tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post1681530552076729022..comments2023-10-25T04:44:35.462-04:00Comments on Rather Than Working: Does FOX News have a point?Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-20894564665466026322010-10-27T22:07:01.710-04:002010-10-27T22:07:01.710-04:00Frankly, I don't think Juan Williams should ha...Frankly, I don't think Juan Williams should have been fired for speaking out as he did. He wasn't endorsing using a blanket judgment against all Muslims dressed in their cultural attire but merely stating this is the flash of thinking that even crosses his mind upon seeing that. And then, his common sense attitude takes over after that little flash of fear. I would be willing to bet that very few of us, since 911m don't or wouldn't have a similar immediate reaction but most of us wouldn't care to admit to that either, would we? I do understand NPR's theory in the firing -well I think I do anyway -but maybe I don't understand some of the stuff behind all this after all. I'll betcha if you asked any black person if they ever get a little "fear flash" when they encounter someone who, to their thinking may look like a redneck, or a big bruiser or well, whatever type of white person you want to plug in there but would they then be accused of being a bigot or racist or would this also then be considered yet another form of racial profiling? I'm not saying it's right when our thought processes flicker in that direction, just saying it probably happens from time to time within all of us -if only just for that fleeting second.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-48283246130684316242010-10-27T13:02:48.184-04:002010-10-27T13:02:48.184-04:00I think the internet makes NPR and PBS less import...I think the internet makes NPR and PBS less important than they used to be. <br /><br />If you want art, music, and literature, it's available to you; that wasn't true fifteen years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com