Back in March the NY Times reported on the ACLU’s firing of Kate Oh. Oh was reportedly difficult to work with, especially from the perspective of her supervisors whom she repeatedly criticized and accused of creating a hostile working environment. Some but not all of the supervisors she criticized were black and that apparently gave the organization an excuse to fire her even though she had never used any racial slurs.
The A.C.L.U. acknowledges that Ms. Oh, who is Korean American, never used any kind of racial slur. But the group says that her use of certain phrases and words demonstrated a pattern of willful anti-Black animus.
In one instance, according to court documents, she told a Black superior that she was “afraid” to talk with him. In another, she told a manager that their conversation was “chastising.” And in a meeting, she repeated a satirical phrase likening her…
