Just hours after Justine Sacco made a racist comment on Twitter about not getting AIDS in Africa because she’s white, her job at IAC is no more. In a statement released today, her now former employer said,
“The offensive comment does not reflect the views and values of IAC. We take this issue very seriously, and we have parted ways with the employee in question. There is no excuse for the hateful statements that have been made and we condemn them unequivocally. We hope, however, that time and action, and the forgiving human spirit, will not result in the wholesale condemnation of an individual who we have otherwise known to be a decent person at core.”
Waiting for Sarah Palin and the rest of the Republican establishment to come to Justine’s rescue… you know, free speech and all.
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On a lighter note, seems like Justine already found her next job.
