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The Monday after Thanksgiving is a real bitch. I get it. After the bliss most of us feel from being off Wednesday through Sunday, getting back on the grind after eating your way through an entire turkey and traveling back and forth to see your loved ones is my idea of hell. However, it could definitely be a lot worse. At least you can take solace in the fact that you didn’t get fired for tweeting something racist.
Prepare yourselves for some euphoria-inducing Schadenfreude thanks to the Tumblr RacistsGettingFired, which is all about exactly what it says it is: pictures of people tweeting or posting racist remarks to their social media accounts and losing their jobs as a result.
For example, let’s look at this charming political commentator on who he thinks should run this country:
Yikes. But, as they say, there’s no place to hide on the internet. Tumblr user Schnarwals found his information and encouraged people to let his employer know what he was saying:
“CAMERON DAKOTA CLARKE from Roanoke, VA. His tweets/acct have been deleted since he found out I had his contact info. Couldn’t find much info but thanks to a twitter follower I have his employer’s phone number: Brown’s Car Stores in VA (703) 352-5555. Call them at that number or send them a message on their contact form and report the shit out of him. White folks need to learn there’s consequences to their disgusting behavior and beliefs.”
And the response:
“Earlier today, Brown’s Car Stores was made aware of racist and other inappropriate posts made by an employee. Brown’s does not condone nor does it tolerate racism, bigotry or any other expression of prejudice or discrimination against anyone of any race, gender or religion. We have taken immediate action and the individual is no longer a part of the Brown’s family. While individuals are responsible for their own behavior, Brown’s sincerely apologizes to anyone who was subjected to these comments. During this time of Thanksgiving, we give thanks for our employees, our customers and the communities we live and have built our business in, for your support. – Brown’s Car Stores”
Now that’s some instant comeuppance. How about this charming diatribe from a Twitter user with the handle @Redneck45Rem, otherwise known as VA TRUCK DRIVER:
Charming. How’d they find him? Via this tweet from 2013:
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Which led to them finding his Facebook page:
Aaaaand his employer’s information:
Which resulted in:
Here’s an example of a cla$$y young lady from Illinois who’s clearly going places:
And the esteemed establishment known as Skooter’s Roadhouse responded to their employee’s charming diatribe:
“Thank you to everyone that have reached out to us to let us know what has been happening. We are fully aware of the situation and are completely disgusted by the comments that have been made! We have dealt with this individual quickly. Our hearts and prayers go out to all that have been affected by this unrest. This person’s personal views by no means reflect how we feel and we have take quick steps to terminate this person. Thank you to everyone that reached out to us. We were as disgusted as everyone to hear these kind of words spoken and disappointed that this kind of talk and belief still exists in our world today. This employee was let go immediately after we had learn what had happened. Thank you to all that help us with this.”
You can check out the blog here. It’s pretty amazing.
Every time you lose faith in humanity and see stupid shit on the internet, just remember that sometimes, it can be a major force for good..
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Witch hunts are cool.
How about we fire this liberal asshole writer for supporting the firing of people who make racist remarks. When did Grandex start supporting PC bullshit???
All I know is PGP has pissed me off and I’m done with it. Know who you’re audience is–its closer to Wall Street Journal than buzzfeed in case you didn’t realize.
Im all about free speech and people having the right to be racist morons if they choose to do so, but if you write racist things on any form of social media people are going to have problems with it. In this day and age everything is monitored and very little you do online is private. No reputable company wants anything to do with a person who goes on racist rants over social media because they are a fucking moron and a liability.
Simple test: Whatever consequences you would expect from shouting something in public should be expected when you say the same thing online.
Exactly.
Couldn’t agree more.
Grandex’s revenue ambitions are stretching their market niche to the breaking point.
They will either drive off their business or become the ESPN of the Greek and young professional humor market. We all hate the monster it has become, but we still tune in.
You might ask the racists how they feel about Jewish boys. http://www.dialoginternational.com/dialog_international/2015/01/pegida-and-the-peace-demonstrations-anti-americanism-and-anti-semitism.html
“Know who you’re audience is–its closer to Wall Street Journal”
Your priorities are crooked.
You’re an idiot
There’s the door bro.
How’d that go for you, chief?
“White folks need to learn there’s consequences to their disgusting behavior and beliefs”
Oh the irony…
“Let’s hate these people for denigrating an entire race of people based on the actions of a few!”
Oh, wait. Shit…
I have never found anything remotely entertaining or amusing in any “column” JayTas has produced.
That’s what I get for majoring in creative writing at clown college.
So volunteering to be a grown-up tattletale and ruin someone’s livelihood just because you don’t like what they said online is now what we call being “a major force for good?”
Sorry, count me out.
I’m not racist at all. Seeing these Tumblr activist witch hunters just really pisses me off.
The title to this should have been “Watch a bunch of slacktivists get people fired for having views that disagree with theirs because doing something that actually makes a difference is, like, hard, you guys.”
There is a fine line between views that “disagree with most” and “hate speech.” Which one of these people do you feel bad for exactly? Two of them are openly in support of the KKK. The issue should be that this could get out of hand. Firing people for actually having different views that don’t promote bigotry. Or firing people for things taken out of context / satirical. I could definitely see this being taken too far, but these individuals were in the wrong.
I understand where you’re coming from and probably could have phrased it better, but I stand by the gist of what I said. I don’t condone what those people said, nor would I invite those people into my home, but they are losing their jobs because some people wanted to make a “statement”. It’s the same mentality that led to looting and burning in Ferguson.
Lets be real, there’s a 50/50 shot this is some bored 15 year old who has never actually accomplished anything and just wants an excuse to justify his extremely high opinion of himself. The best part is that the jackoff ruining (admittedly idiotic) people’s lives now thinks that he is acting heroically, because all of the dickless people whose entire sense of self worth comes from being recognized as morally righteous on social media are encouraging him.
Moral of the story: Thanks for the link to the giant “bad people are bad, look how much better we are than those bad people” circle jerk over on tumblr.
Please don’t publish another Jaytas article ever again
If you rob a store and then fight a cop, armed or not, then don’t be surprised when you get shot.
If you choose to ignore these facts supported by forensic evidence and decide to create your own narrative on racism to martyr a criminal and vilify his attacker of another race, and ultimately serve as an excuse to loot, riot, and cause violent unrest then you are either 1) easily manipulated by the machinations of the media hoping sensationalism will translate into ratings and quick to formulate conclusions or 2) allowing your own racist misconceptions to mold your worldview. Either way, you’re part of the problem, and the one who’s truly closed minded.
Spot on. Could not have iterated my feelings any better.
The white guilt is strong with this one.