QUOTING CHARLIE KIRK IS ALL IT TAKES TO GET FIRED THESE DAYS AT THE WASHINGTON POST
It is strange days, indeed, when the political litmus test of basic decency means refusing to deify Charlie Kirk. Kirk, of course, being the man who was murdered this month in Minnesota. But increasingly, no one is allowed to talk about who he really was politically, philosophically, and definitely not morally. In essence, he was a great human being and the penultimate example of the finest American qualities. Say anything different, or simply quote the man in his own words, and face being vilified. A poignant example this is how the last remaining opinion writer at the Washington Post got fired this week, just for quoting Charlie Kirk in his own words.
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KAREN ATTIAH WAS THE LAST MINORITY OPINION WRITER AT THE POST UNTIL QUOTING CHARLIE KIRK
The now former Post opinion writer is Karen Attiah, who is clearly not white as is clear in the picture above with Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos. Attiah simply wrote a piece noting how empty the platitudes are of conservatives who also feel free to spout violent rhetoric whenever they please. But being a black woman, she also quoted the late Charlie Kirk in his own words, which were, “Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot.” But in these strange days, her quoting Kirk was all it took to get her fired.
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POINTING OUT ONE CHARLIE KIRK RACIST QUOTE IS APPARENTLY NOW “GROSS MISCONDUCT”
One might suspect it’s because she’s a black woman in a too strong position to qualify Kirk’s own words in meaningful context. But to me it seems quite the low bar, and a brief search online is more than sufficient to make it clear that this racist quote is anything but the worst thing Kirk has said. But now, she’s fired from the Washington Post for allegedly engaging In “gross misconduct” and somehow threatening the safety of her former Post colleagues. If that’s the case, I’m not sure what it means to be a journalist anymore, though it’s fair to say there’s been a lot of turnover at the Post since Bezos bought it.
Strange days. But not so differently strange that Bezos was clearly willing to pose for a “token” photo with Attiah recently. Be careful out there, folks.
