Conservative radio host fired after Kamala comment

[Opti]

Does this person really not get many like myself wouldn't assume her comment was about the outfit?

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/radio-host-fired-for-kamala-harris-joke-says-woke-mob-never-satisfied/ar-AAVUj62?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f55b6f5168db4b3c80dd890b8b95c3c5

Conservative radio host Amber Athey said the woke mob is "never satisfied" Tuesday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight," after she was fired from her job for a joke about Vice President Kamala Harris.



Athey said she was fired for a tweet about Harris' outfit at the State of the Union address. The tweet read, "Kamala looks like a UPS employee — what can brown do for you? Nothing good, apparently."

[pulmonarymd]

How about we do not comment on someone's clothes unless it is the red carpet, fashion week, or related to the fashion industry. If it is a political figure, stick to their behavior and policy positions. That should be enough for any radio host to disparage.

[billisonboard]

Corporations are people too and sometimes their unfriend people for posting things they don't like. Oh well. 

[happyhoix]

She thought she was making a very witty comment about ‘brown.’

I’m sure some other radio shock jock station will snap her right up, at a higher salary, because there’s around 30% of the population who find this kind of thing hysterically funny.

[busymom]

Apr 6, 2022 11:02:16 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

She thought she was making a very witty comment about ‘brown.’

I’m sure some other radio shock jock station will snap her right up, at a higher salary, because there’s around 30% of the population who find this kind of thing hysterically funny.

    Sad, but true.  

[billisonboard]

I wonder when I read these one-sided stories what more is happening. I find it hard to believe she was fired simply for that one tweet. 

[bean29]

Apr 6, 2022 8:59:29 GMT -5 Opti said:

Does this person really not get many like myself wouldn't assume her comment was about the outfit?

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/radio-host-fired-for-kamala-harris-joke-says-woke-mob-never-satisfied/ar-AAVUj62?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f55b6f5168db4b3c80dd890b8b95c3c5

Conservative radio host Amber Athey said the woke mob is "never satisfied" Tuesday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight," after she was fired from her job for a joke about Vice President Kamala Harris.



Athey said she was fired for a tweet about Harris' outfit at the State of the Union address. The tweet read, "Kamala looks like a UPS employee — what can brown do for you? Nothing good, apparently."

I agree that there has to be something else.  It does not strike me as a particularly offensive comment.  I know I have heard that brown is not a good color on anyone recently.  I also noticed Kamala in the brown and was surprised by her choice.  I am no fashionista, but it stuck with me that brown was not attractive on anyone b/c I bought a brown outfit last year.  I have been trying to reduce the amount of clothing in my closet, so considering getting rid of an outfit that is only a year old and perfectly good.

[swamp]

Apr 6, 2022 11:24:32 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

I wonder when I read these one-sided stories what more is happening. I find it hard to believe she was fired simply for that one tweet. 

If Jimmy the Greek got fired for remarking in "less politically correct times" that black people are generally more athletic that white people due to slave owners preference for more athletic slaves, this one can be fired for this blatantly racist comment. 

[swamp]

Apr 6, 2022 11:41:53 GMT -5 bean29 said:

Apr 6, 2022 8:59:29 GMT -5 Opti said:

Does this person really not get many like myself wouldn't assume her comment was about the outfit?

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/radio-host-fired-for-kamala-harris-joke-says-woke-mob-never-satisfied/ar-AAVUj62?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f55b6f5168db4b3c80dd890b8b95c3c5

Conservative radio host Amber Athey said the woke mob is "never satisfied" Tuesday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight," after she was fired from her job for a joke about Vice President Kamala Harris.



Athey said she was fired for a tweet about Harris' outfit at the State of the Union address. The tweet read, "Kamala looks like a UPS employee — what can brown do for you? Nothing good, apparently."

