"Then I reached out to my queer BA colleagues to hear their thoughts. I’m a mere few years younger than you, was born & raised in conservative, Dutch, Christian Reformed West Michigan. Meet the finest in new cosmic horror! At the time, fellow Bon Appétit face Andy Baraghani wrote that Delany's post was "hurtful and triggering and all too familiar." Good for you! There’s certainly things I said [usually off color jokes] I’m not proud of. Subscribe to our daily newsletter to get more of it. I’m a 63 year old gay man who has lived through All of the CRAP… "Before I found my way to food writing, people like @alex_delany were the reason I didn't think I could build a life in restaurants and the food world," Sontag wrote in the caption. We all make mistakes throughout our lives. It’s just nothing more than GLB erasure from history. I have to say that I grew up in the South, with the exception of two years I lived in Sacramento in Jr High school. So you are proud of that flag’s heritage of what it represented back then? Also on Tuesday, drinks editor Alex Delany apologized on Instagram after a tweet from Teclemariam resurfaced a photo of a Confederate flag cake he … It’s not a term I will tolerate. #474747 running up … This is a toxic, overly-sensitive nation. If more would just look things up BEFORE getting their fingers on the keyboard, or taking to the street, and screaming bloody murder, all would be better off. I also agree there may be some people who would deny past actions and then we certainly need to see the receipts to call them out. Alex Delaney, creative at 18 Feet & Rising, dreams up new See the profile complete on of confederate-flag made cakeApp. Virginia Tech. Not at other readers. "Both times he went directly to my editor to try and kill a story based on petty feelings about antoni porowski. To me it triggers memories of being bullied. ", A post shared by Alex Delany (@alex_delany) on Aug 10, 2020 at 3:05pm PDTAug 10, 2020 at 3:05pm PDT. There is clearly far more to be done. since, “No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention”. Alex Delaney/Instagram On the same day that the photo of Delany's Confederate-flag cake resurfaced, a Vine video clip in which he is heard using a homophobic slur also began circulating on social media. Hopefully no one works with him ever again. Hey Heywood Jablowme you should really FOAD. The entertainment network where videos and personalities get really big, really fast. We see much evidence today, that if we as individuals, or we as a society, don’t learn and understand our history, then we are doomed to repeat it. He taught me that color didn’t mean different. 55 comments. Ditto that. When someone says “our southern heritage”, what southern heritage?? Delany never responded to Insider's request for comment. ""Our mastheads have been far too white for far too long," the statement read. An an an an an… Account active Also, things you do or say can always haunt you or come back to bite in the ass. This is in direct conflict with any prime objectives for a community. ), A post shared by Alex Delany (@alex_delany) on May 16, 2020 at 11:58am PDT. We all have done dumb things. He is also a member of the Instagram star. ShiningSex – Why do you feel the need to go personal against people stating their opinion? I know we may hold each other to standards that at times feel impossible to reach. And then, to attempt to ruin that persons life, career and family over it. Then they try rewriting our history to fit their narrative and further erase those who were there at Stonewall. "It's shameful," Alex Delany said of the Confederate-flag cake, which he posted on Tumblr in 2010. 338.4k Followers, 1,271 Following, 2,772 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Alex Delany (he/him) (@alex_delany) “To honor her new home, my friends and I felt the need to express some southern heritage in cake form,” he wrote. Gross. There's no room in this world for them. Why not say upfront to the people in your life, “You know, I used to believe in and do some pretty f-ed up things with regard to my opinions on race, women, lgbtq, etc. Delaney obviously isn’t racist and homophobic. Come ON… I was rooting for you. Hear him out. What’s done & gone is done & gone-we can learn from it & advance, but it seems pointless to cast opprobrium on the dead. @alex_delany There is an image of a cake depicting a confederate flag circulating that was pulled from my Tumblr in 2010 when I was 17. Donate to local…” Bon Appétit Drinks Editor Alex Delany posted a lengthy apology to Instagram months after he was called out for old offensive posts on his social media accounts. That may have been the end of it… Until a Vine video of Delany using an antigay slur then surfaced online later that day. “My little horse must think it queer Like what