'I have never called that lad defective. Got that?'
He wants to be very clear on that. He likes Fry. He doesn't see there's anything wrong with him. And then to Javert;
'Do you care that I called you a gyppo?'
'I am above such petty jibes.'
He jerks his head towards him, while glaring at Shufti. 'There you go, look. He can put his big boy pants on, and take it. I'm only saying what he is. I didn't say anythin' bad about it.'
Though he could have. And he's definitely thinking it. He's only holding back because Teja told him the man used to be a copper.
'You're standin' there, saying we need to be taught to think like other people just because we come from a different time. Listen to me, sweetheart; I talk like I do to any of my lads - or lasses - back home, and none of them have trouble with it. They get treated like coppers, and there's no higher respect I can give 'em. Maybe that's somethin' you should try to understand. Not everyone thinks the same as you do. If I stopped calling 'em names, they'd think they were in trouble.'
It's camaraderie. It's because he's top dog, and that's how you know you're doing a good job. Gene doesn't want a sanitised workplace; he wants everyone in it together. And it bloody works.
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'I have never called that lad defective. Got that?'
He wants to be very clear on that. He likes Fry. He doesn't see there's anything wrong with him. And then to Javert;
'Do you care that I called you a gyppo?'
'I am above such petty jibes.'
He jerks his head towards him, while glaring at Shufti. 'There you go, look. He can put his big boy pants on, and take it. I'm only saying what he is. I didn't say anythin' bad about it.'
Though he could have. And he's definitely thinking it. He's only holding back because Teja told him the man used to be a copper.
'You're standin' there, saying we need to be taught to think like other people just because we come from a different time. Listen to me, sweetheart; I talk like I do to any of my lads - or lasses - back home, and none of them have trouble with it. They get treated like coppers, and there's no higher respect I can give 'em. Maybe that's somethin' you should try to understand. Not everyone thinks the same as you do. If I stopped calling 'em names, they'd think they were in trouble.'
It's camaraderie. It's because he's top dog, and that's how you know you're doing a good job. Gene doesn't want a sanitised workplace; he wants everyone in it together. And it bloody works.