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In reply to the discussion: Mayor Lightfoot only granting interviews to reporters of color ahead of 2nd anniversary [View all]brush
(53,475 posts)26. The OP leaves out that it's for only 1 day. It's a demonstration of exclusion...
and how it feels to the white, male-dominated journalistic cadre of the city, and to their employers.
But you have to go to the link to find that out.
The OP should've included, not excluded that in the title of the post.
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Mayor Lightfoot only granting interviews to reporters of color ahead of 2nd anniversary [View all]
ripcord
May 2021
OP
I feel like excluding people solely based on the color of their skin is pretty racist. N/T
Jedi Guy
May 2021
#48
I'm a long time former Chicago resident and I supported her candidacy yet this is very wrong.
machoneman
May 2021
#2
Why limit it to only non-whites, though? Why not just ensure there is more diversity by
Sapient Donkey
May 2021
#23
Excluding people because of their race is a peculiar way to encourage diversity.
Jedi Guy
May 2021
#50
If the problem is both race and gender, why is she 'solving' it only by race?
keithbvadu2
May 2021
#9
Well it was written by a journalist. Clarity is not always their strong suit.
cinematicdiversions
May 2021
#27
Mayor Lightfoot can do whatever she wants to, as far as I'm concerned. But I have
abqtommy
May 2021
#12
At least Amy Cooper got her dog back... after the "lynching" she received.
LanternWaste
May 2021
#41
Go for it. Perhaps a day of exclusion for public schools, libraries, sports events.
Devil Child
May 2021
#46
For sure. I'm a former member of NABJ. But it's the mayor's one-day policy not the NABJ's.
brush
May 2021
#36
Because this is posted in LBN and the OP is only allowed to post the actual headline. n/t
demmiblue
May 2021
#28