you see here? The thing I keep wondering is why do these things have to be found before the person acknowledges his/her wrong thinking/actions? alex delany vine. This stems from their poor education in our public schools where (on purpose), they were not taught history. Not to mention just because I’m gay I constantly get harassed by Red Hats saying I can’t figure out what gender I am. Bon Appétit/YouTube ... A Tumblr post of Delany's from 2010 featured a cake decorated like the Confederate flag; he also once posted a Vine in which he used a … Their brains haven’t developed yet but their actions have impact, and I think the best way for them to learn this, to help that little brain develop, is to hold them accountable when they do dumb shit. ", "But I wrote them on Tumblr and Twitter anyway. You are correct fur hunter. This is not about street cred and if you think it is, then you obviously have a lot hiding in your closet. And look at the bigotry and intolerance that exists towards homosexuality even today with ALL the information that exists out there about the subject. well looking at his picture Im glad he doesnt play for our team and stupid too. We will all be canceled. "I did not check–or even consider thinking about–my tone or my thoughts," Delany wrote in his apology. He could still be a jerk, I don’t know, I don’t know him, but judge him on his actions today. this is a cooking show in case you couldn't tell It's Alive with Brad Leone out of context. #whiteprivilege. He wasn’t a grown man. Andy Baraghani wrote that Alex Delany's Vine was "hurtful and triggering and all too familiar." Going to get tomato pie. People need to be held accountable for their actions. Four of the video personalities at the publication have since announced their departure from its staff, although Delany said he will be staying on. You should have a video chat with your cardiologist before coming back here sweetie because I think you’re gonna have a heartgasm. you lost the war against owning slaves. Which at that time was virtually ALL white. It's not a term I will tolerate. I rode the buses that the blacks had to ride in the back. he never spoke to me about it. I can work with my colleagues to make more positive changes here. Still, he called his actions “despicable” and “shameful” said he should have known better, adding that he “cannot apologize intensely enough.”, “I know it doesn’t cut it, but I am truly sorry,” he wrote. 47 Charged In Sprawling NJ Drug Bust Across 4 Counties - Newark, NJ - Sixteen people have been charged in connection with NJ's "Operation Short Storm" and still remain at large, authorities said. I am in my 40s and never said anything racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic. As Judge Judy puts it-“Their brains haven’t fully developed yet”. lol,,,ive found that over the years that in one way or another that we all have something in our past that we may not be proud of now ,,,so the only real thing to say here is ,,,,, let he cast the first stone that is without sin !! That's privilege. I could not have said it better myself. Beside he was 17 & 20 when he did those things-he was a punk kid. Bon Appetit EIC Adam Rapoport Resigns Over Racist Brown Face I did! But not everyone feels Delaney should be fired, noting that he was very young at the time and that people change and should be allowed to atone for their mistakes. Donate to local…” Bon Appetit EIC Adam Rapoport Resigns Over Racist Brown Face Our community has been co-opted by the gender patrol which has nothing to do with our history. “There is a vine circulating around the internet in which my colleague, @alex_delany, uses a gay slur. insider.com Bon Appétit 'Test Kitchen' star Andy Baraghani calls out Alex Delany for a resurfaced Vine that includes a homophobic slur Former Bon Appétit staffer Alyse Whitney tweeted that Baraghani tried to 'kill' two of her stories over 'petty feelings' about Antoni Porowski. #3 – shhhhhhhh…..this forum is for grown-u ps I love how the woke community gets pissed about one gay slur while demanding we use another one an an “umbrella” term. People grow and change their thinking, just as I have done. Do not cancel Alex. Do NOT expect to get credibility by quoting Judge Judy, a television reality show star and attention whore. Alex Delaney/Instagram On the same day that the photo of Delany's Confederate-flag cake resurfaced, a Vine video clip in which he is heard using a homophobic … I my day I referred to myself as a F*g & lots of my friends used it, by “Q” that was really what homophobic jackasses flung at us. #BonAppetit, — Stefanie ️ (@vmarshmallow) June 10, 2020. Not a single post expressing your opinion, just haphazardly spewing garbage. And Poetic. I couldn’t figure out why things were so different. Yeah it’s funny how people claim the “southern