IAC fires PR exec Justine Sacco over

[East_Stone_Ya]

this has become a big thing now

do you agree that firing her was the right thing to do?


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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pr-exec-justine-sacco-tweet-sparks-aids-donations-article-1.1554932

[Bandito]

What a moron :roll:

[Real Men Wear Green]

She deserves to be fired just for being stupid. A PR, as in, Public Relations, executive...wrote that? Wow.

[East_Stone_Ya]

She deserves to be fired just for being stupid. A PR, as in, Public Relations, executive...wrote that? Wow.

i know..the irony of it

[Scholar]

First off, how did that bitch get that job? I'm sure it paid well.
Second on, how can a bitch be in PR and not know what is or isn't appropriate?
Last but mostly least, she is ugly. Makeup does wonders, but receding hairlines on women look horrific. Only LeBron can pull off the giant forehead look. All others are failed attempts at looking LeBron-esque.

[OhNoTimNoSho]

this has become a big thing now

do you agree that firing her was the right thing to do?


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Thats like a joke I would say in the office around bunch of people I'm cool with and then apologize afterwards for crossing the line. To tweet that publicly is just idiotic, she deserves to get fired.

[ErhnamDjinn]

oh man why do people say stuff like this on social media a PR rep also :facepalm

[irondarts]

I just have absolutely no idea how anyone could think that posting that on Twitter would be a good idea let alone a PR executive. Deserves to be fired just for being so stupid.

[gts]

Best part of the story is she posted this at the airport then got on the plane.. Inflight she was unaware a crap storm was brewing on twitter and when she landed before she got out of the airport her boss had called and fired her

[CelticBaller]

Oh wow :lol

[Dresta]

There is actually some evidence that white Europeans are better protected against the Aids virus:

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2005/01/66198?currentPage=all

Has to do with genetic mutations that survived previous pestilential diseases.

Posting that on twitter doe :lol

[longtime lurker]

LOL I just love the ironies in life such as this. Dumbass deserved to get fired.

[rezznor]

she'll land a job on Fox news

[fiddy]

stupid and insensitive, did she deserve to get fired i think not

[Real Men Wear Green]

stupid and insensitive, did she deserve to get fired i think not
If she was an interior decorator or chef maybe her boss lets it slide if they want to be nice. But a PR exec has to have better judgement. Her job is all about managing public perception. People in that field are of questionable value at the best of times and she went and did something that demonstrates she may not know how to manage her own PR.

[longtime lurker]

stupid and insensitive, did she deserve to get fired i think not

She's representing a company and posted this stupidity on twitter. It's up to the company's discretion if they want to fire her and yes she should be fired for being stupid enough to post this on twitter.

[Black and White]

She must be Dwight Howards PR agent :lol

[nathanjizzle]

maybe she was just playing on the fact that she is a pr exec and that this is the opposite of what she should be posting.

[DetroitPiston]

It shouldn't, but it still amazes me that people this stupid are able to get work in PR or any field involving mass media.

Smart move for the company to fire her. What a stupid thing to say.

[MadeFromDust]

oh man why do people say stuff like this on social media a PR rep also :facepalm
She was hacked. duh

[cos88]

:roll: :roll: ouch

[MadeFromDust]

First off, how did that bitch get that job? I'm sure it paid well.
Second on, how can a bitch be in PR and not know what is or isn't appropriate?
Last but mostly least, she is ugly. Makeup does wonders, but receding hairlines on women look horrific. Only LeBron can pull off the giant forehead look. All others are failed attempts at looking LeBron-esque.
Maybe she didn't want to get sent to Africa and just vented. So basically said idgaf I'll say it on Twitter I'm out dis biich. :banana:

[Patrick Chewing]

I'm wondering if she would have left out the "I'm White" part would it have been the same reaction? Africa is the AIDS capital of the world.

[East_Stone_Ya]

I'm wondering if she would have left out the "I'm White" part would it have been the same reaction? Africa is the AIDS capital of the world.

no it would remain still offensive towards Africa

[bk33]

she was obviously abiding to "There's no such thing as bad publicity.":lol

[KevinNYC]

There is actually some evidence that white Europeans are better protected against the Aids virus:

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2005/01/66198?currentPage=all

Has to do with genetic mutations that survived previous pestilential diseases.


Yeah, but that article makes clear that even among white Europeans, very few people have this resistance


Throughout the history of the AIDS epidemic, a few lucky people have avoided infection despite being exposed again and again.....

