Fuck you, racist trash (Obviously not Zaph!) . The CEO could have avoided being fired by simply not being racist and a complete arsehole.
CEO calls Uber driver n word, gets fired.
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Damn what more could the dude do?
I laughed at this for a while. The sheer number of warnings this dude gives. What else can you even do at that point? Needs to wrap the entire car with it.
the math on which kind of person is most likely to flip out over being called a racist is more or less a 1:1 thing.
In fact what "racist " actually means to these people is a combination of "I have caught you doing a morally indefensible wrong" and "I deplore people of other races but unfortunately while I am obviously correct to consider them inferior and bad, it is currently unpalatable to be publicly identified as such outside of very narrow circles and it's a kind of unfair Scarlett Letter white people are unfairly burdened with, at least for now."
they don't think the content of racism is wrong- it's akin to being caught masturbating- a thing they simply assume everyone does in private but shameful when exposed.
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It's completely normal to sit up front in England, unless it's a London style taxi.
He got what was coming to him, prob did it a bunch before.
The ONLY correct sitting arrangement in a single passenger taxi/uber as the rider is <insert bias here> and I won't hear any different!
this side convo is oddly engaging
The ONLY correct sitting arrangement in a single passenger taxi/uber as the rider is <insert bias here> and I won't hear any different!
this side convo is oddly engaging
I hate when people sit up front when I'm driving for uber/lyft. It's weird and I don't get why you'd want to do it when you're riding solo. Get in the back.
Wait, what?
Wait, what?
Lol the name of his company 'Agro"...what an idiot.
Didn't anyone learn from Kramer's career suicide? Ya just don't use that word unless your skin allows you to do so; although to quote Samuel Jackson from the film Coach Carter..
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Great freaking film if you haven't seen it.
Didn't anyone learn from Kramer's career suicide? Ya just don't use that word unless your skin allows you to do so; although to quote Samuel Jackson from the film Coach Carter..
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Great freaking film if you haven't seen it.
Totally agree. And for the folks who think the driver doesn't mind because they "let" you, they probably only said yes to avoid potentially getting a bad rating. This incident's an extreme example reaction wise, but some people don't like being told they can't do something and rate low for any kind of pushback when they do something they're not supposed/asked not to do.
Bingo.
It's just extremely uncomfortable.
Great film, but fuck that scene.
White people learn to use that word for hateful reasons. That ain't black folk problems, and it's stupid to claim otherwise when it's not a word we even invented in the first place.
We can use it when and how we damn well please.
No it's still weird. Just lots of people don't realise it.
I just can't imagine wanting to sit in the front seat. Like here in Brooklyn, I never see anyone attempt to sit in the front outside of sharing with three others. If the driver is a friend sure, but not a stranger. It's a cab, and I would like to avoid talking if possible so I head to the back. This old dude is weird, and got what he deserves, fuck him.
Sam basically made his career from saying the word
Guys, it's irrelevant whether sitting in the back is okay or not. You know what's not okay? when someone puts up 3 warnings that front seat use is reserved for parties of 3 and since you're a rich CEO you think rules dont apply to you because in every other aspect of your life, rules don't.
Lmao well RIP to that guy. You can't get away with being that type of person anymore. Well unless you run for president I guess.
Exactly.
Tip well, treat the driver with courtesy and respect, and sit in the back seat unless you're in a large group.
I'm Canadian and live in Ontario and I normally sit in the front. I've rode in London, Hamilton and Toronto. I'm really tall and the front has more leg room so that's where I naturally sit. I don't really think this matters though. If a driver asked me to sit in the back I would just sit in the back. Not an issue.
Have you ever heard of child safety features? These are only active in the back seat and can stop you from opening your doors or windows. My girlfriend always rides in the front seat because she can open the passenger door no matter what in case of a situation with a weirdo. Not to mention, Uber Pool is a thing and she doesn't like to sit next to random people in the backseat after being hit on multiple times by random drunk assholes.
On topic, fuck this guy and i'm glad he was fired for being a racist POS. The ironic part is when he tries to play it as the driver being racist against him and then immediately drops the N bomb.
IDK, I always sit in the back out of respect for the Taxi driver.
After being caught, they're all ''This isn't who I am.'' because they fucking got caught and hold value to their semblance of public 'bien paraître'.
They ALL do that! :lol
After being caught, they're all ''This isn't who I am.'' because they fucking got caught and hold value to their semblance of public 'bien paraître'.
