The New York Times Has Been Slammed Over Its Fkd…

The New York Times Has Been Slammed Over Its Fkd Obituary Tweet About Uncle Jack Charles

The New York Times has been slammed over a fkd obituary of legendary Indigenous actor, advocate and Elder Uncle Jack Charles

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Shame on you @nytimesarts – this is a disgraceful framing of a much loved Elder. Disrespectful, racist & poor journalism.
— Prof Bronwyn Carlson (she/her) (@BronwynCarlson) September 21, 2022

You have got to be kidding? Uncle Jack was a National treasure, deeply respected for his capacity to contribute despite the most heinous of treatment as a Stolen Generations member. Absolutely appalling.
— Professor Nareen Young (@nareenyoung) September 22, 2022

You really woke up this morning and chose disrespect. Uncle Jack Charles was one of Australia’s leading actors and a pivotal voice in First Nations theatre, queer liberation and the stories and leadership of this land.
— Ruby Gill (she/her) (@rubymarygill) September 21, 2022

No, we are not doing this. He was a leading actor and activist. This isn’t presenting a complex person, it’s straight up racial profiling.
— Amy Gray (@_AmyGray_) September 21, 2022

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Thank you for the update. I hope there’s a chance to reflect on the fact that the problem was not “context”, but an explicitly racist framing that called on horrific stereotypes about First Nations people
+ worth crediting the FN folks who called it outhttps://t.co/mrF3d1Bv8z — Ketan Joshi (@KetanJ0) September 22, 2022

They’ve deleted the tweet and revised the obituary of Uncle Jack Charles without acknowledging how absolutely despicable @natashamfrost’s original piece was. There must be a meaningful apology for its blatantly hurtful and discriminatory effects. https://t.co/FC8XG0muRx
— සුනිලි (they/them) (@sunili) September 22, 2022

No, you framed him as a criminal and said the Stolen Generation was “so-called”. Genuinely just really bad journalism and cultural insensitivity that deserves an apology.
— pops (@lentilmumma) September 22, 2022

Words have power. The previous tweet didn’t lack proper context. It was damaging, hurtful, racist, and completely out of line. The NYT can apologise to the family of Uncle Jack Charles & to the broader Aboriginal community and undertake that this doesn’t happen again.
— Eileen Chong 张奕霖 (@eileenchongpoet) September 22, 2022