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The New York Times Hires Left-Wing Bigot for Its Editorial Board
Townhall.com ^ | August 9, 2018 | Larry Elder

Posted on 08/09/2018 7:37:48 AM PDT by Kaslin

The New York Times, for its editorial board, hired a 30-year-old tech writer named Sarah Jeong, an American immigrant from South Korea. But Jeong, only a few years ago, posted a series of offensive, anti-white tweets.

Her anti-white tweets included the following:

"Dumbass f-ing white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants."

"Oh man it's kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men."

"I dare you to get on Wikipedia and play 'Things white people can definitely take credit for, it's really hard."

"Are white people genetically predisposed to burn faster in the sun, thus logically being only fit to live underground like groveling goblins(?)"

The New York Times stands by its decision. You see, said The New York Times in a statement, Jeong was merely being sarcastic. She was actually mocking the racism of her twitter detractors. She was, in effect, trolling the trolls. The Times said: "Her journalism and the fact that she is a young Asian woman have made her a subject of frequent online harassment. For a period of time she responded to that harassment by imitating the rhetoric of her harassers. She sees now that this approach only served to feed the vitriol that we too often see on social media. She regrets it, and The Times does not condone it."

As defenses go, The New York Times' defense of its new editorial board hire is creative. But what about Jeong's anti-cop and anti-male tweets? Here's a sample:

"Cops are assholes."

"Let me know when a cop gets killed by a rock or molotov cocktail or a stray shard of glass from a precious precious window."

"If we're talking big sweeping bans on s--- that kills people, why don't we ever ever ever ever talk about banning the police?"

"I SURE WOULD FIGHT THE COPS WITH MY GUNS, I WONDER WHY BLACK PEOPLE HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF THAT."

"My point is that we should kill all the men *prior* to removing the state from marriage as an institution."

Was Jeong still being satirical when she attacked cops, too?

In an earnings call last November, John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John's, gave the following analysis of why his company's third-quarter earnings were disappointing. Schnatter said: "The NFL has hurt us. ... We are disappointed the NFL and its leadership did not resolve this." He was referring to the NFL national anthem player protests, which he insisted should have been "nipped in the bud" the previous year. Schnatter said, "Leadership starts at the top, and this is an example of poor leadership."

Critics called his comments "racist" because most of the players in the NFL are black, as are most of the protestors. Therefore, Schnatter was being racist by objecting to the mostly black kneelers. Schnatter apologized, but Papa John's stock tumbled after Schnatter's NFL comment, and in January, Schnatter stepped down as CEO.

Schnatter eventually resigned as chairman of the board for something he said months later. In a May telephone conference call about how his company can be more racially tolerant and sensitive, Schnatter reportedly defended his November NFL comments by stating, "Colonel Sanders called blacks n-----s," yet, claimed Schnatter, never faced public backlash. Schnatter was out. Never mind his claim that he was quoting someone else during a role-playing exercise.

Roseanne Barr, a few months ago, lost her show because of a "racist" tweet about former Obama White House aide and consultant, Valerie Jarrett. Barr tweeted: "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." Barr claimed she did not know Jarrett was black, making her tweet offensive, argued Barr, but not racist.

As for Jeong, a CNN political commentator claimed that it is impossible for Jeong to be racist. Symone Sanders says racism requires power. Sanders apparently believes that only white men possess power and therefore a woman of Korean heritage is incapable of racism. Sanders said, "Being racist is not just prejudice, it's prejudice plus power. So one could argue that some of her tweets, even within context, note that she has a prejudice, perhaps, against white men, but that, in fact, does not make her racist. I don't think she is a racist. ... Could she have some not just implicit, but, you know, negative bias toward white men in America due to perhaps what she is experienced throughout her life?"

Contrast Sanders' definition of racism with that of The New York Times' columnist Charles Blow. In an article about President Donald Trump's alleged racism, Blow said: "Racism is simply the belief that race is an inherent and determining factor in a person's or a people's character and capabilities, rendering some inferior and others superior."

