IAC PR Director, Justine Sacco Sacked By Employer Over ‘Aids In Africa’ Racist Tweet

An American Internet company, Inter Active Corp aka
IAC has fired Justine Sacco, their PR director who
shared a racist tweet on Twitter yesterday.
In the controversial tweet Justine Sacco said:
"Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding.
I'm white!"
Moments after the tweet, her Twitter account was
immediately deleted but the deed has been done as
the offensive tweet went global.
Ryan Trostle, the spokesperson for IAC who
confirmed Justine Sacco's sack said the company
has zero tolerance for racial abuse.
"The offensive comment does not reflect the views
and values of IAC. We take this issue very seriously,
and we have parted ways with the employee in
question."
"There is no excuse for the hateful statements that
have been made and we condemn them
unequivocally,". "We hope, however, that time and
action, and the forgiving human spirit, will not result
in the wholesale condemnation of an individual who
we have otherwise known to be a decent person at
core." – Ryan said
Fellow co-workers have tagged Justine a dumb
woman for making the offensive remark in the public.
Justine Sacco is out of job and guess what, her trip
to Africa has been cancelled.

Sent From David Aniemeka