Buzzfeed Canada Is Looking For Writers, White Males Need Not Apply

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Feb. 22, 2016

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A senior writer for Buzzfeed Canada announced Thursday that the website was looking to hire freelance writers, but went out of her way to say they were not looking for white males.

Scaachi Koul made the announcement on Twitter.

1. Would you like to write longform for @BuzzFeedCanada? WELL YOU CAN. We want pitches for your Canada-centric essays & reporting.

-- Scaachi (@Scaachi) February 18, 2016

2. @BuzzFeedCanada would particularly like to hear from you if you are not white and not male.

-- Scaachi (@Scaachi) February 18, 2016

8. Last thing:

IF YOU'RE A WHITE MAN UPSET THAT WE ARE LOOKING MOSTLY FOR NON-WHITE NON-MEN

I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU

GO WRITE FOR MACLEAN'S

-- Scaachi (@Scaachi) February 18, 2016

White males, surprisingly, were less than happy with the announcement, which led Koul to go on the defensive.

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