That sounds a lot like the new member of The New York Times editorial board.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: bigots; larryelder; media; msm; newyorkslimes; nyt; sarahjeong
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1 posted on 08/09/2018 7:37:48 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Meanwhile the NFL now has male cheerleaders!!!!


2 posted on 08/09/2018 7:39:37 AM PDT by 3boysdad (The very elect.)
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To: 3boysdad
I don't know about pissing on fire hydrants, but I'll piss on her grave any day.

Her, and everyone like her.

3 posted on 08/09/2018 7:40:58 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Those with intellect bear the burden of thought.)
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To: Kaslin

Ther’s an opening at a nail salon in Brooklyn!


4 posted on 08/09/2018 7:41:09 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: Kaslin

Title correction...

Should be:

The New York Slimes Hires Yet Another Left-Wing Bigot


5 posted on 08/09/2018 7:42:56 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: Kaslin

Bit of a “dog bites man” story. Nothing new here.


6 posted on 08/09/2018 7:46:21 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The MSM is in the business of creating a fake version of reality for political reasons.)
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To: Kaslin

Sulzberger knows his liberal, male core customer base. They are self loathing wimps who were raised by horrible, demeaning castrating women. Psychologically they find the hiring of this witch to be a comfort.


7 posted on 08/09/2018 7:46:28 AM PDT by allendale (.)
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To: ETL
Not all left-wing bigots get a pass! One of the silver-tongued Ms. Jeong's predecessors as tech reporter at the NYT was hired then fired later that very same day when it was discovered she'd used the term "faggot" in a tweet.
8 posted on 08/09/2018 7:48:21 AM PDT by Blurb2350
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To: Kaslin

Had to find someone crazy enough to do the really crazy stories about Trump ?


9 posted on 08/09/2018 7:48:55 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Kaslin

Is she still at the NY Times? I doubt anyone will ever see a byline from her.

My guess is that NY Times is keeping their head low, and this woman will be quietly cut-loose. She’s permanently damaged goods and evidence of NY Times fake news and awful bias. They won’t admit wrong-doing, but she’s not coming back.


10 posted on 08/09/2018 7:50:05 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Kaslin

Sarah Jeong needs to go home. Pyongyang is missing their other idiot.


11 posted on 08/09/2018 7:52:06 AM PDT by redhead (PRAYfor little ones in pedo pipeline: child livestock: raped, tortured, and satanically sacrificed.)
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To: Kaslin

“Racism is simply the belief that race is an inherent and determining factor in a person’s or a people’s character and capabilities, rendering some inferior and others superior.”

That’s a good definition. It’s matches the popular understanding. To “character and capabilities”, I would add “deserved social status”.


12 posted on 08/09/2018 7:53:58 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: Kaslin

What do you expect from Pravda west?


13 posted on 08/09/2018 7:56:07 AM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: Kaslin

Not only a bigot but she isn’t even an American. A U.S. citizen maybe but not an American.


14 posted on 08/09/2018 8:01:16 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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...an American immigrant from South Korea.

Shouldn't that be a Korean immigrant from South Korea? She definitely isn't an American. Sounds as though she never will be.

15 posted on 08/09/2018 8:03:57 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: Kaslin

“The New York Times stands by its decision.”

Further staff cuts due to low subscription numbers to follow.


16 posted on 08/09/2018 8:11:36 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: 3boysdad

It’s about the destruction of American standards.
The obama legacy.


17 posted on 08/09/2018 8:15:24 AM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: Kaslin

The difference between her and the rest of the board is that there is a public record of her true feelings. Not that her opinion differs from them.


18 posted on 08/09/2018 8:15:31 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: Joe Brower

‘swhy Jane Fonda’s final resting place will be kept secret.


19 posted on 08/09/2018 8:16:15 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
She became a US Citizen in 2017 under President Trump. In other words she is a naturalized citizen.

Sarah Jeong

20 posted on 08/09/2018 8:18:20 AM PDT by Kaslin
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