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The only thing I am confused about is why he was fired for this tweet and not fired when he posted a string of tweets using the N-word and other homophobic and
by natural219 13y ago
The only thing I am confused about is why he was fired for this tweet and not fired when he posted a string of tweets using the N-word and other homophobic and racist slurs[1]. In comparison to his past behavior, these latest tweets seem rather mild.
[1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/pax-dickinson-fired-business-insider-tweets_n_3900548.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/pax-dickinson-fired...
- untog 13y agoBecause no-one noticed them, it would seem. I imagine someone did a Twitter search for 'Titstare' and stumbled across his feed.
- theorique 13y agoAt the time, he had only a thousand or so followers and there was not yet a major outcry. As I said in an earlier comment: I can remember reading quite a few [of his tweets] and thinking "wow, this guy's gonna get called out one of these days". Guess it finally happened, and by someone with a big enough megaphone to really make it go viral. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6364769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6364769 edit: Especially since he had his professional title in his twitter bio.