Mike Pesca, host of the ‘The Gist,’ will be off the air indefinitely.
Published February 24th
Written by BET Staff
Mike Pesca, host of the Slate.com podcast The Gist, has reportedly been suspended after he debated with colleagues whether non-Black people should be allowed to quote certain racial slurs.
According to
The New York Times, Pesca, who is white, was suspended indefinitely after debating via Slack regarding Times reporter Donald McNeil, who was recently suspended for repeatedly using a racial slur during a 2019 student trip.
Pesca reportedly argued there were contexts in which the slur could be used. the
Slate Suspends Podcast Host After Debate Over Racial Slur
Mike Pesca of “The Gist” said he was suspended after defending, in a Slack discussion with colleagues, the use of the slur in some contexts.
Mike Pesca, host of Slate’s “The Gist,” said he was suspended indefinitely on Monday.Credit.Ed Rode/Getty Images
Feb. 22, 2021
The online publication Slate has suspended a well-known podcast host after he debated with colleagues over whether people who are not Black should be able to quote a racial slur in some contexts.
Mike Pesca, the host of “The Gist,” a podcast on news and culture, said in an interview that he was suspended indefinitely on Monday after defending the use of the slur in certain contexts. He made his argument during a conversation last week with colleagues on the interoffice messaging platform Slack.
Slate has suspended Mike Pesca, host of the podcast "The Gist," after he debated whether non-Black people should be allowed to quote certain racial slurs with colleaguesThe New York Times reported that Pesca, who is white, was suspended indefinitely after getting into a debate on Slack regarding Times reporter Donald McNeil, who was recently suspended for repeatedly using a racial slur during a 2019 student trip.Pesca reportedly argued that.
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