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Writers Sound Off About Litigious ‘SEAL Team’ Staffer Who Claims He Lost Gig Because He Was White & Male


Writers Sound Off About Litigious 'Seal Team' Staffer Who Claims He Lost Gig Because He Was White & Male

A lawsuit filed by a SEAL Team script coordinator and freelancer who claims he was denied a writing position because he’s a straight white guy has already struck of chord with fellow scribes. Many took to X to express their frustration with freelance scribe Brian Beneker, who says in the complaint that he suffered by not being part of “the favored hiring groups; that is, they were nonwhite, LGBTQ, or female.” He also called out the “illegal policy” of diversity, equity and inclusion measures. Now, in an effort to not face that truth, he links up with Trump’s Minister of Information in a bullshit crybaby-ass lawsuit whose only real purpose is as a cudgel against still-underrepresented groups who STILL hold historically low numbers of the available jobs here.”

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