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7962

(11,841 posts)
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 07:02 AM Apr 2018

Joy Reids New Homophobic Blog Post Comments Prompt LGBT Group to Take Back Award

Source: Newsweek

LGBT advocacy group PFLAG National rescinded Joy Ann Reid’s ally award yesterday after she claimed that homophobic posts discovered on her former blog were "fabricated."

Reid apologized last December when a Twitter user uncovered posts containing homophobic remarks on The Reid Report, a blog she ran before became an icon of the #Resistance movement.

“As someone who is not a member of the LGBT community, I regret the way I addressed the complex issue of the closet and speculation on a person’s sexual orientation with a mocking tone and sarcasm,” Reid wrote in her statement.

She added: “It was insensitive, tone deaf and dumb.”
Earlier this month the MSNBC host backtracked on her apology. In an interview with Mediaite, Reid claimed the posts were “fabricated” by an external party who intended to paint her as “offensive and harmful.”

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/lgbt-group-rescinds-joy-reids-award-after-homophobic-blog-posts-revealed-900071



The old "I was hacked" excuse. The Internet never forgets!
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Joy Reids New Homophobic Blog Post Comments Prompt LGBT Group to Take Back Award (Original Post) 7962 Apr 2018 OP
I will be interested in seeing the responses here on this. left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #1
I'll wager there will be few. But it is newsworthy even if its disappointing. 7962 Apr 2018 #5
Disappointing to say the least. I'd to think Joy's explanations are true and give her InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #26
Now, More Woke Roy Rolling Apr 2018 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Corvo Bianco Apr 2018 #51
Assuming the posts are hers - and I haven't really followed this - we have to remember that Vinca Apr 2018 #2
The way back machine seems to say that the posts were made Calista241 Apr 2018 #6
I hear you, but if this is true, there needs to be some repercussions... InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #29
So do a lot of white churches. Never mind the Muslim mindset on this. Tipperary Apr 2018 #81
You can't excuse her because her views have evolved? Vinca Apr 2018 #84
Sounds irresponsible to me. David__77 Apr 2018 #3
I'm sorry to learn of this. I very much wish she had just left well-enough alone. n/t Glorfindel Apr 2018 #4
Damn! lark Apr 2018 #7
She has to prove leftynyc Apr 2018 #8
Certainly taking a big risk. Too many experts out there these days. And I agree with you. 7962 Apr 2018 #12
I want the truth from her leftynyc Apr 2018 #18
Yes, if she did it and owned up to it and splained how her heart had changed and InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #31
+1! 7962 Apr 2018 #74
The implicit criticism LanternWaste Apr 2018 #48
"Thoroughly" supported by many below. But you'd know that if you actually paid attention. 7962 Apr 2018 #73
LOL Jedi Guy Apr 2018 #95
Thanks! 7962 Apr 2018 #100
+ one bazillion melman Apr 2018 #106
Thank you. And a great way to put it. 7962 Apr 2018 #117
Am I missing something here? TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #9
She DID initally express regret and apologize for the posts in question. However, bullwinkle428 Apr 2018 #10
So, what homophobic statements has she made recently? TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #13
But the system handling the archives says theres no proof of hacking. 7962 Apr 2018 #17
What homophobic statements has she made recently? TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #19
Certainly people can grow & change; 7962 Apr 2018 #75
What "latest posts". They're 10 yrs old. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #79
Yes, 10 yrs old. But just NOW found. Supposedly. 7962 Apr 2018 #83
I think the truth has come out. mia has it. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #85
"I'm no code geek, so I'll wait and see" That kinda means I dont know. 7962 Apr 2018 #87
That's the purpose of propaganda: to reinforce the targets' prejudices & keep them ignorant. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #88
We constantly see people "outed" here for their previous associations & comments. 7962 Apr 2018 #93
If you think it's weird, then it probably is. The "Joy is evil" narrative is bullshit. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #94
It seems to me that if she's claiming she was hacked, it's on her to prove her assertion. Jedi Guy Apr 2018 #97
read mia's post: TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #98
None. lapucelle Apr 2018 #57
True. Snackshack Apr 2018 #28
Why the fuck you telling the LGBT community what it HAS to do? David__77 Apr 2018 #107
How the fuck can society advance if individuals don't? LGBT people included. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #108
Because str8splanin' is acceptable. Behind the Aegis Apr 2018 #115
This is not about her stance on LGBQ issues years ago. GulfCoast66 Apr 2018 #114
