Karen Attiah: “The Washington Post Fired Me”
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Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah this morning on Bluesky: “I’ve been fired from the Washington Po

She made only one direct reference to Kirk, quoting his own words:

“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”. - Charlie Kirk

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    Honestly, I don’t know how pointing out that this was said about specific black women makes any difference to the quote. You seem to think it’s important.

    Because quotes mean that it’s exactly what a person said. That’s the point. If you alter the quote you use [] to indicate the bits that have been paraphrased. It’s the intellectually honest way to quote.

    • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
      1·
      13 hours ago

      I understand the technique. I don’t understand how that changes the larger issue when you accurately bracket it from, [Black women] to [These specific black women]. Do you have a point beyond pendantics?

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        12 hours ago

        I thought I was perfectly clear that I was being pedantic?

        Standard disclaimer: Yes they were all women of color. Yes the subtext is that it applies generally. No I’m not saying anything else that you’re assuming I’m saying. I’m not saying this is the biggest issue or that there aren’t other more important problems. I’m just saying the quote is wrong.

        • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
          1·
          9 hours ago

          You’re pedantry detracts from the larger more salient issues. It was neither the time nor place. It also amplified the message of bad faith actors who use this true, but tangential point to discredit her. This may be why you’re being downvoted. Good luck.