Did I do the right thing? (Advice needed)

**kuhio98** · 11-04-2005, 11:10 AM

Okay, I'm totally clueless because I don't know what 'izzle and the purple mule are. You didn't do anything wrong. But, I've always found it best in the long run to go directly to the person first and let them know that you are offended and to cut it out and if they don't, you will then go to the boss.

**Samantha Puppy** · 11-04-2005, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by kuhio98

Okay, I'm totally clueless because I don't know what 'izzle and the purple mule are. You didn't do anything wrong. But, I've always found it best in the long run to go directly to the person first and let them know that you are offended and to cut it out and if they don't, you will then go to the boss.

"-izzle talk" is something Snoop Dogg came up with (I think it was him, anyway). For instance, if someone said "Fo' shizzle", it means 'for sure'. If someone said "I'll meet you at my hizzle", that means house. From what I understand, the words can change - hizzle doesn't have to mean just house, it changes based on whatever you're saying. That's about the best I can describe it. Needless to say I don't "understand" much more than that about the whole slang, so asking me to translate it was just odd to begin with.

"Purple mule" is a (raunchy, inappropriate, offensive) term for penis.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 11-04-2005, 11:38 AM

You should read your employee handbook. It will have specific instructions on what to do in such instances in your organization. As for what to say to him...."That's offensive to me. Do not speak to me in that manner."

And...by the way....your response about being the "whitest"...best not to talk about race at all in the workplace.

**Samantha Puppy** · 11-04-2005, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

You should read your employee handbook. It will have specific instructions on what to do in such instances in your organization.

I did and I followed what it said to do. I just felt horribly guilty for doing so this morning and even though it was the right thing to do by the book, I wasn't sure it was on a personal level.

Knowing what I do now though, I am much more confident that I did do the right thing.

**RICHARD** · 11-04-2005, 04:02 PM

Where I work if that had happened and you hadn't mentioned ANYTHING about it you would probably be help JUST AS ACCOUNTABLE as he'd be.

Altho you are the person that was offended, you could be punished along with him for not saying anything about the transmission of material like that on the company's e mail system.

If he has a history of saying stupid things he would have hung himself sooner or later.

**kuhio98** · 11-04-2005, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by Samantha Puppy

"-izzle talk" is something Snoop Dogg came up with (I think it was him, anyway). For instance, if someone said "Fo' shizzle", it means 'for sure'. If someone said "I'll meet you at my hizzle", that means house. From what I understand, the words can change - hizzle doesn't have to mean just house, it changes based on whatever you're saying. That's about the best I can describe it. Needless to say I don't "understand" much more than that about the whole slang, so asking me to translate it was just odd to begin with.

"Purple mule" is a (raunchy, inappropriate, offensive) term for penis.

Thanks for explaining. I have heard of Snoop Dogg, but have never listened to his err "music". I can't imagine how I've lived 45 years on this planet without hearing the term "purple mule" before. I've heard "it" called many things before, but never that.