{"id":2838,"date":"2006-10-24T20:14:31","date_gmt":"2006-10-25T03:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/10\/24\/source-magazine-loses-major-sex-discrimination-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2006-10-24T20:14:31","modified_gmt":"2006-10-25T03:14:31","slug":"source-magazine-loses-major-sex-discrimination-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=2838","title":{"rendered":"Source Magazine Loses Major Sex Discrimination Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

As if the Source hasn’t had enough problems, now beleaguered Source owners Raymond “Benzino” Scott and David Mays have lost a major lawsuit brought by for Source editor Kimberly Osorio. There is some dispute over the amount of the damages, and it was a little unclear from initial reports exactly what charges the defendants were guilty of. The New York Newsday <\/a>said the suit did not award Osorio damages for sex discrimination, but they did find that she was fired in retaliation for making sex discrimination claims. Here is a quote from Newsday:<\/p>\n

The jury rejected Osorio’s claims that she was subjected to sexual discrimination when she worked at the magazine from 2000 until 2005, becoming the magazine’s first female editor-in-chief.<\/p>\n

But it concluded she was fired in retaliation after she made her sexual discrimination claims, complaining of a workplace in which pictures of G-string-clad women hung on the walls and an X-rated movie was shown in the mail room.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday afternoon, Osorio expressed satisfaction with what she believed was a $15.5 million verdict, and her lawyers painted it as affirmation that sexual discrimination should not be tolerated at any workplace, despite the jury’s rejection of that claim.<\/p>\n

“I definitely hope this has an impact on the attitude of hip-hop toward women,” said Osorio in a news conference. “It was very hard for me emotionally. There was a lot of harm to my reputation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m waiting for the final outcome, but I think this is a landmark case that sends a signal to some of Hip Hop’s head misogynists. Many women love Hip Hop, but we don’t have to take this sort of brazen anti-woman bigotry. Moreover, the two former owners continue to tarnish their own reputations.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note:<\/strong> Of course, this case is not just about Hip Hop. Sex discrimination is pervasive in many workplaces, but this is one of the first big cases in the Hip Hop industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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