NASCAR has settled a $225 million lawsuit filed by a former official who said she was subjected to racial discrimination and sexual harassment. Among Grant's claims, she said she was referred to as "Nappy Headed Mo" and "Queen Sheba," by co-workers, was often told she worked on "colored people time," and was frightened by one official who routinely made Ku Klux Klan references.
Damn straight this women was subjected to this. There are hardly any black people associated with this sport let alone a black women. I'm positive it was brutal for her.
Little about this surprises me, and it's not because I'm a NASCAR fan. There are many, many places in this country where whites or minorities are pretty much by themselves. Such isolation can lead to some dreadful attitudes pretty quickly.
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