Comments by "SmallSpoonBrigade" (@SmallSpoonBrigade) on "Ellen OBLITERATED For Quarantine Joke" video.

  1. The grocery store I work for is providing all those things. Granted, the hazard pay arguably ought to be more, but they've got masks for us and gloves. Anybody that tests positive gets 2 weeks of paid leave. The specific pay varies a bit depending upon the position, but that includes new hires. They don't want us coming in sick and they don't want us skipping out on testing when there's any indication that we might have it.
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  2. Yes, they should be held accountable. but, that being said, the corporations are handling it with varying degrees of integrity. I just got hired at a grocery store and while I won't get sick days for ages, anybody that tests positive does get pay for at least 2 weeks regardless of whether they just got hired or have been with the company for years. I'm not foolish enough to assume they're being generous, but generous or not, it would be foolish for them not to.
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  3. TBH, the joke wouldn't have been a problem, if she wasn't benefiting from an oppressive system that puts some people in the position where they have to work these jobs or become homeless. For me personally, I'm lucky to not have to worry about eviction or going hungry. But, most are not so fortunate. Personally, I specifically took a job at one of the local grocery stores specifically because people need to be fed and since I likely already had it, it made sense for me to be on the front lines. I lack the necessary medical training, so it had to either be grocery store, shipping company or private security as those are all ways in which I could contribute. But, there is a certain logic to refusing to deliver or support the leaches that put us in the position of having an insufficient quantities of respirators, personal protective gear and means to produce whatever medications are found to be effective.
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  4. Tough, perhaps they should get over their homophobia then. Most members of the lgbtq community had to contend with that for years before coming out and even after coming out if they're not constantly bringing it up.
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