On: How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life

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it's hard to read the joke as having any purpose other than the same one as the famous-ish political cartoon about coverage of ebola victims: http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/Faye%20on%20media%20respon...

Is being cynical and self-deprecating really such an unacceptable packaging of the message that someone should be fired over it?