Another example of dems and progressives having to be PERFECT rainin Apr 2018 #11
Bingo. You get it. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #14
We shouldn't use the despicable behavior of any Republicans as an excuse. Doodley Apr 2018 #53
Well done! HenryWallace Apr 2018 #61
Exactly. It's clique culture. joshcryer Apr 2018 #89
Ohhhhhhhh... hlthe2b Apr 2018 #15
This is just my opinion all american girl Apr 2018 #46
Time for her to be exiled! Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #16
I don't see anyone asking leftynyc Apr 2018 #20
Apparently. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #34
Yes, yes..... its outrageous! HenryWallace Apr 2018 #49
She joked that Charlie Crist was a closeted homosexual IronLionZion Apr 2018 #21
Stephanie Miller was just talking about this padah513 Apr 2018 #22
I'd need to see the actual posts rather than someone's conclusion about them. Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #23
That's fair... I'd like to see the other posts too. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #32
You can see them (link below) Tom Rinaldo Apr 2018 #42
I think this tweet pushed by (from) Glenn Greenwald should tell most that something is not right hlthe2b Apr 2018 #24
GFY, greenwald leftynyc Apr 2018 #25
That's why I'm sitting this one out JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #27
How about CNN and The Library of Congress Archive? Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2018 #62
I don't understand JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #64
This is what everyone's up in arms about? DeminPennswoods Apr 2018 #91
Joy is fighting the KGB, Rump and another well known group I cant mention, so they Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #101
Just don't see the "homophobia" here DeminPennswoods Apr 2018 #111
Is this the same Greenwald who said the Russian investigation is like Joe McCarthy? still_one Apr 2018 #40
one and the same. Be skeptical, DUers, be discerning, please. hlthe2b Apr 2018 #63
n/t JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #71
Yep JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #66
Isn't the FBI involved JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #69
That is what some are saying I hear still_one Apr 2018 #70
+1 dalton99a Apr 2018 #44
Lest we forget Greenwald has similarly crappy posts floating around out there. joshcryer Apr 2018 #90
This post. Others PLEASE read and don't be bamboozled hlthe2b Apr 2018 #96
Wait a minute mercuryblues Apr 2018 #30
This is another "Al Franken" rat fucking operation. Botany Apr 2018 #33
No question Joy's support for the LGBT community should be a consideration... InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #37
Sure smells like one dalton99a Apr 2018 #43
Seems like it workinclasszero Apr 2018 #45
Has Kirsten issued a statement yet ? OnDoutside Apr 2018 #52
oh snap. -nt poboy2 Apr 2018 #59
rat fucking JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #72
The article is pretty bad and sloppy Hav Apr 2018 #35
Keep falling for bringing down our own. All fighters are doomed. Western Democracy is doomed -nt poboy2 Apr 2018 #36
If her remarks are over 5 years old, they are meaningless to me. Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #39
"How do you prove there were no hacks." Hav Apr 2018 #41
#facknews stonecutter357 Apr 2018 #47
#metoo is about reexamining past behaviors once hidden or widely considered acceptable. Orsino Apr 2018 #50
... lapucelle Apr 2018 #54
Aye-yi-yi! KPN Apr 2018 #55
Greenwald is jizzing himself in an orgasmic fury on Twitter right now Blue_Tires Apr 2018 #56
Obviously we should virtually kill her...Burn her at the stake. Rustyeye77 Apr 2018 #58
We did it to Franken, we can do it again! JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #60
I guess 1% enemy outweighs 99% friend. Rustyeye77 Apr 2018 #65
Doomed. We are doomed. Going high, but doomed. -nt poboy2 Apr 2018 #67
Bernie's groups must be afraid of her. R B Garr Apr 2018 #68
Sigh leftynyc Apr 2018 #76
Jesus. Talk about out if the frying pan and in to the fire. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2018 #77
The Russians made him do that. n/t QC Apr 2018 #80
Mediate has a reading comprehension fail here. joshcryer Apr 2018 #92
The lynching of Joy Ann Reid by the Bernie left Gothmog Apr 2018 #78
Yep... Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #102
PFLAG is out to get here perhaps. David__77 Apr 2018 #109
PFLAG is the "Bernie left" now? m-lekktor Apr 2018 #113
From Malcom Nance Gothmog Apr 2018 #116
Joy Reid is the latest victim of BLACK PROPAGANDA... TheDebbieDee Apr 2018 #82
She probably should have just said, I evolved. Oneironaut Apr 2018 #86
I don't know who Joy Reid is... Politicub Apr 2018 #99
I think that is very true. David__77 Apr 2018 #110
FUCK, I get tired of us eating our own. nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #103
And meanwhile, some Republicans want to KILL members of the LGBT community. Oneironaut Apr 2018 #104
So very true. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #105
Trump is still going down. Kingofalldems Apr 2018 #112
 

