Despite an apology from New York Times reporter Sarah Jeong.  Despite the New York Times bending over backward to come to her defense.  Despite mainstream media’s attempt to include all sides in the reporting, this story lasted less than a typical 24-hour news cycle.

The New York Times maintains that they do not condone what she said. But, they do take into consideration her attempt at “counter-trolling” whatever that means.  Jeong is a Berkeley graduate and went to Harvard Law School.  At best, this sounds like all lawyered up attempt at some kind of reconciliation. A journalistic get out of jail card.

I’m certainly not condoning Roseanne Barr for her Twitter post. It was tasteless and it wasn’t very funny. But who has more credibility or power: a Harvard educated New York Times reporter or a sitcom star?

Why do I get the feeling that as long as your racism and bigotry is against white people, in this case, old point men, you have an out? An excuse. A reason for doing what you do, because after all, it’s only white people.