These claims of racism and homophobia have an especially ugly and nasty feel about them. And two former employees in the article suggest this is the every day toxic working atmosphere at CSIS.
Your response, attack the messenger.
Others think it is funny.
If the allegations turn out to be true, they are the crudest, most appalling form of racism. The comments should be unconditionally condemned. And any support for virulent attacks on employees like this -- either overt or implied -- is racist, pure and simple.