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ugot2bekidinmeny:
Third 'Big Brother' Contestant Set To Lose Job Over Racist & Homophobic Comments

A third contestant on CBS reality series Big Brother has come under fire for offensive comments he made that were caught on tape during the show's 24/7 live feed online.

Spencer Clawson, like HouseGuests Aaryn Gries and GinaMarie Zimmerman, has made several off-key remarks, including gay slurs and praising Adolf Hitler for being a "gifted speaker."

Clawson's employer, Union Pacific Railroad, has now begun the process of terminating the employment of the 31-year-old train conductor over his bigoted comments on the show.

"The values represented by Spencer Clawson's comments during the Big Brother show do not at all align with Union Pacific's values," a statement from the company reads. "Mr. Clawson is on unpaid leave of absence while participating on Big Brother. Union Pacific does not condone his comments."

The company says it is looking into the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) terms with the transportation union that represents Clawson.

read more here: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Kevin_Blair/2013/07/09/third_big_brother_contestant_set_to_lo

RudyRules:

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I'm with ya...  :funny:

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Yep.  :groan:  I swore I'd never watch BB again...several seasons ago...and here I am.  Really not the best season so far, imho.  I'll take Survivor any day over BB. 
Considering the cast and controversy, Julie Chen is handling it well...so far anyway.  ???

HurricaneHowieWood:
Spencer's Mom defends her son...

'Big Brother' Spencer's Mom Swears My Son's Not a Bigot!

"Big Brother" star Spencer Clawson is not a Hitler-loving bigot -- he's just saying terrible things so his racist friends in the house will like him ... so says Spencer's mother.

TMZ spoke with Donna Clawson ... who insists her son wasn't showing his true colors when "BB" cameras caught him praising Hitler and referring to a gay housemate as "Kermit the f**."

"Spencer really is a great guy," she tells us ... "This is not a guy that’s a bigot or a racist. And he’s not that way at home. He's a great guy."

So why would Spencer say such horrible things? Mama Clawson says her son is just trying to fit in with the racist, homophobic people in the house ... because it's the only way he can win the reality show.

"If you're in a group, you go along with the group talk and that is what is happening with him."

She adds, "This is a reality show. The purpose of the show is scheming behind each other's backs."

"Spencer might not be perfect but he's my son. All those kids are somebody's child. He's a good guy."

http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/09/big-brother-spencer-clawson-not-racist-mom/#ixzz2YcwbKdO1

HurricaneHowieWood:
TMZ has actually started a "Saga" Tracker on their website.

Click on any BB story on their website, and near the top of the screen a Saga Tracker will appear:



Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/09/big-brother-julie-chen-offended-les-moonves-cbs-aaryn/

That's how you know this has gotten out of hand! LOL!

Full Disclosure: Not all BB stories on TMZ on included on this tracker, but most of the one's relating to racism in the house are.

Leilani:
Apparently Spencer's mom doesn't realize he's a grown man and shouldn't be sucked into a pattern of poor behavior simply to be liked by his "friends" in the house.  I've seen 10-year-old kids behave more grown up and stand up to their friends for picking on people, so this is a poor excuse.  As a parent I understand no one wants to think their child can behave so badly, but you can't make excuses for that behavior.

While I find his comments disgusting, I'm still not sure what in the CBA would allow the railroad to fire him for his comments.  Other than the comments about drug use (I think I read he had made those comments as well) which could prompt his employer to make any random drug tests a little less random and more frequent the rest of his comments may not be actionable.  He is definitely a liability, but unless there are complaints about him making those types of comments while on the job, to fellow employees or passengers I'm not sure they can just fire him.

Edit:  I left out the part that while I think it is unlikely I would love for there to be something in their policy manual governing outside behavior.

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