heritage” card when it comes to that flag. Alex Delaney was a kid when he made some jokes. To my adult years dealing with the kind of toxic masculinity that I experienced in kitchens and the workforce. In the video, which was recorded when he was 20, Delany asks “You guys wanna see a bunch of f*ggots lying on top of each other?” before the video cuts to a pile of sticks. I laughed, but I understand that in today’s environment is better to keep your nose clean, The second worst part of that is that that horribly made cake made him qualified to be an editor at a magazine. what a catch. After two former editors of color, Nikita Richardson and Alyse Whitney, were talking with Brad Leone and Alex Delany in the test kitchen, … Alex Belfield is not part of our community, and is not welcome in it. Most are foolish. I’d like to meet the person who can honestly say they never said or wrote something stupid, offensive or insensitive as a teenager, or young adult, when they were trying to be funny and just too immature to know better. I'm not one to put someone on blast to millions of people. At that time period, it was not considered unacceptable behavior. Those I have known since back then totally understand how discriminating and abusive that is now considered. I don’t know how much more hurt I can take at the moment. Disdain should only come to those who HAVE NOT learned and corrected their thinking and actions. 11 That's what they were. I wrote callously and disrespectfully about women and cultures that were not mine, without any understanding of the weight that those words carried. SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY BY DOING MORE. "When I was in high school and college, I wrote and said things that were racist, homophobic, and sexist on the internet," Delany wrote in his apology. To my adult years dealing with the kind of toxic masculinity that I experienced in kitchens and the workforce. HJ, you got it! I agree, I’ve never understood this new idea of holding people of the past to today’s standards. He was a kid……it’s a Cake!!! 18.2k Likes, 139 Comments - Alex Delany (he/him) (@alex_delany) on Instagram: “PLEASE DO NOT JUST POST A BLACK SQUARE. It’s funny & sad how some of us don’t get to be “triggered” once the SJWs decide on their game plan for the rest of us. Those doing this are attempting to find a racist or bigot or homophobe around every corner, even when 30 years have passed. Alex Delaney/Instagram On the same day that the photo of Delany's Confederate-flag cake resurfaced, a Vine video clip in which he is heard using a homophobic slur also began circulating on social media. , jeez he looks 47, AND that cake, the hate flag not withstanding, looks like it was made by 2 year olds (looks like a soupy mess) OK it just needed to be said. It is wrong. DAMN! — Alex Delany, Editor, Bon Appetit Magazine July 2019 “8 of the Best Vineyards in the US” — Oyster Magazine, August 2019 "Anthony Vietri is one of the more original winemakers in America. I agree. "It goes without saying that this is a despicable symbol that a 17 year-old should understand. @A.S. Merrimac: How am I not being civil? Bon Appétit Drinks Editor Alex Delany posted a lengthy apology to Instagram months after he was called out for old offensive posts on his social media accounts. Please log in to add your commentNeed an account? That one was recent and hurt. SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY BY DOING MORE. Make it very clear why his words were disgusting and painful. And for those things I said and wrote, I am incredibly sorry. Assess what is actionable and what is valid. I'm taking some time to think about impactful ways to shed more light, and make more space, for POC and LGBTQ+ in food media.". It's not a term I will tolerate. Baraghani didn't respond to Insider's request for comment. ""Our mastheads have been far too white for far too long," the statement read. Get the hell Over Yourself!!!! Saints are thin on the ground if we cannot get beyond some “sins” of those in the past we will have no one to look up to or honor. People are really trying to get Alex Delaney canceled over a goodbye cake he made as a teenager? YES, there may be some things said/done that need an apology in the here and now [truly vile, hurtful things], but for the most part, we’re seeing just stupid sh*t done by people in their teens and twenties that doesn’t even merit scrutiny. Why, in the interest of LEARNING HISTORY, you went and looked up the maligned word in the DICTIONARY! It's not a term I will tolerate. It was a bad choice, but something you can atone for. Delany's apology included him addressing his work experience and salary at Bon Appétit, a Condé Nast magazine with a popular YouTube series that devolved into chaos in June. If you can’t discuss dissenting view points