2022 Man of The Year: Dave Weigel

“The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins.”

— Søren Kierkegaard

A tweet from a journalist has never led to anything good. At least that’s what I hope. Was case up to June 3, 2022. Dave Weigel then logged on and pressed “retweet,” The chain of events that led directly to the next (very offensive) journalist was set in motion getting fired.

The joke was hilarious, cerebral and edgy. “Every girl is bi,” wrote Cam Harless is a Florida-based podcast host who opposes Sean Astin. “You just have to figure out if it’s polar or sexual.” Weigel was then a reporter at the Washington Post, wanted to share this humorous take on a universal truth—women are crazy—and assumed his followers were sophisticated enough to laugh along with him. They weren’t.

Felicia Sonmez is one of Weigel’s coworkers at the Post, had a frenzied reaction so deranged that it wasn’t immediately clear if she was just trying to prove the joke’s punchline. “Fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed!” she howled.

The rest is history. Weigel was dismissed for a month with no pay. Nevertheless, Sonmez persisted. Despite being told numerous times to “Remain calm,” Sonmez refused to give up. calm downThe sarcastic, if not humorous, scold continued to reprimand her coworkers and her employer for making it unsafe or whatever. She continued to tweet until the end. Post Had no choice but fire her “insubordination” “violating the Post‘s standards on workplace collegiality and inclusivity.”

Dave Weigel, 2022, is a recipient of the prestigious Dave Weigel Award for his crucial role in defeating a petty, deranged tyrant as well as for accepting his fate to be a martyr for comedy and commonsense. Washington Free Beacon Man of the year.