Paula Deen was properly called to task for a variety of racial rudeness, the worst of which was a suggestion to have African American waiters don antebellum-era clothing for a wedding reception theme harkening the days of slavery.

…………………..Lisa Jackson, the woman who filed the employment harassment lawsuit against Deen, said it was not about the N-word, but her former boss’ abuse of power.

Deen’s media career as a cooking and lifestyle maven collapsed within days.

During this same period, actor Alec Baldwin went on a Twitter rant against a British reporter with caustic homophobic and threatening language beginning here:

…………………………In the hours that followed, Baldwin’s rage intensified.

……………………The same media glare that crushed Paula Deen in a few days has been relatively silent following Alec Baldwin’s abusive tirade.

Why is Alec Baldwin given a pass when Paula Deen was crucified for callous and/or abusive treatment toward a minority group?

In a thinly veiled attempt to run from his misdeeds, Baldwin has now taken down his Twitter account. As you see above, the evidence is on the web forever.

In a statement, Baldwin now says he is quitting Twitter forever and wants to leave the public spotlight to be with his pregnant wife and the child they’re expecting.

Don’t count on it. And by all means, don’t ask to hold the baby.