New York Times exposed for anti-white, anti-male discrimination?  

I’ve had a closer look at that lawsuit we discussed last week against The New York Times for alleged racial and gender discrimination. The interesting wrinkle in the case: the harmed person, supposedly, is a white male. So let’s dive in.  

Federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race and also sex. Quite obviously, these protections have to apply to people of all races and sexes, even white males. Someone alert The Grey Lady!  

The Times stands accused of discriminating against a white male employee seeking a promotion. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit on the employee’s behalf, contending that the Times “chose not to promote a well-qualified white male employee because of his race and/or sex.”  

In a statement, The Times denied the charge.  

“The New York Times categorically rejects the politically motivated allegations brought by the Trump administration’s EEOC,” said Danielle Rhoades Ha, a Times spokesperson. “Our employment practices are merit-based and focused on recruiting and promoting the best talent in the world. We will defend ourselves vigorously.”  

Given President Trump’s contempt for the mainstream media and his track record of suing media companies for crossing him, critics of the administration will undoubtedly conclude that this is a politically motivated attack on a disfavored foe. Even so, the EEOC does present information within the suit that is suggestive of discrimination. If the races of the involved parties were reversed, it would probably strike many people as a slam dunk.  

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