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Washington Post spirals out of control after a writer retweets a 'reprehensible' joke about women
The Blaze ^ | 6-3-22 | CARLOS GARCIA

Posted on 06/03/2022 7:12:12 PM PDT by dynachrome

A spokesperson for the Washington Post issued an apology after a writer retweeted a sexist joke and other writers at the news outlet objected vocally on Twitter.

Dave Weigel retweeted a joke about women on Friday and immediately regretted it after he was criticized heavily for joking on Twitter.

Weigel deleted the tweet, but it was saved for posterity by random people on Twitter and other writers at the outlet, like Felicia Sonmez, who objected to the sexist message.

\u201cFantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed!\u201d

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: joke; retweets; washingtonpost
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Bkmk


41 posted on 06/03/2022 8:28:40 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: dynachrome
""Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it's polar or sexual,""


Wait...


That was a joke?!

42 posted on 06/03/2022 8:38:09 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: dynachrome

She proved the point.


43 posted on 06/03/2022 8:51:33 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Contempt for pre-born human life breeds contempt for post-born human life.)
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To: dynachrome

How do you object “vocally” on Twitter?


44 posted on 06/03/2022 9:06:47 PM PDT by moonhawk (Biden: Not my President. Fauci: not my doctor. Me: not their bitch. You:???)
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To: dynachrome
Elon Musk tweet =>

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1532899718401073152

45 posted on 06/03/2022 9:18:19 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump /DeSantis)
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To: Secret Agent Man
Caps can be your friend.   I wondered also.
46 posted on 06/03/2022 9:32:38 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: DesertRhino

Exactly.🤔


47 posted on 06/03/2022 9:47:49 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: dynachrome

Dave Weigel looks like a bad (worse?) version of Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell’s “Anchorman” character).

From my experience, a large percentage of women determine whether a particular joke about women is sexist, sexual harassment, or acceptable based on how attractive they think the guy making the joke is.

Weigel failed to take this into account. If Christian Bale made the same exact tweet, millions of women would have posted how they peed themselves laughing and that it was sort of romantic.


48 posted on 06/03/2022 10:09:19 PM PDT by unlearner (Si vis pacem, para bellum. Let him who desires peace prepare for war.)
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To: cymbeline

not clever and not even funny....a 12yro boy could do better....


49 posted on 06/03/2022 10:16:39 PM PDT by cherry (;)
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To: dynachrome

My wife laughed and asked which I considered her. I wisely said, “It’s funny...but it’s not about you.”

As a conservative, I’m soooo torn on this. On the one hand, it’s the Twatshington Pest, and it couldn’t happen to anyone more deserving. On the other...ladies, it’s funny. Grow the **** up.


50 posted on 06/03/2022 10:20:36 PM PDT by Jhadur ("You are not ready for immortality.")
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To: dynachrome

All the girls I dated were bisexual. I would ask them to have sex and they said, “Bye!”


51 posted on 06/03/2022 10:23:13 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dynachrome

Well Amber Heard is both.


52 posted on 06/03/2022 10:24:43 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Secret Agent Man
Elon Musk tweeted this yesterday:

Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols


53 posted on 06/04/2022 3:47:40 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: dynachrome
"Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it's polar or sexual."

That's a joke.?? How come I didn't laugh.? Sounds more like a documentary..

54 posted on 06/04/2022 3:56:40 AM PDT by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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To: dynachrome

I hate to admit it, but that’s pretty funny.


55 posted on 06/04/2022 4:17:50 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: cherry

“not clever and not even funny....a 12yro boy could do better...”

Part of the humor is that we know it irks some women.


56 posted on 06/04/2022 6:51:25 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: A_perfect_lady

This Amazon Post guy blocked me years ago on twitter for mocking Democrats over the San Bernardino terrorist bombers. Like all liberals he can dish it out but not take it.


57 posted on 06/04/2022 7:17:11 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: dynachrome

That is funny! Ladies, you have to be able to laugh at this type of joke. It’s a joke for goodness sake! Learn to laugh at yourselves also. You take everything too seriously! Ad you are looking for something to bit** about!


58 posted on 06/04/2022 7:21:12 AM PDT by JoJo354 (Freedom first.)
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To: Lurker

Bisexual?

After three cocktails wouldn’t she be free?


59 posted on 06/04/2022 7:29:34 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance)gg g)
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To: Jhadur
My wife laughed and asked which I considered her. I wisely said, “It’s funny...but it’s not about you.”

I see that you have mastered "Does this make me look fat?" and are now a graduate—or perhaps a post-doc!

60 posted on 06/04/2022 7:35:56 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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