7962

(11,841 posts)
5. I'll wager there will be few. But it is newsworthy even if its disappointing.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:04 AM
Apr 2018

I think we should all be judged equally.
People saying that "but she's a great voice for progressives" are really no different than trumpers who excuse his womanizing because "he's getting things done"
These statements weren't just a passing joke, they were in-depth. And putting blame elsewhere isnt helping. Curious to see how MSNBC deals with this. So far I've seen nothing on Morning Joe about it.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,123 posts)
26. Disappointing to say the least. I'd to think Joy's explanations are true and give her
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:27 AM
Apr 2018

the benefit of the doubt. It's just that her history of this sort of thing that gives me pause.

Roy Rolling

(6,933 posts)
38. Now, More Woke
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:50 AM
Apr 2018

She has always pushed the envelope to get where she is. I can excuse her crude attempt at humor, but the excuse of being hacked needs exploring. Lying to cover up bad behavior is much more serious than being crude ten years ago.

She had a tweet last year that similarly shocked my sensibilities, and since then made me wonder about her ability to resist the urge to go hyper on her pet issues.

Still, I give her a pass. But my unwavering support was already shattered by her tweet from last year.

Response to InAbLuEsTaTe (Reply #26)

Vinca

(50,304 posts)
2. Assuming the posts are hers - and I haven't really followed this - we have to remember that
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 07:52 AM
Apr 2018

it has long been the tradition of black churches to interpret scripture in a rather narrow way when it comes to gays, gay marriage, etc. I imagine this is what Joy was exposed to growing up. People change (and so do churches) so I don't think we should banish Joy from the earth. She's a good person and a great spokesperson for what we want to promote.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
6. The way back machine seems to say that the posts were made
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:09 AM
Apr 2018

10 years ago:

“The Internet Archive responded to Ms. Reid’s claim on Tuesday, saying in a statement that it had found no evidence of hacking in the archived versions of her site on the Wayback Machine.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/business/media/joy-reid-homophobic-blog-posts.html

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,123 posts)
29. I hear you, but if this is true, there needs to be some repercussions...
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:33 AM
Apr 2018

as much as that pains me to say, given Joy's positive contribution to many progressive causes.

 

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
81. So do a lot of white churches. Never mind the Muslim mindset on this.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 02:54 PM
Apr 2018

I love her, but excusing her because she was raised in a “black church” is bullshit.

Vinca

(50,304 posts)
84. You can't excuse her because her views have evolved?
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:09 PM
Apr 2018

If not, I guess there's no point in a racist or a homophobe or any other hater to change because they will always carry the label even if they aren't currently what they were.

lark

(23,156 posts)
7. Damn!
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:18 AM
Apr 2018

I'm really surprised to see this as I've never heard even a hint of this when I've watched her shows. Maybe she educated herself in the meantime and grew in what she accepts?

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
8. She has to prove
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:24 AM
Apr 2018

she was hacked or she's done for being a homophobe AND a liar. That's the barometer I'd use for the right wing and I certainly expect more from my side of the aisle.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
12. Certainly taking a big risk. Too many experts out there these days. And I agree with you.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:48 AM
Apr 2018

During Pres Obamas term. I used to ask myself "would this decision piss me off if W did it?"
But I'm pretty sure that in that respect we're in the minority here..

