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re: Oklahoma City News Anchor Compares Her Co-host to a Gorilla
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:05 pm to ragincajun77
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:05 pm to ragincajun77
Geez. The problem is that this is the new normal. Think before you say ANYTHING because you could lose your career in the blink of an eye. sigh. Absurd that we find such offense at stupid things.
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Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:07 pm to ragincajun77
All I’m saying is this whole thing is bananas
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:09 pm to Upperdecker
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All I’m saying is this whole thing is bananas
lmao
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:11 pm to ragincajun77
Her co-anchor is a PoS. He knew she didn't mean it as a racist insult. He could have said that, and said no apology was necessary. But it is current year, and everything is racist and all white people are literal slave owners going through withdrawal, and we are never going to get past this because if half the population isn't constantly told they are victims, then there isn't anyone else to blame but themselves for their problems.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:11 pm to ragincajun77
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The following day, Hackett, who is African American, accepted her apology and said he wanted to take the experience as a teachable moment to his viewers.
To be honest, it sounds like he did her a solid in saying this to end the controversy.
I'm sure a lot of people other than him wanted her fired. It sounds like he helped her out in a situation that could have ended with her getting fired, which is a credit to him.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:36 pm to JETigER
quote:he prob makes like 50k
Words don’t matter. I would trade places with him right now and anyone can call me anything they want.
You don’t call black folks a gorilla. There is overly sensitive. This is not one of those times
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:39 pm to ragincajun77
So hold on, if any race of people looks like gorillas it’s “African- Americans.” I mean are people honestly not agreeing with this?
This post was edited on 8/27/19 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:54 pm to ragincajun77
Networks are stupid. They make people apologize because it offended some people. Just let them be honest.
The dude looked uncomfortable up there. If I had to guess, having worked with her for a year and a half, he probably knew she didn't mean anything by it..
They should have let them get on air and she says "yesterday I said something that offended some people. We aired a segment about a baby gorilla. I said that he was cute, kind of like my co-anchor. Some people assumed I was referring to my co-worker as a gorilla because he is black. I can assure you, that was not the case at all. I said the baby gorilla is cute, kind of like my co-anchor, who is cute. I just wanted to clear this up for those who I was referring to the race of my co-anchor.
Then the co-anchor says "As my co-anchor I can assure you she didn't make the comment that she did in away that was racial. I didn't even think nothing of it until people complained, but that's because I know who she is and know her intentions isn't anything cruel spirited"..
Something along those lines... Instead of apologizing. People are idiots.
The dude looked uncomfortable up there. If I had to guess, having worked with her for a year and a half, he probably knew she didn't mean anything by it..
They should have let them get on air and she says "yesterday I said something that offended some people. We aired a segment about a baby gorilla. I said that he was cute, kind of like my co-anchor. Some people assumed I was referring to my co-worker as a gorilla because he is black. I can assure you, that was not the case at all. I said the baby gorilla is cute, kind of like my co-anchor, who is cute. I just wanted to clear this up for those who I was referring to the race of my co-anchor.
Then the co-anchor says "As my co-anchor I can assure you she didn't make the comment that she did in away that was racial. I didn't even think nothing of it until people complained, but that's because I know who she is and know her intentions isn't anything cruel spirited"..
Something along those lines... Instead of apologizing. People are idiots.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 5:56 pm to ragincajun77
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The racist comment
It literally wasn’t. It was generic tv anchor banter. Just a funny coincidence.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 6:54 pm to tankyank13
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We all look like gorillas one way or another, how is this racist?
According to Darwin.........
Posted on 8/27/19 at 6:57 pm to Barbellthor
Just to be fair, I was literally quoting a news article guys...I do not interpret the comment as racist. To me, racism requires intent
Posted on 8/27/19 at 6:58 pm to BuckyCheese
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Another saying I loathe.
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All I learned from this is Hackett is either easily butt hurt or a racist.
he´s no silverback, but I get where she´s coming from.
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eta-Housden can get it.
Her face screams double digit IQ
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:03 pm to ragincajun77
Let's get real. She wouldn't have said that to a white co-anchor. I mean seriously do you think she would have said that to a white man.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:09 pm to ragincajun77
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story about a gorilla
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Kind of looks like you
WTF woman?
It's stupid that this very specific animal comparison has been deemed racist. If it was an adorable dog and she said it, nothing would have happened. Obviously she wasn't trying to be racist.
All that said, because I don't live under a rock, you couldn't pay me to make that comparison on live TV.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:12 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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Let's get real. She wouldn't have said that to a white co-anchor. I mean seriously do you think she would have said that to a white man.
You get real. If the station brass thought she was really a racist, she’d have been fired forthwith. It was a blooper. Things happen on live TV. Not everything is racist or racial, despite what you delicate little libs want to believe.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:12 pm to ragincajun77
Arnold Schwarzenegger looks like a gorilla.
Maybe that's why he's named Schwarzenegger.
Maybe that's why he's named Schwarzenegger.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:14 pm to WPBTiger
She looks like Savanaha Cristly
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:19 pm to ragincajun77
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The racist comment
Such bullshite for journalists to keep throwing this word around regardless of context and trying to ruin people's lives for meaningless remarks. frick USA Today.
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:19 pm to ragincajun77
Dicks out for Hackett
Posted on 8/27/19 at 7:22 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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Let's get real. She wouldn't have said that to a white co-anchor.
I can totally imagine some local news anchor doing exactly that.
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