STATEMENT: Women’s Group on Ouster of Kevin Williamson from The Atlantic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 5, 2018
CONTACT: Yasmina Dardari | yasmina@unbendablemedia.com | +1 (407) 922-8149
STATEMENT: Women’s Group on Ouster of Kevin Williamson from The Atlantic
In response to the news that The Atlantic fired Kevin Williamson as a columnist for the magazine’s new ideas section, Nita Chaudhary, Co-founder of UltraViolet, a leading national women’s group, issued the following statement:
“Kevin Williamson’s views don’t exist in a vacuum: His calls for the murder of women and writings that dehumanize black children and transgender people provides fodder for the systematic oppression of marginalized groups in this country. By offering Williamson a platform on a respected publication, the Atlantic helped to mainstream white supremacy, sexism and transphobia.
“The Atlantic’s management, led by Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, has exhibited deep moral bankruptcy by showing that they are willing to turn a blind eye to hate speech if it means generating more clicks. While we’re pleased Williamson has been ousted, The Atlantic will not be able to wash this stain away.”
An UltraViolet petition calling on Jeffrey Goldberg to fire Williamson has gathered over 25,000 signatures. You can view the petition here: https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/kevin_williamson/
Over 1,000 UltraViolet members have also submitted letters to Goldberg urging him to reverse his decision to hire Williamson.
For more information, or for interview with an UltraViolet spokesperson, please contact Yasmina Dardari at (407) 922-8149 or by email at yasmina@unbendablemedia.com.
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UltraViolet is an online community of over 1,000,000 women and men who want to take collective action to expose and fight sexism in the public sector, private sector and the media. Find out more at weareultraviolet.org