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
18. I want the truth from her
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 09:25 AM
Apr 2018

And this hacking excuse stinks of a cover up. I can easily accept someone growing emotionally and intellectually with age but I wont condone a liar. I'm willing to bend on some issues because there are no perfect candidates for me but some are simply not negotiable.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,123 posts)
31. Yes, if she did it and owned up to it and splained how her heart had changed and
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:38 AM
Apr 2018

there were no later incidents, that's one thing. BUT, if she's lying about the hacking, that's a whole 'nother ballgame.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
48. The implicit criticism
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 11:17 AM
Apr 2018

"But I'm pretty sure that in that respect we're in the minority here..."

The implicit (and of course, thoroughly unsupported) criticism of others is often the only way we can pat ourselves on the back and achieve the self-validation so many require in a form maintaining the pretense relevance.

Nice job!

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
73. "Thoroughly" supported by many below. But you'd know that if you actually paid attention.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 02:16 PM
Apr 2018

This is yet another example of your desire to spout forth well-worded insults to those of us with standards or with whom you disagree. I guess you get some sort of a feeling of superiority over the rest of us by using what you consider to be an exceptional vocabulary?
I see it in many of your condescending responses to others as well.
SAD!

Jedi Guy

(3,254 posts)
95. LOL
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 04:24 PM
Apr 2018

Well said. Glad I'm not the only one who's noticed that. The funny part, to me, is that when proven wrong, he/she never bothers to respond.

More on topic, I agree with you. If these things had been said by a conservative, even one who's currently an ally for LGBT, there would be no forgiveness, no second chances, no benefits of the doubt. If the standard applies, then it applies to everyone, or it's a double standard. I have no patience or tolerance for double standards.

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
9. Am I missing something here?
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:35 AM
Apr 2018

If the LGBT community wants society to grow up & recognize their humanity & celebrate their contributions to society, then they have to allow individuals to so as well. Joy Reid expressed regret & apologized, but people are still chomping at the bit to crucify her.

Be reminded that our opponents proudly do this shit everyday without hesitation or remorse.

bullwinkle428

(20,630 posts)
10. She DID initally express regret and apologize for the posts in question. However,
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:39 AM
Apr 2018

she chose to backtrack and use the "I was hacked" excuse.

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
13. So, what homophobic statements has she made recently?
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:50 AM
Apr 2018

The headline in the OP says they're "new" but only references blog posts from 6-10 years ago.

And you can't just dismiss the claim that she was hacked, either. Not with Trump sitting in the Oval Office.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
17. But the system handling the archives says theres no proof of hacking.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 09:22 AM
Apr 2018

As another poster mentioned, now that she's gone to the "I was hacked" excuse, she damn well better have proof. I gave her the benefit of the doubt before, but going this route will be a big problem if she's lying.
"New" because they were just now discovered.
People today get punished for past statements all the time, even if they say "Sorry".
This wasnt a one-off, she had a history of many detailed anti-gay statements and its on HER to prove a hack. The internet doesnt forget.

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
19. What homophobic statements has she made recently?
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 09:26 AM
Apr 2018

If you're not willing to accept that people can grow & change, then you're demanding that they be perfect from birth. That's not realistic or even helpful.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
75. Certainly people can grow & change;
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 02:19 PM
Apr 2018

but you dont have any problem with her going to the "I was hacked" excuse and denying that these latest posts are real? Without any proof? That hardly seems like growth in this case

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
79. What "latest posts". They're 10 yrs old.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 02:41 PM
Apr 2018

As for the hacking, try and read mia's post:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210536741

Don't pretend it's not likely after what we've seen over the last couple years.

