2012-04-10, 10:57 AM
Replace the word "black" with "baby seal", suddenly the article would look better on cracked.
I don't think that the reaction to this article should have led to his firing unless it was truly damaging to the site it was being hosted under. Already you're dealing with opinions so credibility is entirely reliant on the sources and the writing style of the author, and the outrage would have generated above average ad revenue. It seems like a gross overreaction to a trivial issue of political correctness and saving face IMO.
I don't think that the reaction to this article should have led to his firing unless it was truly damaging to the site it was being hosted under. Already you're dealing with opinions so credibility is entirely reliant on the sources and the writing style of the author, and the outrage would have generated above average ad revenue. It seems like a gross overreaction to a trivial issue of political correctness and saving face IMO.