Yesterday @JackSmithIV was accused of offenses explicitly described as existing in a "gray area," namely "emotional abuse, manipulation, and gaslighting." Within hours he was publicly disowned by his union and fired. I'm sorry, but there is something wrong with this process.
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The conduct of the union (
@mic_union) is especially galling. Instantly they abandoned any pretense of member protection, and in less than 24 hours management took the cue and he was terminated. What was the point of joining in the first place?9 replies 14 retweets 123 likesShow this thread -
Then there's the question of whether Smith's "emotionally manipulative" conduct warranted a months-long, intensive investigation. He might be a total ass in his private affairs, but the key phrase there is "private affairs." Why does the entire internet need to scrutinize this?
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A minor online journalist's bad relationships don't rise to the level of national journalistic concern. He might be a genuinely bad person -- inflicting emotional harm on romantic partners is bad. But it's also extremely common. These new standards are not workable.
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(1) he was not in the bargaining unit (2) it was not just emotional abuse, as my allegations in the piece illustrate
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as i said to jesse singal...as a woman who went on the record against jack, your line of argument is both incorrect and in extremely bad faith.
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I understand. Public Twitter is a bad forum to discuss this. Happy to do so elsewhere, if you want.
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