Plus the fact that this whole "Joy is evil" narrative is being pushed had by the usual suspects: Breitbart, Wikileaks, Greenwald, etc. The more I learn about it, the more it stinks.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
83. Yes, 10 yrs old. But just NOW found. Supposedly.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:01 PM
Apr 2018

The people who handle the Wayback Machine say theres no proof of any tampering in their system, which is where these came from. THEY arent a RW company. I'm no code geek, so I'll wait and see. Its just that I've seen so many people get busted on things they've said in the past, holler "I've been hacked" and it turns out they lied.
At some point I imagine the real truth will come out. Just maybe not today!

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
85. I think the truth has come out. mia has it.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:11 PM
Apr 2018

And the fact that you refuse to even consider the possibility of a hack, given all the hacks we've seen in recent history, is very telling.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
87. "I'm no code geek, so I'll wait and see" That kinda means I dont know.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:27 PM
Apr 2018

Of course its a possibility. As for Mia's info, see post 77.

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
88. That's the purpose of propaganda: to reinforce the targets' prejudices & keep them ignorant.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:47 PM
Apr 2018

You've already admitted that you're ignorant about technical issues. The fact that the info in #77 is presented in the way that it is (with the insinuation that Nichols not only knew neo-Nazis, but share their beliefs - without saying it directly, but without questioning his technical abilities, and not even questioning why a supposed neo-Nazi would accept employ by a liberal black woman) leads me to believe that we're seeing a extensive & deliberate propaganda attack by the Right on Joy Reid being carried out.

The real question is why? And why are you falling for it?

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
93. We constantly see people "outed" here for their previous associations & comments.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:58 PM
Apr 2018

When someone gives a speech to a group, writes an article for a paper/magazine, etc, appears on a show.
There are many examples of being tarnished by past actions.
Why is this info on this man instantly NOT believed? Were HIS tweets "hacked" as well? He's locked his act now. What else is out there on HIM?
This is just weird from the start. Regardless, it will probably blow over by next week

 

TheSmarterDog

(794 posts)
94. If you think it's weird, then it probably is. The "Joy is evil" narrative is bullshit.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 04:12 PM
Apr 2018

But for some people it won't just "blow over". Weeks, months or years from now, when they need to discredit Joy Reid again, they'll dig out this old, false chestnut (maybe even your own OP) with no context, no attribution, and no actual facts.

That's another way propaganda works.

Jedi Guy

(3,254 posts)
97. It seems to me that if she's claiming she was hacked, it's on her to prove her assertion.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 04:33 PM
Apr 2018

If she has evidence of hacking, let's see it. Thus far, no evidence has been forthcoming. The folks at the Internet Archive have investigated and stated they can find no evidence of hacking.

To my way of thinking, saying something ten years ago that is offensive by modern standards is forgivable. Times change. Lying, on the other hand, is not something we accept from our political opposite numbers. Why then would or should we excuse it from one of our own? She made a minor gaffe, and then compounded it by lying about it.

Or she really was hacked. If so, she'd do well to provide proof sooner rather than later.

lapucelle

(18,337 posts)
57. None.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 12:10 PM
Apr 2018

An amateur sleuth "found" previously undiscovered posts ostensibly dated 10 years ago, but with suspicious time stamps, according to an investigator.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210536741

Behind the Aegis

(53,988 posts)
115. Because str8splanin' is acceptable.
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 12:38 AM
Apr 2018

We have seen this before with remarks about "ponies" in regards to our wanting marriage equality, to "wait and see" in regards to other issues of GLBT equality, and "other groups have it worse" in regards to discussions of homophobia. It really is no surprise given not too long ago homophobic jokes were defended as "well, the ends justify the means."

Sad, but wholly unsurprising.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
114. This is not about her stance on LGBQ issues years ago.
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 12:22 AM
Apr 2018

A stance many Democratic members shared before the party and nation evolved.

This is about her opposition to someone else in the progressive movement.

And is the first and apparently successful attempt by nefarious forces to divide us.

She is a true voice for our side.

rainin

(3,011 posts)
11. Another example of dems and progressives having to be PERFECT
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:42 AM
Apr 2018

while republicans can say ANYTHING they want. We put montages together of republicans contradicting themselves, being offensive to just about everyone, and it doesn't hurt them at all.

Just look at this president!!!! Argh!!!!! Joy Reid should just tell everyone to shut up! If they want to go after someone for being insensitive, she is not the problem!!!

