Young Turks Reporter files Racial Discrimination Suit

Filed January 19, 2018

"Andrew Jerell Jones, a black journalist whose work has appeared in the Guardian and the Intercept, alleges that Young Turks founder and CEO Cenk Uygur told him complaining about racial biases within the company was a “fireable offense” and that he should “shut the fuck up and deal.”

In a statement to BuzzFeed News, Uygur said, “The quotes attributed to me in the workplace are completely false.”

The complaint, filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights, alleges that Jones, unlike his white colleagues, dealt with shifting expectations, unclear deadlines, and a lack of a travel budget for investigative stories. Jones said that he complained to executives that his boss, Jonathan Larsen, treated other reporters in the “TYT Investigates” group less harshly and that he faced improper charges of insubordination and poor performance.

Jones said that he was contacted by David Koller, one of the founders of TYT, who told him he would begin an investigation into his complaint of racial discrimination, but nobody ever followed up with him. The complaint alleges that another executive called Jones shortly thereafter and made a “veiled threat,” saying, “If this all works out you are under Larsen, but he may also discontinue your services.”

From the 17 page complaint:



The Wrap...(also) discovered a 2004 blog post from David Koller, one of the founders of TYT, where he describes seeing “po’ black people just hanging out in the heat” on a road trip through Memphis. “I mean these negros were the real deal,” Koller wrote. Justice Democrats, a progressive group, cut ties with Uygur and Koller."

A story on it...
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...r-files-lawsuit-outlet-racial-discrimination/


To view the full 17 page complaint:
https://www.sejda.com/share/4e6cb493-1bc5-4b8d-b055-bacaf3a9693e

 

"Shut the fuck up and deal". If you ever seen Cenk go off especially when him and Alex Jones was about to go at it when Alex Jones raided his set during election season. That quote sounds like him. lol.

 

Oh wow so "progressive" Berniecrats are racist pieces of shit, who knew

 

Lol...l made a thread here on that very 'exchange'. (Before l knew who Alex Jones was, thought he was just another regular host).

 

I knew this day would come.