Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez has deleted this tweet we told you about earlier tonight after thousands and thousands of people called her out on the timing of it:
But before deleting it, she defended it. And then deleted those, too. We don’t have screenshots but our content management system preserved the text of the now-deleted hot-takes:
“Well, THAT was eye-opening. To the 10,000 people (literally) who have commented and emailed me with abuse and death threats, please take a moment and read the story — which was written 3+ years ago, and not by me. Any public figure is worth remembering in their totality 1/2”
https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1221555583515537409
And:
“even if that public figure is beloved and that totality unsettling. That folks are responding with rage & threats toward me (someone who didn’t even write the piece but found it well-reported) speaks volumes about the pressure people come under to stay silent in these cases. 2/2”
https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1221556468081741825
Yes, she’s the real victim in all of this:
Yes Felicia, you’re the victim today. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. https://t.co/i71Rasdcrq
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 26, 2020
Does she not get that it’s the timing of it all?
Written three years ago….posted by you today.
— becky mayo (@justanurse25) January 26, 2020
We never said it should never come up, mind you:
Let me explain this to you, cause you don’t seem to bright.
Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter died today. Mere hours ago. In a horrific accident.
There is a wife and mother, & three other children, who are living a nightmare.
The time to have this discussion is NOT NOW. https://t.co/ZqhyBiKnch
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) January 26, 2020
This is a good analogy:
Was my ex terrible to me? Yes.
Would I appreciate or tolerate anyone bad mouthing him after his death, in a way my boys would see or hear? Absolutely not.
Let the people who love him have their memories. Especially now.
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) January 26, 2020
Yep:
You could've waited until AFTER the funeral.
They're still at the accident scene.
Shameful.
Karma..
— Autonomous Collective (@AutonomousColl1) January 26, 2020
She’s going to be on Siraj Hashmi list tomorrow, for sure:
Just toss your phone into a toilet https://t.co/0L2ztoBaBI
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) January 26, 2020
She also tweeted out a screenshot of some of the emails she received:
“As an addendum: Hard to see what’s accomplished by messages such as these. If your response to a news article is to resort to harassment and intimidation of journalists, you might want to consider that your behavior says more about you than the person you’re targeting.”
https://twitter.com/feliciasonmez/status/1221560496949690369
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