Post: #1

Certainly not condoning the tweets, but being forced to resign for (maybe) clicking a button? It's a scary world out there.

Quote:MIDDLETOWN –The Brookdale Community College trustee embroiled in a scandal over racist tweets has resigned.

Board of Trustee member Joseph DiBella resigned in a letter received by administrators on Thursday, Brookdale spokeswoman Avis McMillon confirmed. The move follows his months-long leave of absence and an uproar at the college after his Twitter account appeared to "like" a variety of politically charged and bigoted tweets.

Brookdale students called for DiBella's resignation last year after his account "liked" tweets that referred to Obama using racial slurs. Another "liked" tweet suggested then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton perform a sexual act to garner minority votes.

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Post: #2

The tweets in question:

Post: #3

So they're replies to his own tweets. It does occur to me that he might just like everything people say when they reply to him.

If he's actually endorsing that sort of speech, what did he think was going to happen? Especially when his account is his fricking name.

Post: #4

When are people going to learn, anything on social media is pretty public, regardless if your shit is private or not.

If you're in a high profile job, do not fuck with social media beyond the norm of what social media managers do.

Post: #5

Never use your real name on social media.

Heck change up your screen name from time to time so it's even harder to pin you.

Post: #6

(04-11-2017 11:08 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  Never use your real name on social media.

Heck change up your screen name from time to time so it's even harder to pin you.

Bingo.

Post: #7

I need to have a Facebook to stay in contact with some people - family, friends abroad. I generally post pictures of Crock Pot meals, music & movie reviews, and the occasional mild political cartoon.

Now, my second account is for trolling and liking controversial shit. This way it's out of my system and the SJW acquaintances in my circle are none the wiser.

I would love to take a stand, but I am far from antifragile. Even a mildly scathing comment about feminism or Trayvon Martin could bleed onto the wrong person's newsfeed.

Post: #8

(04-11-2017 11:08 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:  Never use your real name on social media.

Heck change up your screen name from time to time so it's even harder to pin you.

Or you could just keep your mouth shut when you feel like saying something that would screw yourself. Seriously, how hard is it? If you wouldn't say it in front of a room full of SJWs talking to your boss, don't post it on social media.

Post: #9

I have sympathy for someone who gets railroaded for making a politically incorrect comment.

I don't have any sympathy for someone stupid enough to essentially endorse a comment about black monkeys or Hillary sucking black dick. Is there anyone in the developed world who doesn't know by now that anything like that is career suicide?

This guy is either blindingly dumb or astonishingly ignorant of reality. More likely both.

Post: #10

While I appreciate that these tweets are examples of dumb low-brow racism rather than mere political incorrectness, I see the OP's point about this being a scary precedent. One wrong click of the mouse is all it takes to brand you evil and unemployable. That shit is real.

Post: #11

I saw this not too long ago, being fired for liking racist social media posts is one thing, but facing criminal charges and sued? What kind of world are we living in?

https://www.rt.com/news/383448-trial-swi...ook-likes/

"A Swiss man is on trial for ‘liking’ Facebook posts that accused an animal rights activist of racism and anti-Semitism. The prosecution has accused him of defamation in the landmark case.
The 45-year-old defendant from Zurich is facing charges after becoming involved in an online argument within the animal rights community – by merely ‘liking’ eight Facebook posts."

Post: #12

Yeah I'm never going to be able to run for office or do anything in the public eye.

Post: #13

(04-11-2017 10:12 AM)kaotic Wrote:  When are people going to learn, anything on social media is pretty public, regardless if your shit is private or not.

If you're in a high profile job, do not fuck with social media beyond the norm of what social media managers do.

And it is permanent. Oh sure, you can delete a tweet, but some ass-clown has already screenshot the original and will use it. It beyond wise for public figures to be cautious about social media activity.

Post: #14

I realize that these things are frightening because they are tantamount to thought-policing. However, people have to be pragmatic and live in the real world instead of the world that they want to live in.

Post: #15

Damn I'm all for expressing myself... but anyone's who's making serious Bank shouldn't put that at risk! I'ma firm believer of doing your dirt by your lonely... unless being controversial can fill up your gas tank on the regular. We gotta wise up when we hold these non mainstream views