WTF?

I had to google her name to know what was up. Meh, another racial scandal.

News @ 11

I wasn't following this (don't really care) but did a Google search and came up with this:

Quote:In explosive revelations unveiled last Wednesday, the celebrity chef admitted in a recorded deposition last month to telling racist jokes, using the N-word, and planning a slavery-themed wedding. The shocking admissions are part of a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by Lisa Jackson, the former manager of a Savannah, Georgia, restaurant run by Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers. Jackson alleges in the suit that Deen used the N-word at the restaurant and that Hiers sexually harassed her.

I can see where the network would decide not to renew her contract.

(June 24, 2013 at 10:07 am)Tonus Wrote: I can see where the network would decide not to renew her contract.

Do you think she's being treated fairly?

The network is a private business and they are free to make/renew the contracts they want and to protect their business as they see fit, so it is fair IMHO.

(June 24, 2013 at 10:18 am)LastPoet Wrote: The network is a private business and they are free to make/renew the contracts they want and to protect their business as they see fit, so it is fair IMHO.

Well of course. They aren't doing anything illegal.

If they want to lose a million customers or so, go right ahead and crucify her.

That's their right.

From a PR viewpoint, they just screwed themselves.

(June 24, 2013 at 10:07 am)Tonus Wrote: I wasn't following this (don't really care) but did a Google search and came up with this:

Quote:In explosive revelations unveiled last Wednesday, the celebrity chef admitted in a recorded deposition last month to telling racist jokes, using the N-word, and planning a slavery-themed wedding. The shocking admissions are part of a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by Lisa Jackson, the former manager of a Savannah, Georgia, restaurant run by Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers. Jackson alleges in the suit that Deen used the N-word at the restaurant and that Hiers sexually harassed her.

I can see where the network would decide not to renew her contract.

Well that's an entirely different story, although none of the other places seemed to be talking about this.

(June 24, 2013 at 10:23 am)Rahul Wrote: Well of course. They aren't doing anything illegal.

If they want to lose a million customers or so, go right ahead and crucify her.

That's their right.

From a PR viewpoint, they just screwed themselves.

If you say so. I don't watch food network and I didn't know who she was until this thread came up. The question was about fairness, not if it was good for business

I am not a fan, so it would not bother me if she was taken off the air.