Gawker Writer Fired After Using N-Word in Post

Well that was quick. The New York Observer is reporting that Seth Abramovitch, the Gawker writer who somehow thought using the n-word in a post about Kanye West was funny, has been fired.

A.J. Daulerio, Gawker’s Editor-in-Chief, confirmed that Abramovitch was released, but didn’t elaborate on why he was let go. We could probably guess what that reason was.

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