I agree that there has to be something else.  It does not strike me as a particularly offensive comment.  I know I have heard that brown is not a good color on anyone recently.  I also noticed Kamala in the brown and was surprised by her choice.  I am no fashionista, but it stuck with me that brown was not attractive on anyone b/c I bought a brown outfit last year.  I have been trying to reduce the amount of clothing in my closet, so considering getting rid of an outfit that is only a year old and perfectly good.

It strikes me as horribly offensive.  She was using Harris's brown clothing to say that she's useless because she's brown skinned. 

[pulmonarymd]

Why the need to comment on her clothes? She meant to have this be offensive and funny. It was offensive. More importantly, it was unnecessary. Again, focusing on women's clothes, when they are irrelevant to her profession is ridiculous. She is not a fashion model. Focus on her performance and behavior. Women have enough challenges in politics, whether they are well dressed, fashionable, have a "bad" hairstyle, or any myriad of other superficial factors are just not relevant. She is trying to spin an unnecessary and offensive comment. Just don't say it.

[billisonboard]

My opinion is she was attempting to be witty. However,  she should have realized that she might not be allowed to be so in that particular way based on the full context and hit delete instead of send. And I agree we should all only critique others on relevant issues but most of us fall short of perfection in that area. I see this as a good cautionary tale that no one will learn from. 

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Apr 6, 2022 12:21:41 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

My opinion is she was attempting to be witty. However,  she should have realized that she might not be allowed to be so in that particular way based on the full context and hit delete instead of send. And I agree we should all only critique others on relevant issues but most of us fall short of perfection in that area. I see this as a good cautionary tale that no one will learn from. 

Look at how much publicity she is getting from her comment.  Sure it's negative but would you know her name if she hadn't made the comment?  I am, unfortunately, quite sure she will land on her feet with some super uber conservative right wing radio station. She'll be the latest Republican pariah used as a symbol of the fight to end cancel culture.

There is zero incentive for her to NOT do what she did in this day and age.  Not when the leaders of our country are allowed to behave like Marjorie and get away with it. 

[billisonboard]

Apr 6, 2022 12:24:24 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Apr 6, 2022 12:21:41 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

My opinion is she was attempting to be witty. However,  she should have realized that she might not be allowed to be so in that particular way based on the full context and hit delete instead of send. And I agree we should all only critique others on relevant issues but most of us fall short of perfection in that area. I see this as a good cautionary tale that no one will learn from. 

Look at how much publicity she is getting from her comment.  Sure it's negative but would you know her name if she hadn't made the comment?  I am, unfortunately, quite sure she will land on her feet with some super uber conservative right wing radio station. She'll be the latest Republican pariah used as a symbol of the fight to end cancel culture.

There is zero incentive for her to NOT do what she did in this day and age.  Not when the leaders of our country are allowed to behave like Marjorie and get away with it. 

She was on WMAL which is a Washington DC Metro station (link), i.e. in the big leagues. She might land on her feet, but they will be planted in a lesser market.

[billisonboard]

Apr 6, 2022 11:44:59 GMT -5 swamp said:

Apr 6, 2022 11:24:32 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

I wonder when I read these one-sided stories what more is happening. I find it hard to believe she was fired simply for that one tweet. 

If Jimmy the Greek got fired for remarking in "less politically correct times" that black people are generally more athletic that white people due to slave owners preference for more athletic slaves, this one can be fired for this blatantly racist comment. 

“They told me that the tweet I sent about Kamala was ‘racist’ and that subsequent follow-ups defending myself and making fun of the efforts to cancel me were unacceptable,” Athey wrote. “I had violated the company’s social media policy, they said, and I was terminated effective immediately.” (emphasis added) link

There was an "and".

