Infowars Alex Jones accused of sexual harassment, racism and anti-Semitism: report

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Daily News

Two former employees filed complaints against Infowars founder Alex Jones alleging he made racist and anti-Semitic comments, groomed them for sex and groped a female staffer.

Rob Jacobson, who worked as a video editor for Infowars for 13 years, filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming Jones frequently singled out his Jewish background and referred to him as a “beefcake” over the course of four years, according to documents obtained by the Daily Mail.

Jacobson, who said the term referred to male porn stars, wrote, “I felt like this was intimidating and harassing and a form of sexual harassment in that he was grooming me for homosexual sex.”

Jones also allowed his friend to enter the video editor’s office and display images from gay porn on his computer, according to Jacobson.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alex-jones-accused-sexual-harassment-racism-anti-semitism-article-1.3848193

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Shocker

[lagomorph777]

24. Fake News! Alien Plot!

Pay no attention to that reality behind the curtain, folks!

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

2. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy

In my snarky Huckabee Sanders voice.

[rsdsharp]

17. No, no no!

When using your SHS voice, every statement must be prefaced with, "Uhh, look."

[TEB]

3. Good

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Difficult to dismiss accusations as #FakeNews

Hopefully Donnie will rush to his defense ... they so deserve each other

[titaniumsalute]

5. Gee here's a surprise!

Alex Jones is a closeted homosexual.

[Behind the Aegis]

18. What is that supposed to mean?

[titaniumsalute]

19. He rants and rails with fire and venom

Maybe he'd be less angry if he came out of the closet? Embraced his homosexuality.

[Behind the Aegis]

20. So, your comment was meant to be insulting?

One, most gay men don't hate or dislike women, so the suggestion that the reason he "rants and rails" against women is because some intern accused him of "grooming him for homosexual sex" and he needs to "embrace his homosexuality" is foul! Most sexist pigs, especially given recent news events are STRAIGHT men! Two, just because this intern made this claim doesn't mean Jones was grooming him, it is likely he was demeaning him, via homophobia, by those comments. Third, bisexuality is a real sexual orientation. Fourth, and finally, just because someone is a homophobe does not mean he (or she) is a "secret" homosexual! As I said, bisexuality exists, and people can have homosexual ideations and not be a gay person. Like the sexist pigs from above, MOST homophobes are STRAIGHT! Do you think his anti-Semitism is because he is "secretly" a Jew (or wants to be one)?!

[titaniumsalute]

21. I got to give you credit

You really read deeply into DU posts...

Not sure where you got most of this from regarding my post response but Ok. Thanks for the response I guess.

[Behind the Aegis]

22. Credit is all yours.

You made the comments. I explained how I see them as offensive as a minority, a gay man. So, you are welcome, I guess.

[titaniumsalute]

23. I showed two of my best friends, one a gay man and one a gay woman, this thread.

I'm very sensitive to my words anyway offending people and wanted their feedback if I was being crass or rude. Neither understood where you were coming from. Now I know this is anecdotal and you probably don't believe me. That's fine at this point. So I'll move on. Have a nice weekend.

[Behind the Aegis]

25. I still do not like your conclusion, but I do owe you an apology.

Unsubstantiated accusation of Jones' sexual desires, you conclude he is a closet case. I ask why. You further speculate his hate is do to his closeted homosexual nature. Frankly, I get really tired of people jumping to the conclusion that male homophobes secretly desire to suck cock. I said it before, and will say it again, most homophobes are straight. While I still do not like people assuming homophobes are "secretly" gay, I am more "bored" and miffed by such thinking, than angered. However, I, reading too quickly and not checking my work, misread your post and saw something that wasn't there, and that was you blaming his misogyny on his alleged homosexuality and it was that conclusion, one you didn't draw which really made me angry. So, my angry reply was based on my own misreading and drawing unsubstantiated conclusions about your position!

I apologize!

[titaniumsalute]

27. Thank you and I certainly accept

I'm a straight guy who has been around many gay people my whole life. My parents best friend was gay. My best friend is gay. Most of my hobbies involve the arts and my wife is a professional musician. So we tend to have a lot of gay friends (and one family member.) So I'm pretty dialed into being respectful to all.

I agree that I don't think most homophobic people are gay. I think, based on my own experiences, that most homophobic people are brainwashed by right-wing religion. When I say right wing religion I mean there are certainly left and right leaning denominations. As a substitute church organist (and yeah I'm an atheist so figure that one out) I've sat through numerous sermons of various types. I basically refuse to play in churches that are more right wing or hateful.

I also think a lot of homophobic people probably tend to live in a bubble. Rural areas, less likely to travel, less likely to experience the world.

Hey no worries. I get fired up sometimes on DU. I think with everything going on in the world we are all more on edge. Cheers!

[getagrip_already]

6. well, heads will certainly explode...

the rightous and mighty don't like the gays, even when they are them.

Can't say I'm shocked or even surprised though. Guess he is off mike pence's xmas kist.

[jayschool2013]

12. Nah

Pence will still deliver a gift, just in private.

[mreilly]

7. Good, get him gone...

... and after this blustering piece of garbage is out shut down Whining Hannity and Limpdick Limbaugh too. I've no doubt in my mind that both of these worthless pieces of shit are guilty of the same.

[mountain grammy]

8. The biggest embarrassment is that it took so long to expose him

and others like him. America is really messed up.

[bullwinkle428]

9. "FAKE NOOZ FROM TEH DEEP STATE!!1!1!"

[Cryptoad]

10. Is this Satire?????

[heaven05]

11. this chump

Bannon, are still friends of the POS posing as potus...

[Dopers_Greed]

13. The lizard people made this up

[hueymahl]

14. Your could knock me over with a feather

Shocking, I tell you, shocking!

[bitterross]

15. Shit from a piece of shit. Hardly surprising.

Whoda thunk it?

[JohnnyRingo]

16. Alex Jones probably made this up himself.

...to increase his listener base of misogynist morans.

LOL Sorry, when I hear the name Alex Jones I automatically think stupid conspiracy theories.

[TwistOneUp]

26. A homophobe found to be a closet case? Shocking!

Not.

Many of us in the LGBT (Q) community have gone through this. To us older LGBT 's, this is a type of "rite of passage". It's becoming more and more rare, as the number / percentage of out LGBT 's increases over time, and fewer peeps have issues with being a member of the community.

The bottom line is that Miss Alex Jones is a coward. It was one thing to be closeted when peeps were being killed en masse, a la Brokeback. It's another thing today.

If she were to simply come out and deal with it, maybe she would stop lying and bullshitting so much, and her audience share would increase. And then she could go get some with her ass held high...

[brush]

28. Why is this not surprising?

[jmowreader]

29. Alex Jones is not a "closeted homosexual," he's a schoolyard bully

He watches and waits until he finds the thing that makes you most uncomfortable, and then he uses that knowledge to concentrate his attacks on you. At the same time, he plants in your mind the idea that you will be worse off if you leave him than if you stay..."I'll use my influence to make sure you never work again" and "no one in the lamestream media ever hires someone who has worked here" would be two big weapons Jones would use to trap his victims.

[Behind the Aegis]

30. THANK YOU!