If American discrimination law means the most sensitive of us get to decide what speech is permissible, then we have all lost important freedom. 'There are a lot of people in this world who take themselves too seriously,' Barrett said. She says her employees did nothing wrong, so she won't tell them to shut up. Southwest's president, Colleen Barrett, is fighting the suit.

I think so too, but amazingly, a federal judge in Kansas City, Kan., said the lawsuit can go forward because 'Eenie Meenie' could be viewed as racist. 'It's a scam, if you ask me,' said a woman. 'I think some lawyer and some people are huntin' for some quick bucks,' one man said. Lots of people had opinions about the lawsuit. Most older people we asked, white and black, didn't know anything about the racial connotation. It has been utilized before in songs including 'Eeny Meeny Miney Mo,' a popular song written in 1935 by Johnny Mercer and Matty Malneck and the similarly titled 'Eeny Meeny Miny Moe,' which was an European hit for Dutch girl group Luv in 1979. Kids we know told us it's just a way to pick someone. Sean and Justin: Cause shawty is a eenie meenie miney mo lover: Shawty is a. The 22-year-old flight attendant said she didn't know anything about 'Eenie, Meenie's' racist past - she'd just heard other staff use the rhyme to get passengers to sit. Todd: No, apparently Biebers newest song is a duet with R&B singer Sean.

It's true that the rhyme was once a hurtful part of America's racist past, but today few people even know about that. The song was written by both Kingston and Bieber along with Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Marcos Palacios and Ernest Clark and Benny Blanco and was produced by the latter. That's why the women say they deserve money - 'punitive damages.' They suffered 'severe emotional distress,' because they were 'unable to escape the airplane, which was … poisoned with racism.' 'Eenie Meenie' is a song by American singer Sean Kingston and Canadian singer Justin Bieber.

Eenie, meenie, minie mo.Catch a tiger by the toe.If he hollers, let him go.Eenie, meenie, minie mo.īut years ago, some said not 'catch a tiger by the toe,' but 'catch a nigger by the toe.'

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