Genetic resistance to AIDS works in different ways and appears in different ethnic groups. The most powerful form of resistance, caused by a genetic defect, is limited to people with European or Central Asian heritage. An estimated 1 percent of people descended from Northern Europeans are virtually immune to AIDS infection, with Swedes the most likely to be protected. One theory suggests that the mutation developed in Scandinavia and moved southward with Viking raiders.
.....
To be protected, people must inherit the genes from both parents; those who inherit a mutated gene from just one parent will end up with greater resistance against HIV than other people, but they won't be immune. An estimated 10 percent to 15 percent of those descended from Northern Europeans have the lesser protection.

[KevinNYC]

I'm wondering if she would have left out the "I'm White" part would it have been the same reaction? Africa is the AIDS capital of the world.

The I'm white was the cherry on the top of her sundae of ignorance and privileged insensitivity. It was also a WTF moment for me, because who thinks like that? White People don't get AIDS? That's news to me. It doesn't even make sense.

Given that she was visiting her family in Africa and not just some idiot tourist, she should have known better. It's like saying, I'm going to Africa, I hope I don't get eaten by a lion.

Was she going to be sharing needles in Africa? Or having unprotected sex?

[Andrew Wiggins]

dumb bitch is kind of hot

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http://sandrarose.com/images19/justine-sacco-drunk-550x430.jpg
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[Bandito]

Blonde women...

[KevinNYC]

and there's no way she's that dumb, she obviously was just like fvk it let's get fired in ridiculous fashion. Or just to get some publicity cause I had no idea who this lady was.

commendable

I think maybe in PR you have to be so concerned about what you say, it was just like an urge she had repressed for so long that it just came out. Like she felt she was already on vacation and not at work.

[Dresta]

Yeah, but that article makes clear that even among white Europeans, very few people have this resistance
Yeah, obviously, but stuff like this devolves into hearsay, and people believe all sorts of shit they never bother to substantiate.

It's like in that weed thread where just because some of the compounds in cannabis have been shown to have medicinal properties, you get morons exclaiming the stuff to be 'natures medicine' and that it's perfectly healthy to toke away at high grade your whole life. One study showing some correlation and they're like 'OMG proof' :facepalm

[Rasheed1]

Best response I saw on the Internet was somebody responding to her apology..

"apology accepted Captain Needa" :roll:

[MavsSuperFan]

how could she possibly work in PR and think that was ok

[32jazz]

I'm wondering if she would have left out the "I'm White" part would it have been the same reaction? Africa is the AIDS capital of the world.
:rolleyes:

Yes, millions of people suffering & dying from a terrible pestilence & millions more friends & family lives affected think joking about AIDS(& their suffering) is just hilarious.


What other diseases/tragedies does a PR exec find hilarious besides AIDS?

She WAS a public relations executive(whom her own father called 'an idiot') looking for business opportunities in Africa with a population that doesn't find this disease funny.


What's next children with cancer, dysentery,polio,malnutrition,tsunami victims,etc.........?


Must I remind you that she is a Public Relations exec looking to expand business opportunities in Africa? The 'I'm White' stuff is nearly irrelevant.

[miller-time]

do you agree that firing her was the right thing to do?

Yes. Because that is her job. If she was in accounting maybe not. But her job is specifically to not do what she did.

[Dresta]

:rolleyes:

Yes, millions of people suffering & dying from a terrible pestilence & millions more friends & family lives affected think joking about AIDS(& their suffering) is just hilarious.


What other diseases/tragedies does a PR exec find hilarious besides AIDS?

She WAS a public relations executive(whom her own father called 'an idiot') looking for business opportunities in Africa with a population that doesn't find this disease funny.


What's next children with cancer, dysentery,polio,malnutrition,tsunami victims,etc.........?


Must I remind you that she is a Public Relations exec looking to expand business opportunities in Africa? The 'I'm White' stuff is nearly irrelevant.
Stop being so ****ing sensitive. A joke about AIDS OMG, people can't joke about bad things, it's evil :facepalm

[Dresta]

Are you literally defending this? :roll:
No, i'm laughing how butthurt that guy is getting about joking about diseases. As if it is some extreme taboo that no one should dare touch.

[Go Getter]

dumb bitch is kind of hot

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http://sandrarose.com/images19/justine-sacco-drunk-550x430.jpg
http://esg6rzdhdg9i115s.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Justine-Sacco2.jpg
hot?:biggums:

[Patrick Chewing]

:rolleyes:

Yes, millions of people suffering & dying from a terrible pestilence & millions more friends & family lives affected think joking about AIDS(& their suffering) is just hilarious.


What other diseases/tragedies does a PR exec find hilarious besides AIDS?

She WAS a public relations executive(whom her own father called 'an idiot') looking for business opportunities in Africa with a population that doesn't find this disease funny.


What's next children with cancer, dysentery,polio,malnutrition,tsunami victims,etc.........?


Must I remind you that she is a Public Relations exec looking to expand business opportunities in Africa? The 'I'm White' stuff is nearly irrelevant.


