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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
(53,758 posts)42. Come on. Who ever heard of racism lasting for only a day?
The mayor is obviously flipping the script for a day on actual exclusion/racism. But you should know that since you now know it's for only one day...much different than the racism that has existed here for 400 some years and isn't going anywhere.
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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