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I used to sit in the front just because anytime i'd give someone a ride that was a friend they'd do the same, but after some time I eventually realized that might make drivers more uncomfortable so I default to the back every time when taking Uber/Lyft.
That CEO is entitled, I should add. Driver clearly posted he doesn't want people in the front.
That CEO is entitled, I should add. Driver clearly posted he doesn't want people in the front.
Racist white old guy donating to trump. Oh no no no, I never would have guessed!
Hans Berglund: CEO Uses N-Word in Rant Against Black Uber Driver
Hans Berglund is the CEO of an Arizona company, Agroplasma, who was caught on video using the n-word during a rant against a black Uber driver.heavy.com
Lol.
Also says he had a DUI and reckless in 2013. So not only can he not drive he can't even fucking ride properly in a car. He should be made to bike everywhere.
Fuck this piece of shit.
I just can't imagine ever wanting to sit in the front of an Uber/Lyft if you didn't have to. Makes zero sense to me.
I'd like to get people's opinion on this:
First, to establish
1)Glad this guy got fired, he's a fucking racist and should've just sat where he was told besides
2)I don't take Uber/Lyft ever, but if I did my inclination would be to sit in the back.
So my question:
When I've dropped my car off for repair at a garage or dealership, they often provide a quick drive back home or pick up with one of their employees. In those cases, I always get in the front. For SOME reason, in my head that's different than an Uber. Is this this weird reasoning or does anyone else have this feeling?
First, to establish
1)Glad this guy got fired, he's a fucking racist and should've just sat where he was told besides
2)I don't take Uber/Lyft ever, but if I did my inclination would be to sit in the back.
So my question:
When I've dropped my car off for repair at a garage or dealership, they often provide a quick drive back home or pick up with one of their employees. In those cases, I always get in the front. For SOME reason, in my head that's different than an Uber. Is this this weird reasoning or does anyone else have this feeling?
If you're visiting a new City and want to see everything it's much better visibility. And a lot of people feel guilty about using the driver like a chauffeur.
I recently had an assigned driver for a work thing and it was a loaded limo Mercedes sprinter- I asked the driver first and got a much better sense of the country and city as a result.
I asked if he'd had any famous passengers and he named several megastars but was confused when I flipped out over Danny DeVito who had sat in the front seat the month before because he "didn't wanna put on any airs or graces y'know?"
he truly is the greatest artist of all time and I have sat in his bumcheek groove. I hope to have absorbed one or two DeVito atoms. I then had to explain Frank Reynolds and kept it upbeat and complimentary as I glanced nervously back at the black leather couch bench in the rear.
Caution, artistic portrayal of the magnificent human physique:
I'm Canadian and I've never sat up front by default nor have ever seen anyone else do it unless there's no room in the back.
Beyond the fact that this dude is a racist PoS, what type of weirdo asks to sit in the front during an empty uber ride?!
And it gets extremely exhausting as a 4.93 rated big black dude with over 8000 trips having to prove I don't bite. If a person's that worried about me being a weirdo, fine. I'll cancel the request, get on with my life and they can take their chances on someone else.
What a racist idiot. That clip could have ended within 10 seconds, he could have been refunded and called another Uber and done deal..but nope. Had to show off his racism. So in the end, he gets fired, everyone clearly sees he's racist and he still had to call another Uber. Like wtf?!
I didn't mean this as a slight against you but you have to understand why a woman would be worried about getting into a strangers car that she doesn't know.
At first I thought this was saying that this was the CEO OF Uber, which would have just been too much.
Fuck this dude and his whining about it too. Saw a news report where he's in front of his nice as fuck house bein like "you have no idea how sad this is for me". Fuck you.
Fuck this dude and his whining about it too. Saw a news report where he's in front of his nice as fuck house bein like "you have no idea how sad this is for me". Fuck you.
I get nervous driving when people sit in the back, they can reach around and getcha you know. Could be doing anything back there, I need to know what's going on!
I totally get that aspect of it and don't take it for granted, but I find it kind of funny (but sadly not surprising anymore) how easily people gloss over the other side of that in a topic where the DRIVER was slighted. And what about women drivers? You think they don't have those same apprehensions?
If a person's that worried about getting in a stranger's car, then don't. Call a friend. Otherwise, trust (via my ratings, reviews, and verification of my other info) that that I know how to do my job.
Look I totally respect where you're coming from but you're right this isn't the proper thread to have this discussion so i'll leave it at that.