{"id":563709,"date":"2021-06-14T17:06:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T21:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=563709"},"modified":"2021-06-14T17:06:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T21:06:57","slug":"cnn-could-have-promoted-a-person-of-color-to-replace-white-masturbator-jeffrey-toobin-the-network-refused-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-could-have-promoted-a-person-of-color-to-replace-white-masturbator-jeffrey-toobin-the-network-refused-why\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Could Have Promoted a Person of Color To Replace White Masturbator Jeffrey Toobin. The Network Refused. Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-could-have-promoted-a-person-of-color-to-replace-white-masturbator-jeffrey-toobin-the-network-refused-why%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=563709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN&#8217;s alleged commitment to the cause of racial equity was significantly undermined last week when the network <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/jeffrey-toobin-rises-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">welcomed<\/a>\u00a0Jeffrey Toobin back to its airwaves.<\/p>\n<p>The disgraced journalist, who was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/jeffrey-toobin-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a>\u00a0by the <em>New Yorker<\/em> in November 2020 for masturbating in front of his colleagues on a Zoom call, will continue in his role as CNN&#8217;s chief legal analyst\u2014at the expense of two qualified persons of color who were in the running to replace him.<\/p>\n<p>CNN could have replaced Toobin by promoting senior legal analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/laura-coates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Coates<\/a>, a woman of color who has been with the network since 2016. Coates&#8217;s CNN bio notes that her &#8220;depth of experience and broad expertise has earned her acclaim across all media platforms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CNN legal analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/elliot-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elliot Williams<\/a>, a male-identifying person of color who worked in the Obama administration, was also a candidate to replace Toobin for the role of chief legal analyst.<\/p>\n<p>The network&#8217;s refusal to cut ties with Toobin suggests that CNN considers the white masturbator&#8217;s analysis to be significantly more valuable compared with that of a qualified person of color. Or perhaps CNN did not view Coates or Williams to be deserving of a promotion at a media company dominated by cis white men.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s handling of Toobin&#8217;s public masturbation scandal has been the subject of some controversy for months. While the <em>New Yorker<\/em> swiftly terminated Toobin in an effort to foster &#8220;an environment where everyone feels respected and upholds our standards of conduct,&#8221; CNN did not even condemn the journalist&#8217;s actions. The network simply granted him &#8220;time off while he deals with a personal issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly eight months later, Toobin was <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/jeffrey-toobin-rises-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back on the air<\/a>\u00a0condemning the <em>New Yorker<\/em> for its &#8220;excessive&#8221; punishment and attempting to reassure viewers that he &#8220;didn&#8217;t think other people could see&#8221; him masturbating on the Zoom call. His former colleagues were &#8220;shocked and appalled,&#8221; Toobin told CNN host Alisyn Camerota, but ultimately realized his act of self-pleasure &#8220;was not intended for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Toobin said he was &#8220;incredibly grateful to CNN for taking me back,&#8221; as opposed to firing him and replacing him with a qualified person of color.\u00a0&#8220;I&#8217;m a flawed human being who makes mistakes,&#8221; said the journalist who\u00a0previously had an extramarital <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/satire\/jeffrey-toobin-dick-slip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affair<\/a> with Casey Greenfield, the 20-something daughter of a former CBS colleague.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>New York Times<\/em>, when Toobin&#8217;s\u00a0mistress informed him she was pregnant in 2008, the journalist\u00a0&#8220;questioned the paternity, balked at submitting to a test, and vowed to take no responsibility for a baby he wasn&#8217;t sure was his.&#8221; Toobin was married with two children at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Greenfield ultimately sued Toobin for child support, forcing him to take a paternity test that confirmed the child was his. Hunter Biden reacted in a similar fashion to a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/hunter-biden-seeks-to-delay-paternity-deposition-until-after-key-primary-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paternity suit<\/a> brought against him in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Other media outlets have criticized CNN&#8217;s refusal to promote a qualified person of color as Toobin&#8217;s replacement. NBC cultural critic Marcie Bianco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/think\/opinion\/jeffrey-toobin-s-cnn-return-after-zoom-call-was-class-ncna1270566?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> Toobin&#8217;s return to the network &#8220;a master class in how to evade accountability&#8221; and noted the network&#8217;s choice of a &#8220;white woman&#8221; (Camerota) to facilitate his redemption.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Time and again, what is apparent is that people who look like Toobin\u2014white and male and heterosexual and cisgender\u2014are more able to take risks not afforded to others,&#8221; wrote Bianco. &#8220;The presumption that accountability doesn&#8217;t apply reinforces this cycle of power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Post<\/em> media critic Erik Wemple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/06\/12\/cnn-still-hasnt-explained-its-decision-reinstate-jeffrey-toobin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> CNN for refusing to explain, much less defend its decision to bring Toobin back. &#8220;Let the mockery rain down,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Why go easy on a network that won&#8217;t even defend its own actions?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CNN employees, meanwhile, weren&#8217;t exactly thrilled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/cnn-insiders-react-to-jeffrey-toobins-awkward-on-air-return-say-its-insane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">describing<\/a> Toobin&#8217;s return to the airwaves as &#8220;awkward,&#8221; &#8220;inappropriate,&#8221; and &#8220;insane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brian Stelter, the network&#8217;s chief media correspondent, had a different reaction. After attempting to downplay Toobin&#8217;s return last week, noting the &#8220;wide range of reactions&#8221; and his sense that &#8220;by nightfall \u2026 the social media conversation had moved on to other subjects,&#8221; Stelter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-stelter-toobin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declined<\/a> to mention the scandal on his Sunday show, <em>Reliable Sources<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1395925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-51484299.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-51484299.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-51484299-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-51484299-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-51484299-736x511.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/GettyImages-51484299-707x491.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN&#8217;s alleged commitment to the cause of racial equity was significantly undermined last week when the network welcomed\u00a0Jeffrey Toobin back to its airwaves. 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