People not in the media are getting fired for this. A art director who worked at Sony got fired for saying that he hopes the Charlie Kirk shooter was named Mario.
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theneverfox@pawb.social 3 weeks agoOnly if you’re in the media
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
theneverfox@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
That’s very different, making fun of the dead is way less socially acceptable than calling white supremacists bad people
In this case I think that’s pretty funny, but that’s still a spicy joke
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
that’s not even making fun of the dead, though
theneverfox@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
It’s making light of murder in broad daylight, possibly also implying that Kirk deserved it
Which, no matter how you slice it, is way too spicy for professional settings. Most people were scared by both events, not because they know of or care about the victims, but because the media talks about it in a scary voice
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
No, not only in the media.
s@piefed.world 3 weeks ago
I had heard from some family about their coworkers getting fired for that sentiment. I don’t know the exact phrasing of their posts.
BigPotato@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, apparently HR has some issues with “I would slice a Nazis head off for free, don’t even ask me what I’d pay to do it.”