Should I be offended by this email from my company's co-owner?

Question

> The Little Red Hen - Modern Version
>
>Once upon a time, on a farm in Texas, there was a little red hen who
>scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered quite a few grains of
>wheat.
>
>She called all of her neighbors together and said, "If we plant this
>wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?"
>
>"Not I," said the cow.
>
>"Not I," said the duck.
>
>
>"Not I," said the pig.
>
>
>"Not I," said the goose.
>
>"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen. And so she did.
>The wheat grew very tall and ripened into golden grain.
>
>"Who will help me reap my wheat" asked the little red hen.
>
>"Not I," said the duck.
>
>"Out of my classification," said the pig.
>
>"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.
>
>"I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.
>
>"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen, and so she did.
>
>At last it came time to bake the bread.
>
>"Who will help me bake the bread!

>"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.
>
>"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.
>
>"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.
>
>"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.
>
>"Then I will do it by myself," said the little red hen. She baked five
>loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see.
>
>They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen

>said, "No, I shall eat all five loaves."
>
>"Excess profits!" cried the cow.
>
>"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck.
>
>"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose.
>
>The pig just grunted in disdain.
>
>And they all painted "Unfair!" picket signs and marched around and
>around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
>
>Then a government agent came, he said to the little red hen, "You must
>not be so greedy."
>
>"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.
>

>"Exactly," said the agent. "That is what makes our free enterprise
>system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he
>wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive
>workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy
and idle,"
>
>And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen,
>who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, for now I truly understand,"
>
>But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again
>baked bread because she joined the "party" and got her bread free.
>
>And all the Democrats smiled. 'Fairness' had been established.
>Individual initiative had died, but nobody noticed; perhaps no one
>cared.....as long as there was free bread that the rich were paying
for.

>
>Bill Clinton is getting $12 million for his memoirs.
>
>Hillary got $8 million for hers.
>
>That's $20 million for memories from two people, who for eight years,
>repeatedly testified, under oath, that they couldn't remember anything.
>
>IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY, OR WHAT?

-----end of email-----

I'm really sorry for the length of this question, but the underlying theme I got from the email (simplified as liberals are bad, republicans are good) isn't sitting well with me. I just started working for this company a few weeks ago and I'm not sure what I should/can do. Any help is appreciated! Thank you.

Answer 1

get over it and laugh quit being so uptitght

Answer 2

It is a complete oversimplification of the economic relationships that exist between animals (people). At the very LEAST, it omits that the toil of the little red hens ability to produce in the first place, was thats to the infrastructure that a farmer had laid down and developed, presumably at thier own cost (it wasn't, it is yet another gift of taxes). The rich of the world are not the fattest people on the planet either, and want things beside a lot of bread.

An absurd, ignorant bastardization of a simple tale. I would be extremely offended. Classic 16th and 17th century thinking there. What enlightened leadership[ you have.

Answer 3

undoubtedly someone will say it's grounds for a lawsuit. They are a putz. It's just a joke. Maybe the general consesus is that everyone at the company is a conservative, if you aren't, so be it. no harm no foul. Wait for the proper time and let people know you leave politics at home. Liberals suck, but not any more than conservatives, politicians have ruined this country but only because voters have allowed it to happen. So in essence all of you suck. O.K Just kidding / Jokes (get it)

Answer 4

When I first started to read this I rolled my eyes. However it took a very interesting twist that I didn't see coming. It has kind of an Ayn Rand 'Atlas Shrugged- Orwell 'Animal Farm' thing going on.And if you can blend two books like these in such a short little parody, man that's gold. I liked it very much, it's clever. What's sad is most people don't see it like this. Capitalism, Democracy, these are dying things, just as the U.S., as we know it, is. So anyway, no, you shouldn't be offended. Stop being such a f@g.

Answer 5

It's not really appropriate for the workplace. Any discussion of religion, politics, sexual orientation, or race can open a company up to a lawsuit. No matter what you personally believe or your opinion of the email, it does not belong on corporate email systems. Otherwise, someone who may actually be deeply offended by this could sue your company, and since it is on the company email system from your boss's account, they would probably win.

Tell your boss to read the ins and outs of hostile workplace laws and to get a yahoo account!

Answer 6

your story sounds more like Communism than democracy. And if this is directed towards democrats than your boss should know republicans aren't perfect either, isn't Bush friends with Castro? I say yes they are in cahoots, and no that was not an appropriate email for someone in power in y0ur company to send you. I think that would be discrimination and grounds for a lawsuit. Defiantly a lawsuit, because you as an American have the right to work in a non discriminate environment, but if you are going to sew talk to lawer first see what your rights are

Answer 7

This is actually a form of harassment. You have every right to inform your employer that you do not wish to be included in his 'joke recipient' list.
If he fails, then you have a legitimate complaint.

Also, I didn't find the joke funny at all.

Answer 8

Oh, C'mon.
I think your co-owner was trying to lighten the air, but still make a point.

Answer 9

I think its great, I just plagiarized you and sent it to all my family and friends.

I think its true though. Sadly true.

Answer 10

I think it is hilarious and see no reason for you to be offended.