As Twitchy told you earlier, the New York Times newest editorial board member had many old tweets come back to bite her. It seems Sarah Jeong is not a fan of white people:
"Dumba*s f*cking white people!" NYT's newest editorial board member, Sarah Jeong, wanted to "cancel" white people https://t.co/JiBpddPciW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 2, 2018
There was plenty of backlash, with the Times being asked if they intend to keep Jeong on the board. Here’s the paper’s statement:
Our statement in response to criticism of the hiring of Sarah Jeong. pic.twitter.com/WryIgbaoqg
— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) August 2, 2018
“For a period of time she responded to that harassment by imitating the rhetoric of her harassers.” Er, OK…
— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) August 2, 2018
ha ha ha ha ha https://t.co/efkrVxU4kJ
— Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) August 2, 2018
Right!? And there are some holes in the Times’ defense of Jeong:
She wasn’t responding to anyone. She’s been making racist remarks as far back as 2014, according to the time-stamped Tweets. I think she fits in perfectly at your paper. https://t.co/xgqUpWaPsi
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 2, 2018
They weren't replies. https://t.co/bo9zhgLcQ0
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) August 2, 2018
But she’s not responding to anyone or imitating them. pic.twitter.com/fP9E1wDT81
— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) August 2, 2018
Also, this goes on from 2013 to 2015 (and that's just what's shown). The statement makes it sound like it was a one off thing.
— Abner Snopes ن (@humidpress) August 2, 2018
That’s some kind of statement, NYT! However, BS detectors are exploding everywhere:
Don't worry, the people complaining are doing it in bad faith and already don't subscribe to the NYT.
It's entirely appropriate to ignore them.
— Nyx (@nyxpol) August 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/Real_Johannes_P/status/1025059816476168192
This is such a lame excuse. Just admit that you have no problem with her racist remarks and move on. https://t.co/xgqUpWsqjQ
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1025059183945822208
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1025057530626629632
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1025059748687872000
She understands after your review that this type of rhetoric was unacceptable, but she left her tweets up anyway?
At least, until today.
— Republicanvet (Hamberder Hill) (@Republicanvet91) August 2, 2018
No one makes it easier for Trump to attack the media than the media. https://t.co/434hO3tmuU
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) August 2, 2018
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) August 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/Dancemonkey9/status/1025052865939824640
Taken at face value, the NYT is telling you that they knew about the tweets and didn't even ask that she delete them. They wanted this controversy, and the opportunity to tell you they don't care. https://t.co/uwzmQFHsTn
— Just Karl (@justkarl) August 2, 2018
This is much worse for the NYT, and much more amusing for its critics, than if they had just refused to comment. https://t.co/FENwqJsJah
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) August 2, 2018
Bingo!