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Sinead Butler
Jul 12, 2021
Addison Rae was criticised for joking about her lack of broadcasting experience after landing a reporting gig for a UFC event
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Addison Rae has come under fire after joking about her role as a UFC correspondent for this weekend’s UFC 264 event.
The UFC 264 was one of the biggest sporting events of the year which saw Dustin Poirer defeat Conor McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The famous TikToker tweeted to her 4.8m followers a photo of her on the job with the tongue-in-cheek caption noting her lack of experience for the role:
“I studied broadcast journalism in college for 3 whole months to prepare for this moment.”
I studied broadcast journalism in college for 3 whole months to prepare for this moment https://t.co/5Z95OTSVTA— Addison Rae (@Addison Rae) 1625876846
Her joke has since prompted some angry responses from people online.
Many believe that it is unfair that Addison was able to get a job with little experience whilst others who study journalism for years miss out on the opportunity.
@whoisaddison Stealing jobs from those more deserving, very classy 👍👍— cryptic incognito (@cryptic incognito) 1625878613
@whoisaddison This is disrespectful to all the people who go to college and work their asses off for jobs like this… https://t.co/A8lc3NSs4T— Victor jahaj (@Victor jahaj) 1625933561
this enrages me for so many reasons. like congrats but this is so poorly worded & is insensitive to people who HAVE… https://t.co/QvPPP2GzQw— Bree (@Bree) 1625963944
What a weird way to say “my privilege allowed me to receive this opportunity over real qualified journalists, despi… https://t.co/rl1yV67pBy— Rin8k ☭ (@Rin8k ☭) 1625931892
Journalism graduates weren’t exactly thrilled to see Addison doing a job they had been studying for years for.
@whoisaddison I went to Journalism school for two years and interned (unpaid) for another 1.5 years after that. Ne… https://t.co/5cYb18Shtg— Erinn Alexander (@Erinn Alexander) 1625956071
So, this chick can broadcast to the world how unqualified she might be and still have 4.6M and (had) a spot comment… https://t.co/OkqPcxn1aZ— Terrika (@Terrika) 1625974212
But it appears the internet is divided over Addison’s tweet, as some stood up for the social media personality.
They argued that Addison would have been hired because of her far-reaching influence with a whopping 81.9m followers on TikTok.
@whoisaddison people tell you to get a real job and then are mad when you get one smh /s— dream (@dream) 1625928561
all the replies to this are like "how dare you my friend went to journalism school for six years and you were just… https://t.co/vAIKuvqwrI— scaachi (@scaachi) 1625947052
People are really accusing Addison of STEALING JOBS from journalists 💀 It’s a PHOTO https://t.co/LwwnoSYieY— Kat Tenbarge (@Kat Tenbarge) 1625929251
this isn't funny my dad died at broadcast journalism school https://t.co/9s4qP79mlx— Lil Sasquatch (@Lil Sasquatch) 1626054569
y’all are so lame let her do her thing man 😭 https://t.co/sdrCrqyku4— z 🅿️ ୨୧ (@z 🅿️ ୨୧) 1626017852
Just a few hours later after her original post, Addison then tweeted a follow-up revealing that the outrage had caused her to be fired from her correspondent job.
She quoted tweeted her original tweet, adding the caption “Nvm [nevermind] y’all got me fired.”
nvm y’all got me fired https://t.co/kHFFvHuSaM— Addison Rae (@Addison Rae) 1625942762
Some were surprised that she was fired from her position and thought she was clearly making a joke in her original tweet.
@whoisaddison Cancel culture is so bad. SAD! The haters and losers will never prevail— Michael Gruen (@Michael Gruen) 1625951428
@whoisaddison This is so dumb. You were making a joke. Like, “I know I have zero experience at this but they pick… https://t.co/8RnwLopKmI— tomward.eth (@tomward.eth) 1625947074
Though others didn’t have much sympathy for the “Obsessed” singer and said it was her own fault for sharing her lack of broadcasting experience.
who told y’all to expose yourself for saying you only studied sumn for 3 months??? you coulda kept that information… https://t.co/mBaQRc2sBT— gemma’s side piece (@gemma’s side piece) 1626035202
Oh yes its twitters fault, and definitely not the fact that you pointed out your own lack of experience.… https://t.co/cBeTgTz4Ma— Oya 🌬 (@Oya 🌬) 1626033474
I’m curious who “y’all” is.. you don’t have a degree or in-field practice…. https://t.co/HZVlVtiTAB https://t.co/GydXlp7ZH1— Zaria Oates (@Zaria Oates) 1626018286
Are we supposed to feel bad lol https://t.co/1j1cBaWs1T— Emma primetime Weishaar (@Emma primetime Weishaar) 1625967844
The internet didn’t get you fired… Your stupid post got you fired, I’m sure you’ll financially recover from it, and… https://t.co/XCV5irYZaF— Heather🌺 (@Heather🌺) 1626083017
People also commented that the power of Twitter after Addison got fired.
LMFAO TWITTER DID ITS THING https://t.co/U9zEIOor9u— alina (@alina) 1625964180
twitter is a powerful place 😌🥰✨ https://t.co/LVFhplFOsI— Haley (@Haley) 1626035958
You got ya self fired tryna flex on here. Twitter of all places, gotta know better. 😂 https://t.co/cxQgT7zXCk— The Chris Denney (@The Chris Denney) 1626017473
💀 Twitter is a very powerful place https://t.co/kddO28nEuQ— Smart Boy⚡️™ (@Smart Boy⚡️™) 1626052643
😂😂😂 welp, Twitter did their thing https://t.co/2W36a85dWk— Andre Johnson, Jr. (@Andre Johnson, Jr.) 1625945428
Reports suggest Addison may not have been an official UFC hire, but instead did was only doing a single interview with fighter from her hometown for social media, according to Deadline.