But let's face it, this country is too overly sensitive. The race thing probably won't die down until the African-American community stops listening to Liberals telling them that the white man is bad and is holding them down. So I can see her possibly getting disciplined for that. But for making a joke about the undisciplined continent of Africa spreading AIDS like no other country in the world is not that serious.

There is no discipline in Africa and the entire continent is corrupt. There are far more serious things happening in Africa like slavery, terrorism, massacres, etc.. I don't think a comment about Africa alone, not including the "white" part merits her to be fired.

[MadeFromDust]

...She WAS a public relations executive(whom her own father called 'an idiot') looking for business opportunities in Africa with a population that doesn't find this disease funny...Source?

[Patrick Chewing]

What? Did you miss the part where a PR exec made a tasteless AIDS joke on twitter? The white part is essentially irrelevant. :biggums:


Read my posts from earlier to understand this response.


With the way our society is now, terrorized by the "race card" bullshit, there was no way she would have come back home and kept her job. Race and race-baiting is so prevalent in this country, that Liberals and race-baiters must keep the race issue alive in order to make money and to stay relevant.

So i pose the question, should she still have been fired had she just made the joke about Africa and AIDS? I say no. Let's face it, Africa is a mess and it's their own doing. No white man, white country, white devil or anything else put them into the situation they are in now when it comes to AIDS. They are careless and irresponsible. So, technically, while making a joke of it, she is correct. Africa is the AIDS capital of the world. She joked around on Twitter about it like you or I joke around about it around the water cooler, and like comedians (primarily black) joke around about it in their comedy shows. There is no difference.

[KingBeasley08]

Read my posts from earlier to understand this response.


With the way our society is now, terrorized by the "race card" bullshit, there was no way she would have come back home and kept her job. Race and race-baiting is so prevalent in this country, that Liberals and race-baiters must keep the race issue alive in order to make money and to stay relevant.

So i pose the question, should she still have been fired had she just made the joke about Africa and AIDS? I say no. Let's face it, Africa is a mess and it's their own doing. No white man, white country, white devil or anything else put them into the situation they are in now when it comes to AIDS. They are careless and irresponsible. So, technically, while making a joke of it, she is correct. Africa is the AIDS capital of the world. She joked around on Twitter about it like you or I joke around about it around the water cooler, and like comedians (primarily black) joke around about it in their comedy shows.
We're not PR executives for a private company though

[Patrick Chewing]

We're not PR executives for a private company though


Correct. Which is the reason I think she's fired today. She, as naive as she may be or not, represents the company wherever she goes. I haven't seen her Twitter account, but if her company name is on her Twitter page, then it's fair game. This is more or less the same thing as what transpired with Duck Dynasty and A&E.

[Budadiiii]

I don't ............................... get it. Why?

Why would something like this happen? Did this really happen? She didn't think to herself before hand how utterly stupid this is to post on TWITTER.

:facepalm

I hate people who joke about third world countries. Just not funny. Any time the topic is brought up I get depressed.

This bitch has me in tears thinking about less fortunate folks not just in Africa but around the world.

hold it together... ****.. dude you're typing to yourself on a message board. :facepalm youre probably going to post this anyways. You're a pathetic individual. :facepalm

[Patrick Chewing]

You are totally missing the point.


Then tell me then, what is the point I'm missing?? Because the answer as to why she was fired was answered by KingBeasley.

[MadeFromDust]

I don't ............................... get it. Why?

Why would something like this happen? Did this really happen? She didn't think to herself before hand how utterly stupid this is to post on TWITTER...
I say she was hackt

[GoRapz]

Damn this b*tch was really feelin herself that day eh :lol

[ALBballer]

Eh politically incorrect and bad taste. Since she is in PR firing is the right move. However, Darnell Dockett makes a bad joke about Asian people and not a single shit is given. The political correct standards are obvious.

A Greek athlete was also expelled for a "racist" joke she tweeted about a year ago....

[MadeFromDust]

If really true then "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"

[Go Getter]

Then tell me then, what is the point I'm missing?? Because the answer as to why she was fired was answered by KingBeasley.


You're totally missing the point and referring to people as liberals and blaming social trends on them is very telling. Your diatribe sounded like something a brain dead bigot would say to be honest sir.

[Patrick Chewing]

You're totally missing the point and referring to people as liberals and blaming social trends on them is very telling. Your diatribe sounded like something a brain dead bigot would say to be honest sir.


You have contributed greatly to this thread. I sound like the bigot? I am merely explaining the reason why people like her and the guy from Duck Dynasty get into the situations they are in. The country is obsessed with victimization. We have become a culture of victimization, oh woe is me. This is why groups like the ACLU and the LGBT community otherwise known as the Gay Mafia misinterpret people like Phil Robertson and then go on TV and Radio and preach about their oppression and do everything in their power to discredit someone or a group of people.

