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A former Pro Bowl linebacker is hurling charges of racism at New York Life Insurance Co., claiming that managers there treated him like a tackling dummy -- literally -- and called him "Kobe" and "Tyson" ... as in other black athletes that he isn't.
Michael Merriweather, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, alleges in his suit that the company blocked him from leads and bonuses, an office, and even a telephone line, all because he was black.
Hilariously, he claims that a manager once mocked his NFL career by "lower[ing] his shoulder" and almost knocked him over, causing him stomach sickness and headaches. Who knew insurance agents could hit?
Other times, says the 'backer, he was called "Kobe" or "Tyson" when those athletes got into hot water with the law. No one ever said insurance people were funny -- or creative.
A New York Life spokesman called the allegations "surprising."
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I'm starting to like this guy.:
Translation. I couldn't sell worth a crap and now I'm a victim.
WTF??!!! IS HE F'N SERIOUS? THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE. HE MUST HAVE THROWN ALL HIS MONEY AWAY "LIVIN' LARGE" AND NOW HE'S BROKE AND SEARCHING FOR SOME EASY $$$. IF THIS GETS TO COURT I HOPE THE JUDGE FINES HIM FOR WASTING TAXPAYERS MONEY WITH A FRIVILOUS LAWSUIT.
Translation: Working for a living/having a real job blows. Better go baqck to stealing
Oh Lord...here we go again with the "Race Card" . It makes me sick when people of any race do that unless it's truely warrented. Witch it rarely is.
It's so funny that people can comment on issues they have never faced, but can't even spell correctly!
I am a black man and I thought the Line -Blacker comment was pretty funny. However I would probably find it a bit unsettling if I had to constantly hear racial slurs while at work but I'd find another way other than a law suit to level the palying field (pun intended). Maybe a few "Opie" or a "yessa massa" may help them understand how Not Cool and inappropriate that kind of wreckless talk can be in the workplace
oh come on. get a real job and stop making crap up to get some cash. racism isn't something you should lightly throw around (like so). sick of the race issue. it's geting (yawn) old.
who is this " al sharpton " or " jesse jackson " block wall anyways ?
funny, page 5 of the doc says that Kobe and Tyson are football players
insurance companies (& big biz in general) have no heart or soul - bottom line is all that counts & kissin up to whoever is in charge at the moment. i worked many many years in insurance
still have ta check email even wpassword - sucks..:
you change my password everytime I post & I still have to verify via email each time
Oh, the poor little whiner can't take it so he's gonna sue for the race card. Big Baby. What in God's name has this world come to.
He should have just "wrote them off" in the bathroom at the office Xmas party, when no one was looking.
