Poll of the Day > Silicon Valley tech CEO is sorry he got caught being a racist POS

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Far-Queue 07/08/20 10:14:14 AM #1:	https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/07/07/racist-comments-asian-family-viral-video-san-francisco-tech-ceo-michael-lofthouse/ SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) Silicon Valley tech CEO Michael Lofthouse issued an apology late Tuesday for his behavoir captured on a viral video delivering vulgar and racist comments toward an Asian family celebrating a birthday at a restaurant in Carmel Valley. In a statement issued to the Daily Mail and other media, Lofthouse CEO of Solid8 said he lost control of his emotions. My behavior in the video is appalling, the statement read. This was clearly a moment where I lost control and made incredibly hurtful and divisive comments. I would like to deeply apologize to the Chan family. I can only imagine the stress and pain they feel. I was taught to respect people of all race and I will take the time to reflect on my actions and work to better understand the inequality that so many of those around me face every day. The video originally posted on Instagram shows a man cursing and gesturing with his middle finger at the family at the Bernardus Lodge and Spas Lucia restaurant. Jordan Chan, the woman who posted the video, told KION the incident happened as her family was celebrating her aunts birthday on the Fourth of July and that man was insulting and harassing her family with racist language, saying, F you Asians, Go back to whatever f Asian country youre from and You dont belong here. The video starts with the woman asking the man sitting one table over to repeat what he had just said to them. The man stares at the camera for a few seconds, then extends his middle finger and says, This is what I say. The man then says, Trumps gonna f you, as he stood up to leave, followed by You f need to leave! You f Asian piece of s! A server then immediately yells at him No, you do not talk to our guests like that. Get out of here, the waitress could be heard saying in the video. Multiple publications Tuesday identified the man in the video as Michael Lofthouse, CEO of San Francisco cloud computing firm Solid8. A message to the company asking for a statement has not been returned. A message sent to an Instagram account apparently used by Lofthouse was not returned. In addition, his LinkedIn account appears to have been deleted and his Twitter account has been suspended. Ive dealt with racism before but never on that scale, Chan told KPIX 5. Never on the level where somebody completely unprovoked felt obligated to voice their hatred for absolutely no reason. In a statement to KION, Bernardus Vice President and GM Sean Damery said, This is an extremely unfortunate situation, however we are proud of our staff at Lucia in keeping with Bernardus Lodges core values; this incident was handled swiftly and the diner was escorted off property without further escalation. We provide guests with a safe environment for lodging and dining, and extend our sincere apologies to the guests enjoying a birthday celebration on a holiday weekend. California Assemblymember Rep. Evan Low (D-Campbell) says Lofthouses behavior is not an isolated incident. Civil rights organizations say there is a rising tide of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States thats crested and intensified during the coronavirus pandemic. Whats important is to call it for what it is. This is racism, said Low. And theres a type of hate crime thats too often associated with this. And theres a fine line between that and free speech. Asian Law Alliance CEO Richard Konda says President Trumps rhetoric and the language hes used to describe the coronavirus has fanned the flames of bigotry towards Asian Americans. It was really disturbing that this would happen, said Konda. Unfortunately, our President has made it a hobby of using terms like Kung Flu or Chinese Virus or Wuhan Virus.' Kudos to the staff throwing this asshole out. --- https://imgur.com/ZwO4qO2 Bluer than velvet was the night... Softer than satin was the light... From the stars... <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:941835325] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/07/07/racist-comments-asian-family-viral-video-san-francisco-tech-ceo-michael-lofthouse/ <quote>SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) Silicon Valley tech CEO Michael Lofthouse issued an apology late Tuesday for his behavoir captured on a viral video delivering vulgar and racist comments toward an Asian family celebrating a birthday at a restaurant in Carmel Valley. In a statement issued to the Daily Mail and other media, Lofthouse CEO of Solid8 said he lost control of his emotions. My behavior in the video is appalling, the statement read. This was clearly a moment where I lost control and made incredibly hurtful and divisive comments. I would like to deeply apologize to the Chan family. I can only imagine the stress and pain they feel. I was taught to respect people of all race and I will take the time to reflect on my actions and work to better understand the inequality that so many of those around me face every day. The video originally posted on Instagram shows a man cursing and gesturing with his middle finger at the family at the Bernardus Lodge and Spas Lucia restaurant. Jordan Chan, the woman who posted the video, told KION the incident happened as her family was celebrating her aunts birthday on the Fourth of July and that man was insulting and harassing her family with racist language, saying, F you Asians, Go back to whatever f Asian country youre from and You dont belong here. The video starts with the woman asking the man sitting one table over to repeat what he had just said to them. The man stares at the camera for a few seconds, then extends his middle finger and says, This is what I say. The man then says, Trumps gonna f you, as he stood up to leave, followed by You f need to leave! You f Asian piece of s! A server then immediately yells at him No, you do not talk to our guests like that. Get out of here, the waitress could be heard saying in the video. Multiple publications Tuesday identified the man in the video as Michael Lofthouse, CEO of San Francisco cloud computing firm Solid8. A message to the company asking for a statement has not been returned. A message sent to an Instagram account apparently used by Lofthouse was not returned. In addition, his LinkedIn account appears to have