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

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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Re:Why so much butthurt?

[superwiz]

Only black people should be offended by the treatment of blacks in America?

Fuck you. Fuck you with a cherry on top. Fuck you with a chain saw and a cherry on top. 53% of the votes went to a black President who couldn't get the economy running and who was running against a businessman with a very clear understanding of how to stabilize destabilizing businesses. Had Obama been any other President he would have lost in shame. Yet he won. Because of how America treats blacks? Fuck you!