[bean29]

Apr 6, 2022 11:46:06 GMT -5 swamp said:

Apr 6, 2022 11:41:53 GMT -5 bean29 said:

I agree that there has to be something else.  It does not strike me as a particularly offensive comment.  I know I have heard that brown is not a good color on anyone recently.  I also noticed Kamala in the brown and was surprised by her choice.  I am no fashionista, but it stuck with me that brown was not attractive on anyone b/c I bought a brown outfit last year.  I have been trying to reduce the amount of clothing in my closet, so considering getting rid of an outfit that is only a year old and perfectly good.

It strikes me as horribly offensive.  She was using Harris's brown clothing to say that she's useless because she's brown skinned. 

Well, I remembered the outfit, and I myself thought it was not attractive and did nothing for her.  I Don't watch Fox or other Republican News, so I don't know anything about the newsperson, whether or not her statement had an underlying meaning.  

[thyme4change]

I've never heard of her - who did she work for? Were they notably conservative?

If her employer was a right wing propaganda machine like OAN, they did not fire her for a racist comment. The woke mob wouldn't come after her for racism on that channel.

If her employer was a left wing propaganda machine like Mother Jones, they probably fired her for more reasons than this one tweet. The woke mob was probably already screaming.

So, did she work for a moderate source?

[billisonboard]

Apr 6, 2022 18:13:07 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

I've never heard of her - who did she work for? Were they notably conservative?

If her employer was a right wing propaganda machine like OAN, they did not fire her for a racist comment. The woke mob wouldn't come after her for racism on that channel.

If her employer was a left wing propaganda machine like Mother Jones, they probably fired her for more reasons than this one tweet. The woke mob was probably already screaming.

So, did she work for a moderate source?

She was an on the air host on WMAL-FM, a Washington DC Metro station own by

Cumulus Media, Inc. is an American broadcasting company and is the third largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States behind Audacy and iHeartMedia. As of June 2019, Cumulus lists ownership of 428 stations in 87 media markets.[3] It also owns and operates Westwood One. Its headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. link

[thyme4change]

Apr 6, 2022 18:40:49 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Apr 6, 2022 18:13:07 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

I've never heard of her - who did she work for? Were they notably conservative?

If her employer was a right wing propaganda machine like OAN, they did not fire her for a racist comment. The woke mob wouldn't come after her for racism on that channel.

If her employer was a left wing propaganda machine like Mother Jones, they probably fired her for more reasons than this one tweet. The woke mob was probably already screaming.

So, did she work for a moderate source?

She was an on the air host on WMAL-FM, a Washington DC Metro station own by

Cumulus Media, Inc. is an American broadcasting company and is the third largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States behind Audacy and iHeartMedia. As of June 2019, Cumulus lists ownership of 428 stations in 87 media markets.[3] It also owns and operates Westwood One. Its headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. link

They also employ Mike Huckabee amongst other known conservatives. I cannot imagine the woke mob being a large enough group of patrons that Cumulus would insist on staffing changes to appease them.

I'm guessing they didn't like her performance and someone is using this as an excuse.

[teen persuasion]

"And so I intended as soon as I got fired to very loudly and proudly tell everybody about what happened to me," she continued. "Because I think we live in a very perverse and sick society, Tucker, when a young woman from a working-class background with parents who didn't go to college can't criticize the outfit of the most powerful woman in the United States. And worse than that, the most powerful woman in the United States is actually considered the marginalized victim in this scenario."

Carlson added that the "big, soulless, creepy woke company" sided with Harris, "the most powerful woman in the [U.S.]"

According to Athey, Cumulus Washington Vice President Jeff Boden and Human Resources Vice President Kriston Fancellas told her in a phone call that her tweet violated a "vague" social media policy that forbids employees from doing anything to bring reputational harm on Cumulus.

Wow!

Yesterday we had to do the state mandated sexual harassment training, which often veered off into any questionable behavior - everything eventually boiled down to having institutional CoC, rules, policies, etc, to handle these situations. Break the defined rules, get disciplined/fired. No value judgment, just apply the rules.

She broke the corporate rules (designed to protect the corp), she's out. End of story.