NYT Editor Faces Backlash After Labeling Olympian An Immigrant
Woman Faces Backlash For Claiming “Poetic License” After Calling California-Born Olympian An Immigrant
NYT Editor In Hot Water For Doubling Down On Incorrect Tweet
New York Times staff editor Bari Weiss is facing loads of backlash after trying to praise Mirai Nagasu’s historic Olympic performance with a very poorly misguided tweet. Nagasu is the first American woman to land a triple axle in any Olympic competition in history; Weiss retweeted a video that showed her landing a triple axel and wrote, “Immigrants: they get the job done.”
The only problem is: Nagasu isn’t an immigrant, she was born and raised in California. The history-making Olympian was born to parents who immigrated from Japan, and after much backlash, Weiss deleted her tweet–but not before doubling down hard on what she claims to have meant by calling her an immigrant.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL pic.twitter.com/nU9qg3J0rR
— Jia Tolentino (@jiatolentino) February 12, 2018
For this tweet I am being told I am a racist, a ghoul and that I deserve to die. So I deleted the tweet. That's where we are.
— Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) February 12, 2018
In response to the criticism, this editor claims she was using “poetic license,” saying that her statement is a quote from Hamilton and an attempt to praise Nagasu and her parents. She pointed out other publications that she believed to be making the same point–though they didn’t wrongfully label an American-born woman as an immigrant–and continued to then act like it was the end of civilization because people were telling her she was wrong. Again, not a subjective thing here, she was just actually wrong, and instead continued to try to prove her wrong point.
Weiss deleting her initial tweet didn’t deter users from talking about the incident, amazed at just how confident she was in trying to prove she wasn’t being racist. Check out some thoughts on the incident below.
Wait. @bariweiss is saying that the fact that she was dragged for an intellectually lazy tweet as a “sign of civilization’s end”? Self-aggrandizement at best, and a failure to learn from her mistake at worst. Just admit that you fucked up, apologize, and move on. Nothing to add.
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 12, 2018
Bari Weiss made Olympic history by being the first U.S. woman to triple double down on a bad tweet https://t.co/8f8w700JSG
— Kevin Nguyen (@knguyen) February 12, 2018
It’s called perpetual otherism or perpetual foreigner syndrome. No one is ashamed of the word immigrant but it’s tiring being treated as foreigners all the time. You made a mistake. It’s okay. But people are really giving you calm, great insight. Just learn and breathe. All good. https://t.co/DmvdvBpG9Z
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 13, 2018
Also you said they, not we. But it’s okay.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 13, 2018
Also, you're a journalist, be accurate. you didn't say "we" you said "they," and thats a BFD difference.
— collier meyerson (@collier) February 13, 2018
Also, it seems that you have a particularly challenging time hearing people telling you that you offended them and constantly cherrypick the comments of trolls, instead of the pretty thoughtful criticisms that i am mostly seeing.
— collier meyerson (@collier) February 12, 2018
You just said that criticism of you was evidence of civilization’s end. It’s earlier in the thread. Everyone can see it like two tweets up
— REVIVED Transit, Gloria! (@samknight_one) February 13, 2018
Actually, you tweeted "they" get the job done. You "othered" a US citizen because she is not Caucasian. Just take the L and stop making it about your self-victimology.
— Michael Cunningham (@MCunninghamAJC) February 12, 2018
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“No, but where are you FROM,” Bari Weiss shouts at the medalist over the Star Spangled Banner
— REVIVED Transit, Gloria! (@samknight_one) February 12, 2018
Are you going to declare the dawning end of civilization like this every time you need to delete a tweet or does gracefully admitting you were incorrect seem like a reasonable option?
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) February 12, 2018
Step away from Twitter for like ten minutes and Bari Weiss has already done something ridiculous which I am learning about via jokes.
— Nicole Cliffe (@Nicole_Cliffe) February 12, 2018
i just remembered Bari Weiss's sister is that teen who wrote a public letter to harvard and yale saying she must have been rejected because she wasn't "diverse"
— Brendan James (@deep_beige) February 12, 2018
No @bariweiss, you don’t get a pass. Your tweet is the reason someone born & raised in California will always be asked, “Where are you from?” – just because they don’t look the way you think “Americans” should. Your comment is racist & ignorant whether intentional or not. #Nagasu https://t.co/buEPyCuM0F
— Roza Calderon 2018 (@electroza2018) February 13, 2018
You don't need to explain it. She's not an immigrant. You were wrong. Just apologize. It's that simple.
— dolores quintana (@doloresquintana) February 13, 2018
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