Washington Post columnist fired over social media posts after Charlie Kirk's assassination
Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah made a flurry of social media posts after Charlie Kirk's death. The Post cited two Bluesky posts in particular that led to her firing.
Attiah published a Substack post on Monday saying she was fired for "speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns."
The Post's termination letter to her quotes one of her posts that said, "Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is….not the same as violence." A second post quoted in the letter says, "Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence."
"Your postings on Bluesky (which clearly identifies you as a Post Columnist) about white men in response to the killing of Charlie Kirk do not comply with our policy," the letter says. The Post's policy prohibits postings that disparage people based on their race, gender, or other protected characteristics.
Attiah published a Substack post on Monday saying she was fired for "speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America's apathy toward guns."
The Post's termination letter to her quotes one of her posts that said, "Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is….not the same as violence." A second post quoted in the letter says, "Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence."
"Your postings on Bluesky (which clearly identifies you as a Post Columnist) about white men in response to the killing of Charlie Kirk do not comply with our policy," the letter says. The Post's policy prohibits postings that disparage people based on their race, gender, or other protected characteristics.
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