But you wouldn't understand this or see this cause you apparently live under a rock.

I don't find what she said about Africa (not including the "White" reference) offensive in the slightest. These are things people say to each other on a daily basis. If you cannot joke or take one, you're doing it wrong. Should she have been fired? If she represents the company in a negative light? Then, yes. Case closed. What's your argument again??

[KingBeasley08]

You have contributed greatly to this thread. I sound like the bigot? I am merely explaining the reason why people like her and the guy from Duck Dynasty get into the situations they are in. The country is obsessed with victimization. We have become a culture of victimization, oh woe is me. This is why groups like the ACLU and the LGBT community otherwise known as the Gay Mafia misinterpret people like Phil Robertson and then go on TV and Radio and preach about their oppression and do everything in their power to discredit someone or a group of people.

But you wouldn't understand this or see this cause you apparently live under a rock.

I don't find what she said about Africa (not including the "White" reference) offensive in the slightest. These are things people say to each other on a daily basis. If you cannot joke or take one, you're doing it wrong. Should she have been fired? If she represents the company in a negative light? Then, yes. Case closed. What's your argument again??
Phil Robertson said that Blacks were better off in Jim Crow. Dude is far from a victim :oldlol:

[Go Getter]

You have contributed greatly to this thread. I sound like the bigot? I am merely explaining the reason why people like her and the guy from Duck Dynasty get into the situations they are in. The country is obsessed with victimization. We have become a culture of victimization, oh woe is me. This is why groups like the ACLU and the LGBT community otherwise known as the Gay Mafia misinterpret people like Phil Robertson and then go on TV and Radio and preach about their oppression and do everything in their power to discredit someone or a group of people.

But you wouldn't understand this or see this cause you apparently live under a rock.

I don't find what she said about Africa (not including the "White" reference) offensive in the slightest. These are things people say to each other on a daily basis. If you cannot joke or take one, you're doing it wrong. Should she have been fired? If she represents the company in a negative light? Then, yes. Case closed. What's your argument again??

My argument is that you sound like a bigot when you speak on Africa. Your views are ignorant. You reek of white privilege.

*And two other posters pointed out that it seems like YOU don't get the issue completely so there's that.

[gts]

Phil Robertson said that Blacks were better off in Jim Crow. Dude is far from a victim :oldlol:He also compared being gay to beastiality.. which is ironic when you realize he made millions from hunters hiding in the bushes making sexy duck noises using his duck calls

[Go Getter]

You have contributed greatly to this thread. I sound like the bigot? I am merely explaining the reason why people like her and the guy from Duck Dynasty get into the situations they are in. The country is obsessed with victimization. We have become a culture of victimization, oh woe is me. This is why groups like the ACLU and the LGBT community otherwise known as the Gay Mafia misinterpret people like Phil Robertson and then go on TV and Radio and preach about their oppression and do everything in their power to discredit someone or a group of people.

But you wouldn't understand this or see this cause you apparently live under a rock.

I don't find what she said about Africa (not including the "White" reference) offensive in the slightest. These are things people say to each other on a daily basis. If you cannot joke or take one, you're doing it wrong. Should she have been fired? If she represents the company in a negative light? Then, yes. Case closed. What's your argument again??

Things that don't affect you directly rarely make you upset. :facepalm


This has nothing to do with victimization. It has to do with people in public speaking positions talking crazy and getting fired. The gay community has a lot of $$$ power and if they do not take kindly to people telling them they are going to hell and likening their lifestyle to beastiality [sp] it is their right to voice that sentiment because no one wants to spend advertising dollars with someone who doesn't respect them. Seems like you're the one being too sensitive and whining over trivial shit.

[Go Getter]

He also compared being gay to beastiality.. which is ironic when you realize he made millions from hunters hiding in the bushes making sexy duck noises using his duck calls
:roll: :roll: :roll:



:applause:

[Patrick Chewing]

My argument is that you sound like a bigot when you speak on Africa. Your views are ignorant. You reek of white privilege.



Nothing I've said contains bigotry. You're just reaching for controversy that is not there. Y soy latino, pero que lo que tu sables??

[DetroitPiston]

Phil Robertson also said that blacks were happier living under Jim Crow laws.

Now, this isn't victimization, it's companies looking out for themselves. Justine's employers had every right to fire her. She was representing them and she said it in a public forum. Blow up the fact that it sparked this sort of controversy, yeah, I don't blame them.

Phil's employers have sponsors, viewers, and a bunch of other things to worry about. The gay comments alone were going to piss some people off, so I don't blame A&E for realizing that there was going to be backlash. And yes, A&E have every right to suspend him. It's business.