Radio host fired for mocking VC Kamala Harris’ clothing
A talk show presenter alleges she was fired from a Washington, D.C. radio station after mocking Vice President Kamala Harris’ clothing during the State of the Union address last month.
She also contributes to the conservative publication The Spectator, where she detailed the incident.
Amber Athey, a conservative host at news station WMAL who works on a morning show, joked about the color of Harris’ suit.
‘Kamala looks like a UPS employee — what can brown do for you? Nothing good, apparently,’ Athey wrote in the March 1 tweet, referring to an old UPS tagline.
Kamala looks like a UPS employee — what can brown do for you? Nothing good, apparently.
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) March 2, 2022
She said there was no indication that the snarky remark had offended anyone until a few days later.
‘I spoke critically of protests in favor of ‘trans kids’ at the University of North Texas. A group of maniacal left-wing activists who want to chemically castrate children in the name of ‘gender affirmation’ came after me.
All of a sudden, the Kamala tweet was being re-framed as racist and dozens of Twitter accounts were bragging about contacting my employers about my “bigotry,”‘ Athey explained in a column for the publication.
Her superiors at the radio station and the magazine also received emails requesting that Athey be fired.
Over the past two weeks, I have received a lot of questions about why I haven't been on @WMALDC.
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) April 4, 2022
I was not sick or on vacation. @WMALDC @CumulusMedia fired me for making a "racist" joke about Kamala Harris's SOTU outfit. https://t.co/kOV9mTLqIA
