Thanks, Newsweek, for this reminder that bigotry is totes cool as long as conservatives are the target:
How in the world does Newsweek think this is ok to publish? https://t.co/LgwIztHDwe
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) October 27, 2017
You catch that headline?
Real nice.
And it's a history prof to boot.
— Sean Hackbarth (@seanhackbarth) October 27, 2017
Beyond the insipid thesis, Newsweek has fallen apart if they have to scrape content from other weblogs.
— Sean Hackbarth (@seanhackbarth) October 27, 2017
Indeed, that piece was originally posted at the George Washington University’s History News Network (under a slightly different headline):
And for some reason, Newsweek saw fit to put it on their site.
What the fuck, @Newsweek .https://t.co/AnhcetF7ez
— N. Bourbaki (@d08890) October 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/AlanMCole/status/923925860989722624
Let’s play a game, shall we?
Now picture this headline with almost any other group. https://t.co/RQMhNgoMBS pic.twitter.com/NGcpr2rjqp
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 27, 2017
Go ahead, try it: "Why are all the [insert political label here] loudmouths [insert ethnic group]?” https://t.co/RQMhNgoMBS pic.twitter.com/lnaAgVLN0Z
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 27, 2017
This could get ugly really fast.
This is pure unadulterated bigotry against one of the most historically oppressed groups in the world. Asinine. Shameful. Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/iYhbq3Qtta
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 27, 2017
At the very least, it wasn’t very smart.
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/923928982734635014
GP "First, Newsweek came for the filthy, drunken Micks, and I said nothing …"
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) October 27, 2017
All joking aside, do better Newsweek. We know that’s a tall order for you guys, but please. For your own sake.
https://twitter.com/andilnx/status/923933241848901632
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