Juan Williams Call Out MSM on "Intolerable, Racist Thinking."
"When will the mainstream media call attention to racist political thinking?"
Since Mr Williams probably couldn't get this column published in the MSM, I doubt that it will get much attention. Other than to excoriate him, of course.
Since Mr Williams probably couldn't get this column published in the MSM, I doubt that it will get much attention. Other than to excoriate him, of course.
"I personally know this to be true. I have had a lot of the same vitriol directed at me for not towing the liberal party line on issues ranging from school choice to the importance of black fathers taking responsibility for their children. When I ask why civil rights leaders fail to take on gangster rappers who glamorize violence I was labeled as ‘Not-Authentically-Black.’
In fact, at a white majority media organization, NPR, I became a pariah for speaking not holding predictable black, left wing views. As one NPR executive put it to me – just before I was fired from NPR - the old guard of white liberals at NPR did not appreciate a black man with conservative social views and some conservative friends."
I also wasn't surprised by his RGIII comment. The first time I say RGIII give an interview, I was impressed with how articulate and intelligent he is. I knew it would be a matter of time before he was insulted. Likewise, Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo is extremely intelligent, well spoken, and well dressed, ans I've heard him labeled as gay for it.
When being "black" becomes more important than being yourself, collectivism has won in your soul. I think Williams wrote a good account about how that has affected him personally.
And hell, I've been suspected of being gay because dress reasonably well and have good hygiene. Not sure it was meant as an insult. But it is a stereotype.
And that comment may not be an insult to you, but it is certainly an insult to straight men!
(well the good hygiene part will)
I think it came about because casual workwear became TOO casual, ie. flip flops, tank tops, etc.
there are sooo many choices, like ice cream
I was also not degrading homosexuals. The insult is saying that if someone dresses well, they must not be straight. Saying so is saying straight men are incapable of dressing well. That thinking is collectivist.
It is also nearly impossible to read someone else's reactions on the internet, Defending myself from someone's attempted insult, or unintentional slight, is a lot different than actually FEELING insulted.
For instance, I don't FEEL insulted when someone says straight men can't dress well, but I know the statement is an insult (whether intentional or not), so I file it under "things that person has reasoned out poorly or not thought much about."
That reason is also why I am extra careful to be clear when someone says something personal like Bigjim did or with hot button issues such as homosexuality. It's really hard to know how people are going to perceive things through extremely mediated conversation, so it's better to clear things up before things get taken wrong.
Thus, I have no idea why you stated "I think it was insulting clear" and if it was sarcasm, why you reacted to my responses with personal assessments of me when I was only seeking clarity for the above reasons.
Why should they?
I really felt bad for him over NPR. He really seemed surprised.