Article: Two FHM Writers Fired

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Two FHM writers who joked about corrective rape on Facebook were fired on Friday, the magazine said.

"FHM would like to announce that following a disciplinary hearing held on Friday the 19th July 2013, presided over by an independent chairperson, former FHM employees Maxim Barashenkov and Montle Moorosi have been dismissed with immediate effect," said a brief statement posted on the website of the men's magazine.

Earlier this week, FHM said it was "horrified to learn of the incredibly offensive comments made by two of our staff members".

A status updated posted on Barashenkov's Facebook page started a social media storm on Tuesday.

The update read: "I propose correctional [sic] rape and sterilisation for any white person who twerks [dances]."

One of Barashenkov's female friend's rebuked him saying corrective rape should never be condoned.

Moorosi then commented: "I think rape can be quite fun if executed in a romantic manner. Like saying ‘I love you' before you slip a roofie [Rohypnol, a sedative] in her Earl Grey tea."

Facebook friends derided the comments to which Barashenkov replied: "I myself was a victim of correctional rape, so I can make jokes about it."

The pair published an open letter on Thursday, which started off with an apology but then went on to complain about the "media madness" around their "private conversation" on Facebook.


Source : Sapa /fg/hdw
Date : 19 Jul 2013 15:48
 
Following a disciplinary hearing, men's magazine FHM has announced the dismissal of two of its writers for making comments about rape on Facebook.

According to the magazine's website on Friday: "FHM would like to announce that following a disciplinary hearing held on Friday July 19 2013, presided over by an independent chairperson, former FHM employees Maxim Barashenkov and Montle Moorosi have been dismissed with immediate effect."

The dimissal follows the magazine's suspension of writer Moorosi and features editor Barashenkov for making comments about correctional rape on Facebook.

A status update posted on Barashenkov's Facebook page started a social media storm on Tuesday. The update read: "I propose correctional rape and sterilisation for any white person who twerks." To twerk is to dance by vigorously shaking your bottom.

One of Barashenkov's female friend's rebuked him saying "corrective" rape should never be condoned. Moorosi then commented: "I think rape can be quite fun if executed in a romantic manner. Like saying ‘I love you' before you slip a roofie [Rohypnol, a sedative] in her Earl Grey tea."

Facebook friends derided the comments to which Barashenkov replied: "I myself was a victim of correctional rape, so I can make jokes about it."

"FHM was horrified to learn of the incredibly offensive comments made by two of our staff members on their private Facebook pages," editor Brendan Cooper told City Press on Tuesday.

"These comments in no way reflect FHM's values. The opinions expressed are hurtful and deeply offensive and entirely unacceptable to FHM's management."

Apology
On Thursday, the writers sparked fresh outrage after publishing an apology on their blog.

"We apologise sincerely for our distasteful and insensitive comments and would especially like to extend our apologies to anyone who has ever gone through the horror of rape," it said. – Additional reporting by Sapa


http://mg.co.za/article/2013-07-19-fhm-fires-rape-comment-writers
 
What a bunch of tossers! Nothing is 'private' anymore. They must have missed the memo.
 
I'd be happy the day my boss fires me for making a bad facebook joke, because that would be the day I bend him over a barrel and take him for everything his company is worth.

It's not against the law to cause offense.
 
****ing ridiculous.
I hope everyone who supports this insanity drowns in their own politically correct turd soup.
Did we actually help one single rape victim in this craphole by doing this? How does this transform our society in any way with regards to the rape epidemic in this country? Apparently censoring a rape joke and firing the people involved is the average person's preferred way of dealing with this. But noo.. when a real case of rape or whatever hit's the new all you see is a few "OMG! Shame" comments....

Democracy, we're doing it wrong. :erm:
 
RaptorSA said:
****ing ridiculous.
I hope everyone who supports this insanity drowns in their own politically correct turd soup.
Did we actually help one single rape victim in this craphole by doing this? How does this transform our society in any way with regards to the rape epidemic in this country? Apparently censoring a rape joke and firing the people involved is the average person's preferred way of dealing with this. But noo.. when a real case of rape or whatever hit's the new all you see is a few "OMG! Shame" comments....

Democracy, we're doing it wrong. :erm:
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Nobody censored them, in fact what they said was quoted a number of times.
 
Keeper said:
I'd be happy the day my boss fires me for making a bad facebook joke, because that would be the day I bend him over a barrel and take him for everything his company is worth.

It's not against the law to cause offense.
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I hope these guys do just that to FHM.
 
Keeper said:
I'd be happy the day my boss fires me for making a bad facebook joke, because that would be the day I bend him over a barrel and take him for everything his company is worth.

It's not against the law to cause offense.
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Exactly, also a good way detect that the people you're working for are a bunch of lilly bellied ****s and it was time to leave anyway.
 
Have any of you actually had any experience with the PR/media industry?
 
Fudzy said:
Have any of you actually had any experience with the PR/media industry?
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Where are you going with this? How does this entitle the company to fire you based on private conversations?
 
Fudzy said:
Have any of you actually had any experience with the PR/media industry?
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I don't think anyone's saying they didn't screw up a bit from their side.
At most the outrage should've forced some kind of apology from them (and I won't blame them if they didn't even mean it, I'd tell everyone to f-themselves in my head the moment I walked away from that podium)... but FIRING these people is just wrong. Maybe they're a-holes or whatever, but this isn't and never will be cool.
 
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