Life comes at you fast:
A controversial blogger who calls herself a “friend” of neo-Nazis was tapped to join the New York Times editorial board on Tuesday — but rapidly pulled her nomination after an avalanche of backlash ensued.
Quinn Norton — whose previous work includes a lengthy essay sympathetic to the notorious neo-Nazi Internet troll known as Weev — was supposed to join the newspaper as a “lead opinion writer on the power, culture and consequences of technology,” according to a statement Tuesday.
“We’re excited to have Quinn to help our readers understand what’s possible and what’s sensible, and where we’re all headed,” The Times said in the statement.
But The Gray Lady backpedaled on that glowing assessment of Norton after Twitter users pointed to her checkered past.
I know nothing about Quinn. Nothing.
But I do know we don’t need voices sympathetic to Nazis when we’ve gone a bunch in the White House.