A top editor at the Washington Post claims she is the victim of cancel culture after calling out Charlie Kirk for “racial double standards” when it comes to gun violence.
Karen Attiah, who wrote an opinion column for the paper and served as an opinion editor, cited several of Kirk’s past social media posts in her Substack newsletter, where she described his alleged antipathy toward gun violence and suggested that a certain amount of violence must be accepted to preserve the Second Amendment.
In one post, she criticized inaction from “white America,” which she said “is not going to do what it needs to do to get rid of guns in their country.”
She rejected accusations from the Post’s owners that her comments were “unacceptable,” “gross misconduct,” and endangered “the physical safety of colleagues.”
“Some news: I’ve been fired from the Washington Post,” she wrote on X. “But my work will continue anyway.”
Accompanying her defiant statement was a picture of Attiah holding a burning copy of the Post and a pink rose stuffed in her mouth.
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The Washington Post did not comment on its decision when asked by the NYT. The Post’s online social media guide for its journalists states that employees must conduct themselves online with respect and civility.
Last year, the paper underwent an overhaul when owner Jeff Bezos announced that he had asked editors to hire more conservative columnists who advocate for “personal liberties and free markets.” That directive came after Bezos allegedly intercepted a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential candidacy.
Will Lewis, the Post’s chief executive and former leader of the Wall Street Journal, also defended the paper’s decision not to issue an endorsement in the race even after news emerged that the editorial board strongly favored Kamala Harris. Lewis insisted Bezos played no role in the decision.
Among the prominent figures who exited after the decision was Robert Kagan, an editor-at-large known for his commentary on U.S. foreign policy.
Other observers in the media have decried an alleged “double standard” on the right for canceling individuals who speak out against Kirk while denouncing his assassination. Among them is Don Lemon, who on Monday complained that Kirk’s “discriminatory and ignorant” views were being whitewashed in coverage of his death.
“The hypocrisy on the right about free speech is, I mean, it’s just off the charts,” he said on his podcast. “Think about it: If you actually believe in what Charlie Kirk said he believed in… then why are you out to cancel people who are using their First Amendment right of free speech to tell you how they feel about Charlie Kirk by using his own words?”
I’m glad Charlie Kirk is DEAD now let the GOP try to come after me