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February 26, 2024, 7:31 AM ET
On one of my first days at The New York Times, I went to an orientation with more than a dozen other new hires. We had to do an icebreaker: Pick a Starburst out of a jar and then answer a question. My Starburst was pink, I believe, and so I had to answer the pink prompt, which had me respond with my favorite sandwich. Russ & Daughters’ Super Heebster came to mind, but I figured mentioning a $19 sandwich wasn’t a great way to win new friends. So I blurted out, “The spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A,” and considered the ice broken.
The HR representative leading the orientation chided me: “We don’t do that here. They hate gay people.” People started snapping their fingers in acclamation. I hadn’t been thinking about the fact that Chick-fil-A was transgressive in liberal circles for its chairman’s opposition to gay marriage. “Not the politics, the chicken,” I quickly said, but it was too late. I sat down, ashamed.
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link to (paywalled) source: I Was a Heretic at The New York Times
So does the NYT. If you make up a story about how you got scolded because you came off as a bigot because you lied to avoid coming off as a nepo baby, at least pick a minority the NYT cares about, like landlords or secretaries of defense.
i believe the nyt has lots of people who care about appearing homophobic as long as it doesn't actually require they stop running right wing screeds about removed
but also this guy for sure thinks the nyt is a super lefty institution and made this up because of that
NYT and WaPo always publish opeds by conservative ghouls but never from any leftists. Curious