Karen Attiah: “The Washington Post Fired Me”
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Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah this morning on Bluesky: “I’ve been fired from the Washington Po

She made only one direct reference to Kirk, quoting his own words:

“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”. - Charlie Kirk

      • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        I read it. Next time post the snopes article and the relevant quote.

        If we would have said three weeks ago […] that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative-action picks, we would have been called racist. But now they’re coming out and they’re saying it for us! They’re coming out and they’re saying, “I’m only here because of affirmative action.”

        Yeah, we know. You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.

        And then construct an actual argument. This is what he said, people are taking it out of context, and this is why it’s important.

        You’ll still get downvoted, but at least you’ll have done the hard work or connect the dots.

        Honestly, I don’t know how pointing out that this was said about specific black women makes any difference to the quote. You seem to think it’s important.

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          1 day ago

          Honestly, I don’t know how pointing out that this was said about specific black women makes any difference to the quote. You seem to think it’s important.

          Because quotes mean that it’s exactly what a person said. That’s the point. If you alter the quote you use [] to indicate the bits that have been paraphrased. It’s the intellectually honest way to quote.

          • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 day ago

            I understand the technique. I don’t understand how that changes the larger issue when you accurately bracket it from, [Black women] to [These specific black women]. Do you have a point beyond pendantics?

            • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              24 hours ago

              I thought I was perfectly clear that I was being pedantic?

              Standard disclaimer: Yes they were all women of color. Yes the subtext is that it applies generally. No I’m not saying anything else that you’re assuming I’m saying. I’m not saying this is the biggest issue or that there aren’t other more important problems. I’m just saying the quote is wrong.

              • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
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                21 hours ago

                You’re pedantry detracts from the larger more salient issues. It was neither the time nor place. It also amplified the message of bad faith actors who use this true, but tangential point to discredit her. This may be why you’re being downvoted. Good luck.

      • Bo7a@lemmy.ca
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        1 day ago

        I don’t know why I expected anything other than a lame, vaguely assholish reply…

        Goodbye.

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          11·
          1 day ago

          I dunno man - maybe if you just called me an asshole a few more times I’d be nicer to you. 🤷

          • Bo7a@lemmy.ca
            1·
            1 day ago

            I have no desire for you to be nice to me. I pretty clearly stated that I’m not saying you actually are an asshole, but that you did type like one in this thread. And that was why I, personally, downvoted your comment.

            I didn’t call you a pedophile or a rapist. I just said you type like an asshole.

            My comment history across 30 years on the internet is about 80% me typing like an asshole… And those comments get downvoted.

            Not really a big deal.