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This story is absolutely bonkers: An Asian ACLU employee complains about an abusive work environment. Her bosses, who are black, say "No, we're the victims because you calling us abusive is a racist trope."

So the ACLU fires the Asian lady for racism.
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Then it gets better—the lawyer representing the ACLU basically says, it doesn't matter if the employee meant to be racist...or if anyone in their right mind would find her language objectionable. All that matters is that her bosses say their feelings were hurt!
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Essentially, the ACLU's legal argument boils down to this: You can literally do or say anything you want to your employees. If they complain, just have the abusive boss claim their feelings were hurt.

I believe psychologists have a word for behavior like this...