"Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is....not the same as violence."
"Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence."
"Your postings on Bluesky (which clearly identifies you as a Post Columnist) about white men in response to the killing of Charlie Kirk do not comply with our policy," the letter says. The Post's policy prohibits postings that disparage people based on their race, gender, or other protected characteristics."
Karen Attiah posted a series of social-media messages following Charlie Kirk's death. The Washington Post cited two Bluesky posts in a termination letter, quoting lines that criticized performative mourning for white men and linked American violence to demands for absolution of white men who espouse hatred. Attiah wrote on Substack that the firing was punishment for speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and gun apathy. Two Post insiders said management had previously confronted Attiah about social posts and noted a past public apology in 2020 for an erroneous claim about a French law. The Post declined to comment.
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