The Washington Post has reportedly placed journalist David Weigel on a one-month unpaid suspension after he apologized last week for retweeting 'an offensive joke' about women

jinladen040 · 2022-06-07T12:04:55+00:00

Washington Post reporter David Weigel, who apologized last week for retweeting a joke, has been slapped with a one-month unpaid suspension, CNN has reported, citing two unidentified individuals familiar with the issue.

Last week, Weigel retweeted a post that said, "Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it’s polar or sexual."

Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez shared a screenshot of Weigel's retweet and sarcastically remarked, "Fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed!"

Weigel undid his retweet and issued an apology: "I just removed a retweet of an offensive joke. I apologize and did not mean to cause any harm."

Washington Post chief communications officer Kristine Coratti Kelly reportedly issued a statement last week that said, "Editors have made clear to the staff that the tweet was reprehensible and demeaning language or actions like that will not be tolerated."

Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon has publicly offered Weigel three months of pay if the reporter takes back his apology, reshares the joke, and leaves his job.

"Wapo put u/daveweigel on unpaid leave for a month because of a joke? Dave, I’m offering you 3 months' salary to retract your apology, repost the joke, and quit. Have some respect for yourself," Dillon tweeted.

In response to Sonmez's post about Weigel's joke retweet, Del Real tweeted, "Felicia, we all mess up from time to time. Engaging in repeated and targeted public harassment of a colleague is neither a good look nor is it particularly effective. It turns the language of inclusivity into clout chasing and bullying. I don’t think this is appropriate." In another tweet he added, "Dave’s retweet is terrible and unacceptable. But rallying the internet to attack him for a mistake he made doesn’t actually solve anything. We all mess up in some way or another. There is such a thing as challenging with compassion."

In a tweet on Monday evening, Sonmez wrote, "It's hard for me to understand why the Washington Post hasn't done anything about these tweets, in which one of its employees mischaracterizes his own actions and accuses a colleague of 'clout chasing and bullying' for publicly objecting to sexism. Is this who we are?"

The irony is we see Tweets much worst than this directed toward men all the time and not a single woman has ever been reprimanded due to the Tweets. In fact, they're celebrated among women and the Left in general.

AzLibDem · 2022-06-07T13:58:32+00:00

“Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it’s polar or sexual.”

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.

Relativity_Star10538 · 2022-06-07T12:27:15+00:00

He should have tweeted "all men are trash!" He would have gotten a promotion then.

bottleblank · 2022-06-07T12:38:20+00:00

A month's unpaid suspension is something I might expect to happen for an allegation of sexual assault at work or something, not a stupid joke on Twitter - which he didn't even write, only retweeted, then retracted, and apologised for!

What do you want him to do, go put himself in the town square guillotine?

I don't know how much he's getting paid (or, rather, no longer getting paid), but let's say for the sake of an example that he's on $40k a year - this is gonna cost him 3 grand. A month's salary. If you don't have savings, and you have a lot of outgoing costs (which admittedly might be a failure to properly budget, but not the point), that could lead to serious issues.

You gonna throw somebody under the bus that hard for a stupid joke that was taken back and an apology issued for?

Maybe you have some issues yourself.

JustALotOfLetters · 2022-06-07T13:05:09+00:00

Not surprised. Women can’t handle humor. People who get offended at jokes don’t have the capacity to understand them.

wes67stg · 2022-06-08T01:13:17+00:00

I guess in her case the answer is bipolar

dustybookcover8 · 2022-06-07T15:41:42+00:00

turns out west has blasphemy laws... about women.

[deleted] · 2022-06-07T14:01:55+00:00

Holy fuck. And they say men are the ones who can’t take jokes.

thuperthupertherial · 2022-06-07T12:29:37+00:00

I hope he fights that shit

dcs577 · 2022-06-07T14:19:45+00:00

Better to retweet an “offensive” joke than publish a defamatory op-Ed

angryearth · 2022-06-07T15:49:03+00:00

The guys twitter is connected to his job and he’s pretty well known. Of course the post is going to cover its ass. It might have to one day prove in court it doesn’t condone a hostile work environment for women.

Women are supposed to “get” dad jokes about how crazy we are but dudes can’t understand why the jokes belong at a poker game with beers and cigars.

diamondDizzle123 · 2022-06-07T18:28:25+00:00

I really hope the tide turns and every man pulls up all women’s transgressions from even the most minor and really lobbies the courts for complete fairness. Let’s see how it feels when the court of public opinion ruins these bitches lives. Horrible people. That’s a funny joke! Anyone with a sense of humour can see it’s not serious. Time to boycott any company who takes these drastic measures.

Practical-Rip6471 · 2022-06-07T12:56:27+00:00

Strangely enough it's mainly either one or the other out of their mouths, but now they find it offensive. Fake outrage.

hehimCA · 2022-06-07T15:58:18+00:00

I think being a comic these days would be the hardest job. You can't say anything anymore. I'm not saying that this was a particularly good joke/tweet, in fact I don't think it is. However, my gosh, people need to get some perspective in life.

MNDOOOM · 2022-06-07T19:49:43+00:00

That’s really funny, only weirdos wouldn’t find that funny

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