Planned Parenthood staff denounces 'racist' founder
Jack Cashill watches another revolution inevitably consume its own
By Jack CashillPublished June 24, 2020 at 8:12pm
Revolutions inevitably consume their own. Last week, more than 300 people signed an "Open Letter" calling for Laura McQuade's removal as CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater New York.
Under pressure this week, the board of directors cashiered McQuade. It is hard to say which is more daft, the board's buckling to the demands of staff or the staff's willful blindness to the unholy business in which it engages
The letter would make even George Orwell's head spin. It is so steeped in doublethink, the reader does not know whether to laugh, cry, or grab his or her (or zher) pitchfork.
"After years of complaints from staff about issues of systemic racism, pay inequity, and lack of upward mobility for Black staff, highly-paid consultants were brought in three separate times to assess the situation," reads the letter. "Each time, employees of color were brutally honest about their experiences, but nothing changed."
The drafters of the letter lay much of the blame on McQuade, who is white, but they also acknowledged the previously unspeakable, namely that "Planned Parenthood was founded by a racist, white woman." Who knew?
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