I know a few (white) ladies who work in the features and arts section, and it seems like that section and page six is sort of immune to this stuff. all the ladies i know are pretty socially liberal, not racist, and work there in spite of the paper's rep, because in their sections they don't have to deal with the extreme right side of things. to hear it from them, the post is a pretty sweet gig; the hours are normal, the workload is humane, the pay is better than you'd guess. like a parallel universe, i'm supposing.
If Dunleavy was sending stories to editors with racial slurs, and assuming that the Post has at least a basic digital content management editorial system, then those drafts are likely sitting on tantalizingly subpoenable drives or tape somewhere....
As much as I applaud these reporters suing the post and hope that they can add to the post's already ballooned financial deficit for murdoch's privilege of publishing his hate and bile, I still have to sorta wonder...what were you thinking taking a job at that crapfest in the first place?
@manchops: The same reason any of us have careers and/or jobs in the first place, I suppose. Once you commit to a "dream" or idea, you get stuck in a way until you have that my-life-sucks-and-this-isn't-how-its-supposed-to-be moment. Once that drops, you look around for things to be pissed about. If you find them, you win that stage in the big ol' game of life. If not, you wait on that whole "401k thing" I hear old people talk about from time to time.
@Tru Invincible: Oh I hear you so loud and clear on all that. And I've certainly cashed paychecks from companies that have most likely been involved in real hateful things.
But I guess, as a gay at least, the Post has through the years been so extreme that I would have to wear a wig and glasses into work there and lie to all my friends. (and get me some hot log cabin republican ass on the weekends)
I'm thinking instead of an office, a desk, phone or a computer, they just hand their new minority workers a broom and a high-five with a hearty "now go get-em!"
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Very log cabin republican. Very.
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But I guess, as a gay at least, the Post has through the years been so extreme that I would have to wear a wig and glasses into work there and lie to all my friends. (and get me some hot log cabin republican ass on the weekends)
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Perish the thought!
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I'm thinking instead of an office, a desk, phone or a computer, they just hand their new minority workers a broom and a high-five with a hearty "now go get-em!"