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
89. Exactly. It's clique culture.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:48 PM
Apr 2018

And it is particularly racist since these views were not uncommon among POC. Remember Prop 8? No, it was not a myth that African-Americans supported it way more than any other demographic: http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/CAExitPollGayMarriage.pdf

It takes time for peoples opinions to change. Such a shift should be championed, and not ostracized. Joy Reid is a great advocate.

It's also fascinating, and unsurprising, how someone like Glen Greenwald is all over this, given how he's had posts in his past drudged up.

hlthe2b

(102,376 posts)
15. Ohhhhhhhh...
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 08:56 AM
Apr 2018

Does it matter if she has changed? Really, asking sincerely...Not at all excusing... just asking....

It does to me... The Joy Reed I see, watch, read is not a homophobe today at least...

all american girl

(1,788 posts)
46. This is just my opinion
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 11:08 AM
Apr 2018

but it seems white men can change and grow, but women and POC are not allowed to. When white men are held to the same standard as women and POC I will, maybe listen to what they have to say...until then, don't care.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
20. I don't see anyone asking
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 09:27 AM
Apr 2018

for purity. Only asking for the truth. Is that really too much to ask?

IronLionZion

(45,534 posts)
21. She joked that Charlie Crist was a closeted homosexual
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 09:33 AM
Apr 2018

America as a country has evolved considerably in the last 10 years on LGBT issues so she's probably evolved too.

padah513

(2,506 posts)
22. Stephanie Miller was just talking about this
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 09:34 AM
Apr 2018

She said Joy made a joke about Charlie Crist for which she apologized, and then her blog was hacked. Someone went into the archives and added comments.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
23. I'd need to see the actual posts rather than someone's conclusion about them.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 09:48 AM
Apr 2018

Saying they're homophobic is a conclusion. I would want to see the actual posts.

Only one post is quoted in the article. It's actually a post calling out the hypocrisy of the GOP, but she refers to Gov Christie as "Miss Christie."

So I'd need to see more of them, and the dates of them.

But the "Miss Christie" is an improper reference. Is that enough? Not when the article references multiple posts. So I'd need to see them all to see where her head was at and her general stance.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)
42. You can see them (link below)
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:59 AM
Apr 2018

I don't know enough about what can and can not be hacked (and how) in archives to have an independent opinion as to whether these are how they were written by Joy at the time.

I got a link from this portion of the NY Times story which has a live hyperlink embedded into it online:

"The newly discovered posts were found on the Wayback Machine, a project of the Internet Archive, and were shared on social media last week by the Twitter user who discovered Ms. Reid’s old blog posts last year. That user did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday."

Here is the link to the NY Times story. You can get to the posts by clicking the hyperlink yourself
:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/business/media/joy-reid-homophobic-blog-posts.html

It includes Joy's claim of being hacked and statements from the archive managers saying there is no evidence for any tampering.

hlthe2b

(102,376 posts)
24. I think this tweet pushed by (from) Glenn Greenwald should tell most that something is not right
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:06 AM
Apr 2018

with this. Be suspect, folks. I trust Greenwald and his ilck as far as I could toss him while sitting in a chair.

Why is this coming up AGAIN now? Who is behind this attempt to destroy Joy Reid, one of the few Liberal POC and female voices gaining traction on TV? Just something to consider, though I surely do NOT condone homophobia in any form.



 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
25. GFY, greenwald
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:22 AM
Apr 2018

You hating her is the best reason I can think of to support her. I'm simply looking for the truth.

JustAnotherGen

(31,902 posts)
27. That's why I'm sitting this one out
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:27 AM
Apr 2018

Seriously - I need a source/investigative so-called reporter other than Greenwald. I - do - not- trust - him. If it's proven she did this then I'm good to go. But - I'm not going to align with Russian loving scum like Greenwald.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,343 posts)
62. How about CNN and The Library of Congress Archive?
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 12:47 PM
Apr 2018

The Library of Congress archive show the posts as archived in 2006




http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/25/media/joy-reid-msnbc-host-wayback-machine/index.html

The Library of Congress archive reviewed by CNNMoney -- which the Library says is created using a local installation of the Wayback Machine -- contains the disputed posts and lists them as having been archived on January 12, 2006. The documents provided by MSNBC to CNNMoney do not contain a letter to the Library of Congress regarding its archive.