civilly, then keep your opinions to yourself. Now, that b*tchy attitude might come back to haunt YOU someday and wouldn’t that be fun! img 80+ "Alex Delaney" profiles | LinkedIn First off, he wasn’t a kid when it was done. Period. What they were feeling. While I’m proud I’ve never had to worry about having said racist or sexist things to come back to haunt me, I still thank God for the fact I spent my youth in the pre-Internet/Social Media days. I used a word like that to make a joke on Vine. But, when you keep making bad mistakes which encompasses racism, homophobia, and sexism, then, I believe that we’ve discovered a really bad apple – namely: Alex Delany. "There is a vine circulating around the internet in which my colleague, @alex_delany, uses a gay slur. If he does where do we stop. Texasallen 3 points 4 points 5 points 6 months ago . Some in blackface. In addition to his old Vine, some old tweets and more old Tumblr posts of Delany’s also resurfaced that show an objectifying view of women. Alex Delaney getting cancelled for saying f*ggot on his vine account and making a confederate flag cake I’ve always had a feeling about him too I did! I had been to schools in California where I attended with Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and every other ethnic groups. — RAIN ON ME (@aquarian_tears) June 10, 2020. I mean, it’s NECESSARY to dredge up your past isn’t it, so we can judge you not just for who you are today, who you’ve become, but for who you were decades ago? "I know I have a platform where my voice is heard by many. While I was in college, one of the flag bearers of the corp of cadets carried the Stars and Bars when on parade, played Dixie for every touchdown in football and during Military Weekend had comedy shows in Burrass Hall auditorium where skits were done. In his apology, Delany wrote "I said a word that has been used to destroy the fiber of LGBTQ+ human beings, a word that causes hurt and rage and helplessness that I will never know. Whitney did eventually publish multiple stories at Bon Appétit featuring Porowski. I never could understand that kind of logic from southerns. He continued, “The word takes me back to being bullied and harassed as a kid. #1 – it did NOT “need to be said” I really was. “There is a vine circulating around the internet in which my colleague, @alex_delany, uses a gay slur. He is known for his publications, lifestyle, recipes, and travel diaries. As someone who is a first generation Iranian-American queer, I'm aware of what I can do for my POC and LGBTQ+ family. I don’t think we should condemning people who said or did stupid things in their teens or even early twenties. You need to have a few beers or glasses of Merlot and take a chill pill. The Vine clip was posted on Instagram by Eater staff writer Elazar Sontag, who called on Delany to resign. "I want to be clear that it isn't anything less than those things. The fight to own slaves cuz y’all were too lazy to do the work yourselves?? NEVER. Two thumbs up to you! I am a gay man of color and I stand by him. Alex Delaney from Bon Appetit made a few insensitive and “edgy” jokes when he was 17 and 20, respectively. It would make me very sad to think that such a great place has produced such an a–! Two months after he was on the receiving end of his coworker's callout, Bon Appétit Drinks Editor Alex Delany has apologized. Alex Delaney/Instagram On the same day that the photo of Delany's Confederate-flag cake resurfaced, a Vine video clip in which he is heard using a homophobic slur also began circulating on social media. ", Baraghani, Bon Appétit's senior food editor, posted a lengthy statement in June about Delany's resurfaced Vine to his own Instagram story, writing that it was "hurtful and triggering and all too familiar.". I want to be capable of compassion. The popular food magazine is dealing with a number of scandals, including one involving its drinks editor, Alex Delany. Your ‘bundle of sticks’ vine though… that’s not cool. "Words written by the hand of someone who does not acknowledge the space outside their own experiences aren't words that should ever be written. It's never appropriate. @Scott: Thank you for your eloquence. What they were feeling. We didn’t choose the name; Queerty did. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. It looked like a 10 year old made it in their 5th grade homec class. It was her mention of the Vine that makes me think it’s a Delaney reference. I am from the south and I know exactly what those idiots are trying to say. Elsewhere, editor Andy Baraghani called out fellow editor Alex Delany for a resurfaced Vine in which Delany uses a homophobic slur, calling it "hurtful and triggering and all too familiar." #4 – I HOPE you are not from Rockland County NY …. 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