THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Court Rules That Calling Americans ‘Yanks’ is Racial Harassment.
A court in the United Kingdom has ruled that the term "Yank," a long-standing nickname for Americans, constitutes racial harassment.
A tribunal in Scotland has awarded thousands in compensation to an American pizzeria worker after ruling that being called a “Yank” amounted to racial harassment. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A court in the United Kingdom has ruled that the term “Yank,” a long-standing nickname for Americans, constitutes racial harassment. DETAIL: On Thursday, it was reported that a Scottish court had ruled that the term “Yank,” derived from the term “Yankee,” is a form of racial harassment. The court ruled that a man, Michael Tortolano, had used the term while insulting his American co-worker, Raymond Joseph, during a workplace dispute. Both men worked at a Pizza Express branch in Aberdeen, Scotland. The dispute took place last year. As…Open