Slate came in for withering criticism on Monday after publishing an article going after former President George H.W. Bush’s service dog, Sully. The Labrador had been at Bush’s side in his final months and has taken the internet by storm after a photo of him lying by Bush’s casket went viral on Monday.
The 94-year-old Bush died on Friday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
The basic thrust of the Slate piece by Ruth Graham was that as a service dog, Sully was just an “employee” of the Bush family and that we broadly shouldn’t anthropomorphize animals.
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“Sully is not a longtime Bush family pet, letting go of the only master he has known. He is an employee who served for less than six months,” said Graham. “It...
The 94-year-old Bush died on Friday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
The basic thrust of the Slate piece by Ruth Graham was that as a service dog, Sully was just an “employee” of the Bush family and that we broadly shouldn’t anthropomorphize animals.
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“Sully is not a longtime Bush family pet, letting go of the only master he has known. He is an employee who served for less than six months,” said Graham. “It...
- 12/4/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
The New York Times is facing backlash about its latest hire to its editorial board, Sarah Jeong, after multiple old tweets about “white people” resurfaced within hours of her hiring on Wednesday.
In a litany of tweets dating from around 2014, some of which have been deleted, Jeong made a number of comments that critics said were racist and disparaging. “Oh man it’s kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men,” she said in one tweet — now deleted — but archived here.
“Dumbass f–ing white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants,” she in another.
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At least a dozen more were flying around Twitter by Thursday morning.
In a statement on Thursday, the Times defended Jeong’s hiring and said...
In a litany of tweets dating from around 2014, some of which have been deleted, Jeong made a number of comments that critics said were racist and disparaging. “Oh man it’s kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old white men,” she said in one tweet — now deleted — but archived here.
“Dumbass f–ing white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants,” she in another.
Also Read: Nyt Hires, Fires Opinion Writer on Same Day After Homophobic, N-Word Tweets Resurface
At least a dozen more were flying around Twitter by Thursday morning.
In a statement on Thursday, the Times defended Jeong’s hiring and said...
- 8/2/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Feel the Bern? Maybe an ice cream inspired by Bernie Sanders will cool you down.
The 75-year-old former presidential candidate spoke at an ice cream factory Friday that took Twitter by storm after he tweeted a photo of himself speaking behind a podium resembling a giant pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
Sanders addressed employees at the St. Albans, Vermont factory, and spoke about energy policy before tasting a few of the flavors, according to The Hill.
Despite Sanders’ effort in engaging those present, Twitter users could only focus on the possible ice cream flavors that could be named after the Vermont senator.
The 75-year-old former presidential candidate spoke at an ice cream factory Friday that took Twitter by storm after he tweeted a photo of himself speaking behind a podium resembling a giant pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
Sanders addressed employees at the St. Albans, Vermont factory, and spoke about energy policy before tasting a few of the flavors, according to The Hill.
Despite Sanders’ effort in engaging those present, Twitter users could only focus on the possible ice cream flavors that could be named after the Vermont senator.
- 4/15/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Pepsi is defending their controversial new ad starring their new spokesperson, Kendall Jenner.
In the new ad, the 21-year-old model leaves her photo shoot behind to join a march before handing a police officer a can of soda, causing her fellow protesters to erupt in cheers as he takes a drink.
Responses to the commercial, titled “Live For Now Moments Anthem,” were swift and merciless on social media, with many detractors accusing Pepsi of blatantly appropriating the spirit and imagery of the anti-Donald Trump resistance, Black Lives Matter and other movements in order to sell their product.
Pepsi released...
In the new ad, the 21-year-old model leaves her photo shoot behind to join a march before handing a police officer a can of soda, causing her fellow protesters to erupt in cheers as he takes a drink.
Responses to the commercial, titled “Live For Now Moments Anthem,” were swift and merciless on social media, with many detractors accusing Pepsi of blatantly appropriating the spirit and imagery of the anti-Donald Trump resistance, Black Lives Matter and other movements in order to sell their product.
Pepsi released...
- 4/5/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
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