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The reason a disproportionate number of these articles are regarding public sector employees is because public institutions are publicly accountable, and theref

The reason a disproportionate number of these articles are regarding public sector employees is because public institutions are publicly accountable, and therefore generally must respond to a controversy. A private sector firm is under no obligation to state how it is resolving a matter with an employee and may find it advantageous in terms of public image and legal liability to simply not comment if the employee has not been terminated. Having said that, here are a couple of private individuals. Jerry Saltz got away with just an apology after homophobic tweets: https://twitter.com/jerrysaltz/status/1024338014871474176 https://twitter.com/jerrysaltz/status/1024338014871474176 Chris Pratt apologizes after making offensive Instagram post, no major further repurcussions: https://www.sammichespsychmeds.com/chris-pratt-signs-apology-to-deaf-community-for-offensive-post-wins-hearts-again/ https://www.sammichespsychmeds.com/chris-pratt-signs-apology... Feel free to additionally move the goalposts as you wish, but the point remains that the insinuation that some HN'ers are making that the only possible reason he isn't facing forthwith termination is his race doesn't seem inarguably the case.

neartheplain 5y ago
"Following a video post on Instagram in which the hunky Guardians of the Galaxy star insisted followers turn up the volume on their devices rather than simply read the subtitles in order to get the full experience, members of the deaf community pointed out that such a remark is exclusionary and, simply put, offensive to suggest that only those who can hear are able to experience something to its fullest potential." Equating that post to the link's anti-Semitic remarks seems like a stretch.
anm89 5y ago
Chris Pratt isn't an employee. He can't be fired. No idea who the other guy is but yes, you might have found an example. I have no doubt there are some out there. I could point you to the short novel length list of times it went the other way though.

neartheplain 5y ago

"Following a video post on Instagram in which the hunky Guardians of the Galaxy star insisted followers turn up the volume on their devices rather than simply read the subtitles in order to get the full experience, members of the deaf community pointed out that such a remark is exclusionary and, simply put, offensive to suggest that only those who can hear are able to experience something to its fullest potential." Equating that post to the link's anti-Semitic remarks seems like a stretch.

anm89 5y ago

Chris Pratt isn't an employee. He can't be fired. No idea who the other guy is but yes, you might have found an example. I have no doubt there are some out there. I could point you to the short novel length list of times it went the other way though.