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Justine Sacco, Internet Justice, and the Dangers of a Righteous Mob

Posted by samzenpus on from the everyone-loves-a-loser dept.

An anonymous reader writes "So what exactly was the injustice that everyone was fighting against here? There were no pro-Sacco factions, nobody thought her comment was funny, and it became clear early on that her employers were not going to put up with this. It was quite easy for groups to unite against her precisely because it was such an obviously idiotic comment to make. By the time Valleywag had posted her tweet, the damage to her career was already done; there wasn't any 'need' for further action by anyone. The answer is a bit darker – this wasn't really about fairness, it was about entertainment."

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  1. Re:Or maybe... by OverlordQ · · Score: 4, Funny

    And never get another one again. Unless it's PR spokesperson for the KKK.

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  2. Re:Why so much butthurt? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This comment offends me.

  3. Re:What kind of summary is this? by fisted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well it's a UDP summary.

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  4. Vapid by CodeArtisan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow. I have mod points and want to use them all to negatively mod the "summary" to "Incoherent".

  5. Re:Why so much butthurt? by CauseBy · · Score: 3, Funny

    There once was a man named Rex
    With an extremely small organ of sex
    And he said with composure
    When arrested for exposure
    De minimis non curat lex

    "De minimis" is not exactly the same thing as standing but I see your point.