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Conservative NYT Columnist Bret Stephens Ridiculed for Biting Back After Being Called a \u2018Bedbug\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

Conservative New York Times<\/em> columnist Bret Stephens was called a \u201cbedbug\u201d by an associate professor at George Washington University, but Stephens\u2019 reaction to the apparent slur has sent the internet into a frenzy.<\/p>\n

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The bedbugs are a metaphor. The bedbugs are Bret Stephens. t.co\/k4qo6QzIBW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 davekarpf (@davekarpf) August 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Alright fine\u2026 here is the email: pic.twitter.com\/A4E5I6CoB6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 davekarpf (@davekarpf) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Stephens deactivated his Twitter account.<\/p>\n

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Some News pic.twitter.com\/fyvP01Ns2e<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Yashar Ali (@yashar) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

He also emailed Karpf, and copied Karpf\u2019s university provost on the email. Karpf shared the exchange on Twitter. This set off a round of mockery from Twitter users who have been called much worse.<\/p>\n

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What must it be like to think being called a \u201cbedbug\u201d in a tweet merits an email to that author\u2019s boss? If we women<\/a> who are columnists shared some of our worst reader responses, we\u2019d risk being banned from Twitter for making credible threats of violence. t.co\/HMsjltea9l<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Bret Stephens freaks out that a professor mocked him by calling him a “bedbug” and tries to get the guy<\/a> fired. I wish That’s the worst I got called for my articles. Instead Ive literally had Trump loving Neo Nazis threaten to kill me for daring to criticize Trump. #ByeByeBret<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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I’ve been called a cunt and gotten death threats and told I should die in a gas chamber and belong in a concentration camp and never once sent an email to anyone’s boss let alone one this absolutely sniveling and thin skinned.<\/p>\n

Climate denier Bret Stephens is worse then a bedbug. t.co\/rWDLywvA8M<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Erin Biba (@erinbiba) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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In the last 24 hours, I’ve had about a dozen messages from strangers calling me a “faggot” or some kind of transphobic language and that’s fewer than usual.<\/p>\n

Lots of women<\/a>, LGBTQ folks, and\/or folks of color on here get much worse.<\/p>\n

Bret Stephens was unglued when called “bedbug”.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Charlotte Clymer (@cmclymer) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Bret Stephens, a guy<\/a> who professionally laments “PC culture” and “safe spaces” is upset someone jokingly called him a bedbug on Twitter. t.co\/GzUSTLtbej<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 jordan (@JordanUhl) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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So let me get this straight.
You\u2019re a columnist. Some non-fan calls<\/a> you a name. You take the time to track down both the somebody and his boss to register your offense.
Wow.
If I did that, I\u2019d never have time to do anything else. t.co\/VqewPwIJkY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Leonard Pitts, Jr. (@LeonardPittsJr1) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Bret Stephens couldn’t handle being a woman<\/a> for two minutes. t.co\/NTRiKHmgFg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Said Karpf to the <\/a>Washington Post<\/a><\/em>: \u201cHe not only thinks I should be ashamed of what I wrote, he thinks that I should also get in trouble for it. That\u2019s an abuse of his power.\u201d<\/p>\n

The WaPo<\/em> adds that Stephens told them \u201che did not want to get Karpf in professional trouble\u201d but that \u201cmanagers should be aware of the way in which their people, their professors or journalists interact with the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stephens went on MSNBC to complain about being called a \u201cbedbug,\u201d called it \u201ctotalitarian\u201d rhetoric that is \u201cdehumanizing and totally unacceptable no matter where it comes from.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wow. A friend just sent this to me<\/p>\n

Bret Stephens was asked about the Bedbug controversy on MSNBC by @ChrisJansing<\/a> <\/p>\n

Bret says he wasn\u2019t trying to get @davekarpf<\/a> in any professional trouble when he copied his provost on the email he sent him. <\/p>\n

What? pic.twitter.com\/xNckkEpHYN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Yashar Ali (@yashar) August 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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