Here are the posts. Including the “gay men are pedophiles” bullshit justifying homophobia — which, I suspect, is why she is trying to cover this up.






DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
91. This is what everyone's up in arms about?
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:54 PM
Apr 2018

There's nothing here except a review of a few reasons why some people get uptight about gay men.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)
101. Joy is fighting the KGB, Rump and another well known group I cant mention, so they
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 05:27 PM
Apr 2018

are attacking her.

Nobody is safe.

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
111. Just don't see the "homophobia" here
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 09:50 PM
Apr 2018

at all. It's just an essay talking about why some people are homophobic. As for the Charlie Christ comments from years ago, it was juvenile innuendo for which she apologized.

JustAnotherGen

(31,902 posts)
66. Yep
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 01:30 PM
Apr 2018

Someone drunk is saying Library of Congress - but the Russkies probably hacked in and put the info there.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
90. Lest we forget Greenwald has similarly crappy posts floating around out there.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:52 PM
Apr 2018

But he's a rape apologist. And if you respond with his old posts he'll immediately block you (he watches his Twitter like a hawk).

BTW, Greenwald and Wikileaks have had it out for Joy for awhile now: https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029828301

They were just carefully waiting for the time to drop this story.

mercuryblues

(14,539 posts)
30. Wait a minute
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:34 AM
Apr 2018

Aren't Democrats supposed to accept this kind of stuff to advance the party? Because she is so great with other issues.

There are many threads on how women should accept and vote for an anti-choice Democrat, because they are with us on so many other things. Besides republicans are way worse.

So those of you that are for party over principle explain to me why I should put my rights on the table and disown Joy for anti-LGBT comments in the past.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,123 posts)
37. No question Joy's support for the LGBT community should be a consideration...
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:49 AM
Apr 2018

I just hope Joy's being truthful about the hack job. I'd also like to hear more from the LGBT community regarding their views, as they are the targets of any insensitive comments. (Though, if true, it should offend all of us and our sensibilities.)

Hav

(5,969 posts)
35. The article is pretty bad and sloppy
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:44 AM
Apr 2018

No details on what is supposed to be the new information. I'm also not sure whether people are talking about different things. Is Reid backtracking on having made the comments about Crist, for which she has apologized, or is she denying that some new accusations are true? The initial comments about Crist were insensitive but relatively mild and I'm pretty sure I saw similar insinuations back then here on DU about Crist.

 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
36. Keep falling for bringing down our own. All fighters are doomed. Western Democracy is doomed -nt
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:48 AM
Apr 2018
 

Cold War Spook

(1,279 posts)
39. If her remarks are over 5 years old, they are meaningless to me.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:50 AM
Apr 2018

About the hacks. How do you prove there were no hacks. All you can do is show how you came to the conclusion that she wasn't hacked, and then people will have to decide for themselves.

Hav

(5,969 posts)
41. "How do you prove there were no hacks."
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 10:59 AM
Apr 2018

If she claims the posts were hacked in december, then archived files of her block prior to that would prove that. Not sure how the Internet Archive works but if they keep it similar to a backup and files from years ago match what is seen now, then their response that they can't find evidence for a hack would carry some weight.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
50. #metoo is about reexamining past behaviors once hidden or widely considered acceptable.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 11:39 AM
Apr 2018

So is #blacklivesmatter. So should be #itgetsbetter.

Even Joy Reid has found that looking in the mirror can be painful.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
56. Greenwald is jizzing himself in an orgasmic fury on Twitter right now
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 12:04 PM
Apr 2018

This is his chance to kill three birds with one stone...

 

Rustyeye77

(2,736 posts)
58. Obviously we should virtually kill her...Burn her at the stake.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 12:10 PM
Apr 2018

a double dealing puke.... throw her off tv

Her true self is out !!!! Shes not pure.

