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Related: About this forumThe ugly allegations against hypocrit (and racist) Bill O'Reilly
We all know Bill OReilly has built a career by making false claims about parental violence and neglect, and its impact on Black families.
Yet, according to multiple reports, Bill should probably be worrying about his own family. Details of his incredibly nasty divorce from ex-wife, Maureen McPhilmy, have gone very public, including a bitter custody battle and allegations of physical abuse in front of his children. 1
The situation is particularly appalling considering OReillys track record of viciously attacking Black families. Even if the domestic violence allegations are proven false, OReillys divorce saga still reflects that O'Reilly is hypocritical in his analysis of unmarried Black families. In the past year alone, he has accused Black communities of allowing 9-year olds to do drugs2 and embracing pathological patterns of violence, and even claimed that the reason there is so much violence and chaos in the Black precincts is the disintegration of the African-American family.3
With such an influential platform, OReillys relentless attacks, biases, and harmful mistruths about Black families cannot be tolerated. Over the coming weeks we will be talking to advertisers about their continued sponsorship of The OReilly Factor; if they don't respond, we will begin naming those advertisers publicly. ...
Check out our original email below.
Fox News host Bill OReilly once told a harrowing story in which he was attacked during the L.A. riots. According to OReilly, he and his colleagues were viciously showered with bricks and other hard objects concrete was raining down on us by an angry, lawless mob of protestors.
It is quite a story. Too bad this story like so many other tales weaved by OReilly over the course of his long, checkered career is completely fake.4 It never happened. And its just one of many OReilly tall tales debunked in recent weeks; tales designed to promote an agenda of hate.
Bill OReilly has a long history of attacking Black communities with misleading rhetoric and outright lies in order to advance an outlandish, right-wing agenda and smear fair policies. And its dangerous, shaping perceptions of Black people in the minds of viewers, and thus endangering Black people in neighborhoods, courtrooms, and classrooms across the country. Any advertiser who continues to stand behind a man committed to spinning harmful lies at the expense of our communities is sending a clear message: they dont value you or your business.
OReillys outright lies regarding his experience during the L.A. riots arent just pathetic; theyre also genuinely harmful. His story misleadingly acts as a testimonial to the alleged senselessness of protests that were grounded in the epidemic of police violence against Black communities that plagues our nation to this day. It is a narrative he has continued to push to undermine the #BlackLivesMatter movement, even displaying inaccurate infographics and data to argue that racism in policing isnt a problem at all.5 Once again, facts and data are fudged, taken out of context, or ignored altogether in the pursuit of OReillys harmful, self-serving agenda.
Bill OReilly has built his career by lacing ugly, race-baiting commentary with stereotypes in order to sour his viewers on policies and ideals designed to improve communities. During a July 2014 segment of his FOX News program, OReilly claimed that in certain ghetto neighborhoods its part of the culture for 9-year old Black children to smoke marijuana. The following night he went on to explain away the role of racial profiling in drug arrests, suggesting that Black neighborhoods are essentially filled with criminals deserving of harassment from police.6 Research shows that disproportionately high drug-related arrests in Black communities are not correlated to rates of drug use along racial lines7 but as we know, Bill never lets a little thing like the truth get in the way of a good story.
The problem is that these fairytales are being perpetuated to justify abusive treatment by police to squelch dissident voices. Research also shows there are other real life consequences for Black people when these outlandish stereotypes rule the day including diminished economic opportunities, less attention from doctors, and harsher sentences from judges, just to name a few. 8
With such a large following and platform, OReilly must be held accountable for the dissemination of these harmful mistruths about Black communities. We can no longer let his advertisers silently stand by while OReilly makes such dangerous and dehumanizing remarks again and again.
Stand with us in demanding advertisers turn their backs on The OReilly Factor.
Petition: http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/oreilly_advertisers/?t=1&referring_akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
References
1. Bill OReilly accused of domestic violence in custody battle, Gawker 05-18-2015
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4827?t=11&akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
2. O'Reilly: 'In Certain Ghetto Neighborhoods It's Part of the Culture' for Children to Smoke Marijuana," Media Matters 07-28-14
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4828?t=14&akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
3. O'Reilly's Epic Race Rant Blasts Obama, Sharpton, Jackson, 'Weasels,' 'Scum', cnsnews.com 08-20-14
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4723?t=17&akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
4. Bill O'Reilly's LA riots 'bombardment' stories disputed by former colleagues, Guardian 02-26-15
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4639?t=20&akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
5. Debunking Bill OReillys argument about racism in American policing," Daily Dot 12-04-14
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4640?t=23&akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
6. O'Reilly on Racial Profiling of Drug Offenders: It's Not About 'Let's Hunt Down the Black People Today,'" Media Matters 07-29-14
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4641?t=26&akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
7. "The black/white marijuana arrest gap, in 9 charts," Washington Post 06-04-13
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4642?t=29&akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
8. Media Representations and Impact on the Lives of Black Men and Boys," Opportunity Agenda
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3685?t=32&akid=4384.1304271.NuIZR5
I realize RWNJs fav liar will be harder to get off air than Rush 'Limburger,' but showing opposition is a start.
randys1
(16,286 posts)(I use that name not as a nickname but to show as little respect for him as possible)
are able to beat Women, advocate for the death of Women by promoting murder of abortion doctors and Women in general, and not only no repercussion but he will be held in HIGHER esteem by his rwnj fans and colleagues.
This disgusting racist prick, has sewn so much hatred of Women and Black people, that he deserves a fate that involves them in some way.