CBC’s Wendy Mesley Disciplined For Using Racial Slur Twice In Meetings

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CBC’s Wendy Mesley Disciplined For Using Racial Slur Twice In Meetings
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In a tweet, WendyMesleyCBC said she thought by saying the full word, she “was somehow exposing the truth,” but now realizes her “abuse of the word was harmful.”

Thompson wouldn’t specify what disciplinary action is being taken against Mesley, who has been off the air for about three weeks during the review., Mesley said she “used a word, and yes, it’s the word people think” during a call with colleagues while preparing for a segment of “The Weekly” about anti-racism earlier this month.

She said she thought by saying the full word, she “was somehow exposing the truth,” but now realizes her “abuse of the word was harmful” and she’s “deeply sorry and ashamed.” Mesley said shortly after, a colleague told her that using that word “had made people deeply uncomfortable.”

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