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W.Va. Woman Who Called Michelle Obama ‘Ape in Heels’ Fired
The director of a West Virginia nonprofit agency who took to Facebook to call first lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” has been fired, according to state officials. According to Reuters, Pamela Taylor was fired for her offensive and insensitive Facebook post. Taylor was head of the Clay County Development Corp., which provides services…
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W.Va. to Review Contracts With Nonprofit Whose Director Was Reinstated After Calling Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in Heels’
The state of West Virginia will be reviewing its contracts with a nonprofit funded by state and federal funds after its director referred to first lady Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels,” the governor’s office confirmed Tuesday, Reuters reports. According to the report, the state announced its intentions after it was revealed that Clay…
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W.Va. Officials Under Fire After Referring to Michelle Obama as an 'Ape in Heels'
Two West Virginia officials are facing a backlash after exchanging messages mocking Michelle Obama and referring to the first lady as “an ape in heels,” WSAZ reports. According to the report, following the results of last Tuesday’s presidential election, Pamela Taylor—a director at the Clay County Development Corp., a nonprofit funded by state and federal…