It finally happened. A Washington Post columnist got fired — not for spewing progressive talking points, not for race-baiting, not for implying that white Americans don’t care if children get gunned down in schools — but for misquoting Charlie Kirk in a way that was so over-the-top, even her own woke newsroom had to say: “Yeah… no.”
Enter Karen Attiah.
You may not know her name, but trust me, you’ve heard her narrative. White America = bad. Gun ownership = evil. And if someone like Charlie Kirk dares to exist, then hey, just slap a fake quote on him and hit “send.” That’s basically what happened here.
Attiah, a decade-long writer for The Washington Post — and an absolute pro at cloaking race obsession in the language of “justice” — decided to go on a little tear on Bluesky, the social media platform for people who think Twitter isn’t progressive enough.
And somewhere in the middle of her gun control diatribe — in which she flat-out stated that “white America is not going to do what it needs to do to get rid of the guns in their country” (because sure, let’s just go full mask-off) — she dropped a quote she attributed to Charlie Kirk.
Ready?
“Black women do not have the brain-processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot.”
Except… no. That’s not what Charlie said.
Now before anyone starts lining up to hand out awards for “context,” let’s clear something up: the actual quote, while absolutely provocative, was a targeted political insult — directed at four public figures: Michelle Obama, Joy Reid, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Was it harsh? Sure. Was it a sweeping declaration that all black women lack cognitive ability? Nope. And that matters.
Karen Attiah says she has been fired by WaPo. In her Substack, she shares her post which had mentioned Charlie Kirk & doubles down — & it’s a fake quote! Charlie did not say this about “Black women” writ-large, he said it about Joy Reid, Michelle Obama, Sheila Jackson Lee, & KBJ. pic.twitter.com/mN326WXKcS
— Jerry Dunleavy IV
(@JerryDunleavy) September 15, 2025
(@JerryDunleavy) So Attiah wasn’t “speaking truth to power.” She wasn’t making a bold statement against hate. She was playing the same tired game we’ve seen from the left over and over again — distort what a conservative said, smear them with it, and then feign righteous indignation when anyone pushes back.
And for once? It blew up in her face.
Attiah now claims she was just “doing her job” as a journalist. Which apparently now includes misquoting people you hate, blaming white America for gun deaths, and then crying censorship when your employer finally realizes you’re more liability than asset.
Let’s be honest: if a conservative journalist had falsely attributed that same quote to a progressive darling — say, AOC or Stacey Abrams — the entire media ecosystem would’ve burst into flames. Twitter would be trending with words like “violence,” “racism,” “misinformation,” and “literal genocide.” There would be panels. Thinkpieces. Possibly Senate hearings.
But when Karen Attiah does it? She’s “raising awareness.”
Now, she’s trying to rebrand her firing as a form of political persecution. Apparently, being held accountable for putting words in someone’s mouth is now a violation of free speech.
Even worse? She claims the real reason she was fired is that she was speaking out against violence. That’s rich — considering she publicly exaggerated a quote about black women’s intelligence and then blamed white Americans for child deaths. Oh, the irony.
Fired Washington Post columnist @KarenAttiah: “My only direct reference to Kirk was his own words on record.”
Except, what she claims to be a direct quote is not even remotely close to being true. https://t.co/oKgINoAMsG pic.twitter.com/MEAmDkSTfJ
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 15, 2025
And just like clockwork, the media vultures are already circling to make her the latest martyr in the church of “journalistic bravery.” Meanwhile, Charlie Kirk — you know, the guy who was literally assassinated — is being slandered by people like Attiah after his death.
Let that sink in.
We’re now in a political environment where a conservative can be gunned down in cold blood, and a left-wing journalist’s first reaction is: “Let me post a wildly distorted quote and blame America’s race problem.”
And when that journalist finally faces consequences? The real tragedy, we’re told, is her hurt feelings.
What happens next could get interesting — because if even The Washington Post has found a line it won’t cross, how far off is the breaking point for everyone else?
Stay tuned. The hypocrisy isn’t just oozing anymore — it’s gushing.
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