Manager makes derogatory comments based on location of origin

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Originally Posted by bobsaysgo321

Now I can assume through all of this that you still might say that Bob was too sensitive.

No, I'd say that Bob is making up a story to entertain himself before he can't find anything good to watch on cable TV.

[Mr. Boring]

Originally Posted by bobsaysgo321

Was this grounds for a harassment or discrimination claim?

Assuming these guys had no INTENTION of being hurtful then NO WAY.
First of all, that is "Louisiana" in a derogatory tone? Mimicking the accent? Big deal.
Secondly, I don't get the context of the ants. (It's the LSU Tigers, right...anything else related to ants besides fire ants?)
Also, I'm assuming those guys did NOT have hurtful intentions and were just joking around.

Going to work used to be fun and you could joke around and anyone can always tell if someone is deliberately trying to be hurtful: tone, body language, context, others in the room who can hear what's being said, volume, etc. Not anymore. We have HR Nazi bimbos listening in on anything that is said due to the hyper litigious victim ideology society we live in.