been deleted and his Twitter account has been suspended. Ive dealt with racism before but never on that scale, Chan told KPIX 5. Never on the level where somebody completely unprovoked felt obligated to voice their hatred for absolutely no reason. In a statement to KION, Bernardus Vice President and GM Sean Damery said, This is an extremely unfortunate situation, however we are proud of our staff at Lucia in keeping with Bernardus Lodges core values; this incident was handled swiftly and the diner was escorted off property without further escalation. We provide guests with a safe environment for lodging and dining, and extend our sincere apologies to the guests enjoying a birthday celebration on a holiday weekend. California Assemblymember Rep. Evan Low (D-Campbell) says Lofthouses behavior is not an isolated incident. Civil rights organizations say there is a rising tide of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States thats crested and intensified during the coronavirus pandemic. Whats important is to call it for what it is. This is racism, said Low. And theres a type of hate crime thats too often associated with this. And theres a fine line between that and free speech. Asian Law Alliance CEO Richard Konda says President Trumps rhetoric and the language hes used to describe the coronavirus has fanned the flames of bigotry towards Asian Americans. It was really disturbing that this would happen, said Konda. Unfortunately, our President has made it a hobby of using terms like Kung Flu or Chinese Virus or Wuhan Virus.'</quote> Kudos to the staff throwing this asshole out. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Judgmenl 07/08/20 10:36:23 AM #2:	Some literal nobody without even a corporate site claiming he's a CEO. Twitter needs to fucking die already. --- You're a regular Jack Kerouac <cite>Judgmenl posted [p:941836118] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>Some literal nobody without even a corporate site claiming he's a CEO. Twitter needs to fucking die already. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 07/08/20 11:32:04 AM #3:	Judgmenl posted... Some literal nobody without even a corporate site claiming he's a CEO. Did you not know that many startups have CEOs? Thought you worked in tech. --- https://imgur.com/ZwO4qO2 Bluer than velvet was the night... Softer than satin was the light... From the stars... <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:941838132] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>Judgmenl posted... </cite> <quote>Some literal nobody without even a corporate site claiming he's a CEO.</quote>Did you not know that many startups have CEOs? Thought you worked in tech. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 07/08/20 11:35:16 AM #4:	A hypocritical racist liberal living in California? This is shocking --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:941838248] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>A hypocritical racist liberal living in California? This is shocking </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WastelandCowboy 07/08/20 11:35:59 AM #5:	https://youtu.be/15HTd4Um1m4 <cite>WastelandCowboy posted [p:941838277] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/15HTd4Um1m4 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
blu 07/08/20 11:38:38 AM #6:	Tech bros will be tech bros. <cite>blu posted [p:941838353] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>Tech bros will be tech bros. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 07/08/20 11:54:23 AM #7:	There's some kind of joke to be made here about him missing his Chans to be a good person or something, but I can't think of a good one. Bummer. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:941838912] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>There's some kind of joke to be made here about him missing his Chans to be a good person or something, but I can't think of a good one. Bummer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Judgmenl 07/08/20 11:55:40 AM #8:	Far-Queue posted... Did you not know that many startups have CEOs? Thought you worked in tech. I also know that many startups an actual website that explain what their company does. P.S. He's probably the CEO of some private data analytics company. --- You're a regular Jack Kerouac <cite>Judgmenl posted [p:941838947] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>Far-Queue posted... </cite> <quote>Did you not know that many startups have CEOs? Thought you worked in tech.</quote>I also know that many startups an actual website that explain what their company does. P.S. He's probably the CEO of some private data analytics company. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 07/08/20 12:39:45 PM #9:	He's CIA. --- Align your chakras, it starts with your breathing. http://www.arfalpha.com/ScienceOfBreath/ScienceOfBreath.htm <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:941840577] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>He's CIA. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/08/20 12:46:28 PM #10:	Holy shit I saw the video yesterday and had no idea it was a guy of any importance fuck him --- The Betrayer <cite>Mead posted [p:941840831] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>Holy shit I saw the video yesterday and had no idea it was a guy of any importance fuck him </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
madadude 07/08/20 1:44:13 PM #11:	Mead posted... Holy shit I saw the video yesterday and had no idea it was a guy of any importance fuck him I think its just a small startup. Like he is probably rich of course and his company has top-level clients, but its definitely a tiny firm that I doubt is much more than him and a small handful of other people. --- http://www.last.fm/user/madadude17 <cite>madadude posted [p:941843206] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>Holy shit I saw the video yesterday and had no idea it was a guy of any importance fuck him</quote> I think its just a small startup. Like he is probably rich of course and his company has top-level clients, but its definitely a tiny firm that I doubt is much more than him and a small handful of other people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OhhhJa 07/08/20 2:18:45 PM #12:	Why is pied piper even in the news? <cite>OhhhJa posted [p:941844680] in Silicon Va... [t:78832695]...</cite> <quote>Why is pied piper even in the news? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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