Apologizes and cries for not contributing to diversity.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Executive Director Allison Jaslow fell on her sword for the sake of diversity after she was forced to resign for being white.
Yes, really.
Jaslow, an Iraq War veteran, attended an all-staff meeting on Monday to make it official after two Hispanic lawmakers Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Filemon Vela demanded she step down on Sunday for not doing enough to diversify DCCC leadership, reports the American Mirror.
Claiming that the organization was in complete chaos, the lawmakers demanded DCCC chairwoman Cheri Bustos appoint a qualified person of color, of which there are many, as executive director at once.
Jaslaw then reportedly held a meeting with her staff during which she cried and apologized for not supporting diversity strongly enough. Jaslaw subsequently submitted her resignation (on her birthday) to Bustos before releasing a statement on Twitter.
My commitment to the mission, our country, and the people who commit their lives to serving it is unwavering. And, sometimes selfless service means having the courage to take a bow for the sake of the mission especially when the stakes are so high, she wrote.
Even Democrats appeared to be shocked by the development.
You had to resign because you are White? Thats reverse discrimination. This is why they blew it in 2016, commented one.
KathleenMorganH @KathleenMorganH
21h21 hours ago
You had to resign because you are White? That's reverse descrimination. This is why they blew it in 2016. We should all sit down and hand our jobs & all else over based on the color of our skin not skill I'not racist but I bet I will be called one now. Identity politics and 3 replies 5 retweets 9 likes
jdovejr @jdovejr
Replying to @KathleenMorganH @LoganDobson and
It's not reverse discrimination. That is just straight up discrimination.
Happy Birthday. Sorry youre white, commented another user.
#1: Pinguinite To: Horse (#0)
Whoever came up with that term is full of it. There's no such thing as "reverse discrimination". It's simply "discrimination".
Pinguinite posted on 2019-07-30 15:57:41 Reply Private Reply
#2: ghostdogtxn To: Horse (#0)
ghostdogtxn posted on 2019-07-30 16:06:02 Reply Private Reply