Dang. Just when you thought the Washington Post couldn’t get any messier …
The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel was shamed today into un-retweeting a joke about women:
I just removed a retweet of an offensive joke. I apologize and did not mean to cause any harm.
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) June 3, 2022
He’s very, very sorry for finding an obvious joke amusing enough to share it with his Twitter followers.
What was the joke?
— Quid Malmborg (@QMalmborg) June 3, 2022
It was this, from tweeter Cam Harless:
Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it’s polar or sexual.
— Cam Harless (@hamcarless) June 2, 2022
[Insert Sandra Fluke “That’s Not Funny” meme here.]
Weigel’s WaPo colleague Felicia Sonmez may have been the person who spurred him to un-retweet and repent for his sin:
THE DAMAGE IS DONE pic.twitter.com/c4TU216hV0
— Andrew Egger (@EggerDC) June 3, 2022
Hi, Felicia!
FS leaked emails from her boss to a competitor, then she filed a baseless lawsuit against her employer that was quickly tossed out. It’s insane she still has a job there. But the real problem at WaPo is another reporter retweeting an obvious joke. https://t.co/7gHyf5p1dV
— AG (@AGHamilton29) June 3, 2022
Felicia Sonmez has a history of being insufferable and obnoxious. We’re not exactly huge fans of Dave Weigel, but we kinda thought he’d be able to hold out a little longer before bending over for the likes of Felicia Sonmez.
Weird apology. I don't think there was any moral valence attached to the joke.
The people you're apologizing to, thought the "kill all men" trend, was hilarious. https://t.co/lkCDSy6p26
— 埃及法老 (@Ozymandias_00) June 3, 2022
Perspective, Dave. Perspective.
Coward https://t.co/eBFyH0KIqM
— Banjo Frog (@joesghost99) June 3, 2022
apologizing for a jerry seinfeld ass dad joke https://t.co/sFqOP7utNr pic.twitter.com/cKkyrMBJMz
— Teddy K: AnMonarchism (@TedKaczynski4) June 3, 2022
A joke he didn’t even make!
it’s weird to see someone else apologize for something you tweeted https://t.co/0PlliwcWiB
— Cam Harless (@hamcarless) June 3, 2022
We can imagine, yeah.
well, if you’re here and know the difference between a joke and actual misogyny, you should check out and subscribe to my show with @soupcanarchist called The Mad Ones where we talk about all sorts of fun and interesting things.https://t.co/ENrQ66MnjZ
— Cam Harless (@hamcarless) June 3, 2022
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