White males complain about diversity video

DENVER, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Denver officials say they will stop showing a diversity-training video that portrays a white man as homophobic, sexist and racist.

The decision to pull the video was made after a white male city employee complained that the video "Laughing Matters -- Think About It" violates his civil rights, the Rocky Mountain News said Wednesday.

The video follows the antics of a white blue-collar worker who insults overweight women and makes fun of gays. Dennis Supple, a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning mechanic, said the video treats white male trades workers "like we're all a bunch of drooling, stupid fools."

Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown objected to the video after he was contacted by Supple. Brown said the video makes a mockery of whites, forcing Supple and other white men to sit through a diversity-training class with their colleagues staring at them, the newspaper said.