R B Garr

(16,979 posts)
68. Bernie's groups must be afraid of her.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 01:43 PM
Apr 2018

We all know what kind of mole Greenwald is now. The people promoting this are all behind shutting her up. So transparent.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,343 posts)
77. Jesus. Talk about out if the frying pan and in to the fire.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 02:30 PM
Apr 2018

And he is doing his own personal profile scrubbing of his own image.

Joy Ann Reid’s “cyber security expert” Jonathan Nichols, who the MSNBC host hired to prove that she did not write the supposedly “fabricated” anti-gay posts published on her old blog, once bragged about knowing prominent white supremacist Andrew “weev” Auernheimer.

NBC quietly circulated a statement from Nichols late Tuesday night which claimed to have found “evidence Joy Reid’s now-defunct blog, the Reid Report, was breached after a review of suspicious activity.”

While the Reid debacle thus far has focused on dated homophobic material published on the AM Joy host’s now-defunct blog The Reid Report, it appears that Nichols himself has a history of disturbing old posts.

The self-declared “Current Cyber Guy, Former PSYOP guy” goes by the handle @wvualphasoldier on Twitter, where he posts a stream of self-serious, bizarre ramblings. After NBC released a statement regarding his work for Reid, however, Nichols deleted all of his account’s old posts, went on a tweetstorm declaring a “lock down” of his account, and then placed it on protected mode so non-followers could not see his tweets.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
92. Mediate has a reading comprehension fail here.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:58 PM
Apr 2018

He was obviously tweeting about finding out about the guy he formally covered in cyber security turned out to be a neo-Nazi and how ironically he now had "connections" to the neo-nazi's.

In other words, he was fortelling this exact smear that is being made against him.

Gothmog

(145,567 posts)
78. The lynching of Joy Ann Reid by the Bernie left
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 02:30 PM
Apr 2018

The attacks on Joy Reid by certain groups are sad https://medium.com/@investigator_21314/the-lynching-of-joy-ann-reid-by-the-bernie-left-c7de005a19fb

For almost a year now, a very vocal segment of Bernie Sanders supporters have harassed and stalked black activists, journalists and contributors on Twitter and other social media sites. Behind this campaign was the fact that a lot of black voters didn’t vote for Bernie, which was met with incredible anger by a part of the Bernie left.

Instead of analyzing why POC were critical of Bernie, or why Bernie refused to campaign among POC, they started to harass and intimidate black Twitter users.

The list of victims to this aggressive crowd of Bernie supporters is long by now: Joy Ann Reid, Donna Brazile, Jehmu Greene, Neera Tanden, Kamala Harris, Maxine Waters, Yamiche Alcindor, Zerlina Maxwell, and less known Twitter users: Angry Black Lady (Imani Gandy), T_FisherKing, Mr Dane/ Mr Weeks, Sir James, Ange_Amene, Bravenak and many, many more.

What these people have in common is that

A: they’re POC,

B: they’re at times very critical of Bernie Sanders.

This in itself is enough for ongoing extreme harassment, stalking, threats, intimidation and worse.
 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
82. Joy Reid is the latest victim of BLACK PROPAGANDA...
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 02:55 PM
Apr 2018

Last edited Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:36 PM - Edit history (1)

Black Propaganda is controversial, unsettling, false information inserted into an actual authenticated email or other document that has been repurposed/stolen from the originator...

Black Propaganda is designed to place erroneous facts into the MSM and smear the reputation of the target, in this case, Joy Ann Reid...

Oneironaut

(5,524 posts)
86. She probably should have just said, I evolved.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 03:13 PM
Apr 2018

The “I was hacked” excuse makes you look guilty. Still, I don’t think this is a major issue. Of course, MSNBC and the Democrats will probably overreact and fire her.

David__77

(23,511 posts)
110. I think that is very true.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 07:22 PM
Apr 2018

That is a very good point. At the same time, the comments - whoever made them - suck ass.

Oneironaut

(5,524 posts)
104. And meanwhile, some Republicans want to KILL members of the LGBT community.
Wed Apr 25, 2018, 06:01 PM
Apr 2018

What she said is not ok, but it’s even worse to be spineless band-wagoners and demand she be fired.

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