The Washington Post suspends reporter David Weigel over sexist retweet

[andricv]

Source: CNN

The Washington Post has suspended reporter David Weigel for one month without pay for retweeting a sexist joke, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday.

Weigel did not respond to a request for comment, but an out-of-office reply from his Post email address said that he would return to work on July 5. Weigel apologized publicly last week for the retweet, saying he "did not mean to cause any harm."

A spokesperson for The Post declined to comment, citing a need for privacy regarding personnel matters.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/media/dave-weigel-washington-post-suspended/index.html

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Weigel retweeted a joke saying that all women are bipolar. (In fact, 2.9% of men and 2.8% are diagnosed with the condition).
This perpetuates the sexiest notion that women are emotionally unstable hysterical creatures.

I know one thing. I don't see women shooting up schools.

His defenders say "it was just a joke". But by that logic, a racist joke would be acceptable because it was a joke.

No.

[Skittles]

1. if anyone cannot handle their emotions, it is MEN

they cause the overwhelming majority of violence

[LiberatedUSA]

18. The "woman scorned" tripe doesn't live up to the reality.

A man scorned is more accurate. How many women and children have died because he didn’t want her to leave?

[Irish_Dem]

2. Many abusers use cruel "jokes" to torment, bully and control others.

When you take offense, they get mad and accuse you of having no sense of humor.

[Irish_Dem]

3. When women are upset they cry, men get assault rifles and murder 2nd graders.

[COL Mustard]

7. The difference is that

Men think that women will laugh at them.

Women think that men will kill them.

Sad.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Yes girls are taught at an early age to be aware of their surroundings.

And to avoid dangerous areas, going somewhere in groups is safer.

Areas with groups of men are considered dangerous.

Most women understand the safety issues and teach their daughters to be careful.

I wonder if this planet will ever be safe for women and children?

[COL Mustard]

10. It's kind of like how I don't have to worry about

Driving while White. I know that if a cop pulls me over, I’m probably going home alive.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Yes exactly. Same here in terms of white privilege.

While I don't have male privilege, or safety from men, I do have white privilege. As an older, white female, if the police stop me, I am most likely not going to be killed or jailed.

[wryter2000]

14. Same here

Old while lady. I met a state trooper socially once and asked him what I should do to reassure any officer who pulled me over that I was no kind of threat. I thought he'd say something like "keep your hands visible." Instead, he told me no one would think I was a threat. No cop is going to think his/her life is in danger and kill me.

[Hortensis]

17. Very unlike all the older black females who tend to choose clothes

for how they'll look if families have to identify them covered in blood?

Come on, you guys. If we always keep one foot at least tethered to the ground, we won't float away in our bubbles along with the Qers and trumpists.

According to Statista, as of beginning of June 2022, out of 330 MILLION Americans, 427 civilians were shot dead by police, including ALL interactions, such bank robberies and domestic shootings. The rate of black police shooting deaths is more than 2.5 x that of white deaths. A current figure 39 black police shooting deaths per million Americans, from ALL interactions. Last I read elsewhere, AA at 13.3% of the population were @2.5 times as likely per capita to be killed by police as whites. Other increased rates for other groups, including Hispanics.

We know this includes many people dying because they were black, too many completely innocent. Nevertheless, likely none of the deaths so far this year were black grandmas whose hopes of once again living to get home from shopping turned out be in vain.

[onecaliberal]

4. He should be fired!

[Warpy]

5. Suspended, not fired

which is good, maybe he can give up being a sexist punk and grow up a little.

[SoFlaBro]

20. All this useless hang wringing is a total waste of time. The line was throwaway and eye rolling

at worst.

[PoliticAverse]

6. "Weigel retweeted a joke saying that all women are bipolar." -It was a sexist joke but that's not

exactly what the joke said (and the article you linked to actually included the sexist joke).

[yardwork]

12. Thanks for mentioning this. The actual quote:

"Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it's polar or sexual."

I wonder why the article left that out.

[Celerity]

21. the article didn't leave it out, the OP misrepresented the retweet

the OP's false statement:

[IronLionZion]

9. Trump and Kavanaugh were plenty emotional, and Lindsey Graham

[wryter2000]

15. I love the look on Hillary's face

"Are you morons through with me yet?"

[2Gingersnaps]

16. But, but, according to Josh Hawley, JD Vance, and Charlie Kirk it is all our fault

they are unable to grow up and behave like thoughtful rational men.

They really hit low when they went after the cats. Silly boys. And then there is Don Jr. God help us, we aren't "woke," we just can't get away with acting like that past three or four years old.

[intheflow]

13. The women as hysterical trope...

reminds me of a cartoon I saw once. Female boss is berating a male employee who's obviously off his rocker, caption reads, "Could you please schedule your outbursts to once a month?"

[mahatmakanejeeves]

19. I wrote for @unherd about the mistrust and dystopian implications of last week's WaPo meltdown

Dan Savage Retweeted

I wrote for
@unherd
about the mistrust and dystopian implications of last week’s WaPo meltdown https://unherd.com/2022/06/the-paranoia-driving-office-politics/

Link to tweet

[SoFlaBro]

22. No one understands context anymore. This was done from a place of jest and tongue in cheek.

Not vitriol or hate or intimidation. Ill timed? Maybe. Roll your eyes at it and keep it moving. Bombs are detonating in Ukraine hospitals and a mean tweet put one of the nation's premier newsrooms into a tailspin?!?