On Friday, Washington Post reporter David Weigel retweeted a mildly sexist joke: “Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if it’s polar or sexual.” On Monday, he was suspended without pay.
The joke — which Weigel retweeted from YouTuber Cam Harless — was noticed by fellow Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez. “Fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed!” she said on her own Twitter account.
The joke is mildly humorous. The fact that he was suspended is hilarious. The fact that he was turned in by a female coworker who is probably both bipolar and bisexual is doubly hilarious.