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Re: Some Deservedly, Many Not
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
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"Canceled: A Running List of the People, Places, and Things That Have Been Toppled as the Country Reckons with Racism"
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Adam Rapoport: A photo of Rapoport dressed as his idea of a “Puerto Rican” Halloween costume may have been the straw that broke the back of his tenure as editor-in-chief at Bon Appétit, but the pic was just a symptom of a far larger problem, dozens of current and former workers say. They allege a years-long pattern of mistreatment, underpayment, and underrepresentation of BIPOC. “I am the only Black woman on staff. He treats me like the help,” his assistant told Business Insider. He resigned on June 8.
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Dozens of current and former workers allege a years-long pattern of mistreatment, underpayment, and underrepresentation of people of color. So are you saying that Rapoport's firing is an example of cancel culture's threat to free speech? Did you read more than the first word of that article's headline?
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