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The irony over this situation is just too rich. This talented black reporter was basically cancelled at a rather liberal publication by an internal outrage mob
by ipsocannibal 6y ago
The irony over this situation is just too rich. This talented black reporter was basically cancelled at a rather liberal publication by an internal outrage mob of the new most aggrieved instigated by right wing provocators over social media posts the reporter posted as a minor and has since apologized for. Talk about cutting your own noes off to spite your face with your adversaries' blade. I guess diamonds, the internet, and the ideological purity requirements of identity politics are truely forever.
- Gunax 6y agoThey are being consistent. If they hadn't, people would have said that we ignored problematic tweets just because of her colour.
- ipsocannibal 6y agoThis consistency is what the right-wing provocators who reposted the tweets were counting on.
- dang 6y agoIt looks like your account has been using HN primarily for political, ideological, and nationalistic battle. That's against the site guidelines because it destroys what HN is supposed to be for: curious conversation on intellectually interesting topics. We ban accounts that do this kind of thing repeatedly, so please don't. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html