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underpants

(182,829 posts) Mon Dec 23, 2013, 08:54 AM Dec 2013

I searched Facebook but I can't find any "I stand with Justine Sacco" pages

Surely the Duck Dynasty supporters will be outraged by this too....correct?

Woman Fired After Tweet on AIDS in Africa Sparks Internet Outrage
http://abcnews.go.com/International/woman-fired-tweet-aids-africa-sparks-internet-outrage/story?id=21298519

The communications director for the Internet giant that owns popular websites like Match.com, Dictionary.com, and Vimeo has been fired over "hateful statements" in a tweet that came from her account.

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I searched Facebook but I can't find any "I stand with Justine Sacco" pages (Original Post) underpants Dec 2013 OP

Maybe Ms. Sacco isn't an outspoken Christian? Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #1

The WHY doesn't matter underpants Dec 2013 #2

Sheldon Cooper

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1. Maybe Ms. Sacco isn't an outspoken Christian?

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2013, 09:20 AM

Dec 2013

I don't know about her religious beliefs, if any, just wondering if maybe that has something to do with it.

underpants

(182,829 posts)

2. The WHY doesn't matter

Reply to Sheldon Cooper (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 23, 2013, 09:58 AM

Dec 2013

the WHAT is that both were punished (in her case fired) by their employer for comments they made away from the workplace that were deemed to be harmful to the employer by the employer.

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