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A petition has just surfaced to support former The Source Magazine executives Kim Osorio and Michelle Joyce's sexual harassment suit.
Only a day after the suit became public, Chief Brand Executive Raymond "Benzino" Scott announced that The Source intends to counter sue Osorio for defamation of character. Zino also said he had proof that Osorio had sexual relations with several high profile rappers and that it would play in his favor once the two parties go to court. Last night, a petition created and written by author, critic and former Essence Magazine editor Joan Morgan, former Village Voice writer and Vibe Magazine editor Elizabeth Mendez Berry and author Jeff Chang surfaced on the Internet. [View the petition.]
The petition criticizes Benzino and co-founder David Mays for responding to the suit. The petition mentions that Zino and Mays' responses indicate that they "condone and reinforce a climate of discrimination against women." The petition also goes on to describe Zino and Mays' allegations as "a calculated attempt" to divert from The Source's alleged sexual harassment issues.
The statement later blasts Zino and Mays and other community leaders that "claim to be concerned about injustice, [when] they are clearly exploiting racist and racially divisive stereotypes of women of color." Lastly, the petition questions whether community leaders like Al Sharpton and Black Enterprise requested that Zino remain in office after he announced his departure from the publication in early April.
"We are deeply concerned that a community leader like Sharpton, who professes to be seeking a more humane Hip-Hop industry, would align himself with a magazine that so clearly ignores the humanity of women," the statement reads.
The petition has collected 735 signatures to date.
Source: sohh
Only a day after the suit became public, Chief Brand Executive Raymond "Benzino" Scott announced that The Source intends to counter sue Osorio for defamation of character. Zino also said he had proof that Osorio had sexual relations with several high profile rappers and that it would play in his favor once the two parties go to court. Last night, a petition created and written by author, critic and former Essence Magazine editor Joan Morgan, former Village Voice writer and Vibe Magazine editor Elizabeth Mendez Berry and author Jeff Chang surfaced on the Internet. [View the petition.]
The petition criticizes Benzino and co-founder David Mays for responding to the suit. The petition mentions that Zino and Mays' responses indicate that they "condone and reinforce a climate of discrimination against women." The petition also goes on to describe Zino and Mays' allegations as "a calculated attempt" to divert from The Source's alleged sexual harassment issues.
The statement later blasts Zino and Mays and other community leaders that "claim to be concerned about injustice, [when] they are clearly exploiting racist and racially divisive stereotypes of women of color." Lastly, the petition questions whether community leaders like Al Sharpton and Black Enterprise requested that Zino remain in office after he announced his departure from the publication in early April.
"We are deeply concerned that a community leader like Sharpton, who professes to be seeking a more humane Hip-Hop industry, would align himself with a magazine that so clearly ignores the humanity of women," the statement reads.
The petition has collected 735 signatures to date.
Source: sohh
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