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PR Exec fired after offensive tweet about Africa goes viral, issues apology
A communications director who posted an offensive tweet about AIDS and Africa has been fired. Justine Sacco, formerly a PR executive for InterActive Corp., parent company of Match.com and Vimeo, says that she is “ashamed” for her insensitivity to those living with the virus. Sacco’s tweet, which read: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get […]
Real or Fake: PR exec tweets trip to Africa, hopes she doesn’t get AIDS, ‘just kidding’
Justine Sacco, Director of Communications for IAC, parent company of Vimeo, OkCupid and CollegHumor, tweeted that she hoped that she didn’t get AIDS while visiting Africa. The tweet appeared earlier today, and remains on her account: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just Kidding. I’m white!”