WWE And Vince McMahon Being Sued Over «Racist » Scene Scripts Including A « 911 Attack » Angle

According to Bloomberg Law, a lawsuit has been filed against WWE, Vince McMahon and other executives for allegedly discriminating against a black female writer who objected to « offensively and stereotypical racist jargon » in scripts for black wrestlers including Bianca Belair and Apollo Crews.                                     According to Bloomberg, Britney Abrahams multiple complaints were ignored, and she was pretextually terminated for taking home à WrestleMania branded chair, according to the complaint filed in the US district court  for thé Eastern District of New York on Monday.          Abrahams began working for both RAW and Smackdown in 2000, one of the allegations in the complaint was that Bianca Belair was told to say «  Uh Uh don’t make me take off my earrings and beat your ass ! «  Apollo Crews was also ask to speak with a stereotypical and exaggerated Nigerian accent.                               After she complained about receiving a number of racist pitches, Abrahams said that other writers suggested a male wrestler should dress in drag in a slack thread with Vince and Stephanie McMahon included, but the pitch was scrapped when I white writer said that this could perpetuate harmful stereotypes that would offend viewers.                                          In another case a writer proposed revealing a Mansoor’s secret to be that he was behind the «  911 attacks « .                                                 Abrahams said she was fired for opposing racist sexist pitches, and she seeks reinstatement, damages, declaratory judgement and an injunction restraining defendants from engaging in such unlawful conduct.                    WWE has yet to comment on the lawsuit.          What is your take on that story ?     
 

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