Patch Editor Inexplicably Fired for Running 'Racist' Cartoon
Little explanation was given when Brentwood Patch editor Dennis Wilen was quietly relieved of his position in Spring of 2011. Nearly a year later, we find out that Wilen was sacked for running a cartoon–a supposedly “racist” cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz.
The cartoon went live just after midnight on May 5; I Tweeted about it, per AOL policy, and posted a link on Brentwood Patch’s Facebook page. The headline Lalo and I wrote? “It’s Cinco de Mayo – do you know where your gardener is?” I thought the cartoon — marked as opinion — perfectly expressed Brentwood’s reality and it still makes me laugh.
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