04-08-2016, 05:57 PM
(04-08-2016, 05:03 PM)Benton Wrote: Two different things.
The WaPo story is pointing out what's already out there — lawsuits, social media comments, allegations by judges — which is not necessarily news, but it is concerning facts. You may not agree with the subject matter but it's stuff that's happened. The show has been sued. At least one judge publicly questioned why people of color didn't advance.
The Facebook post made by the newscaster was a bunch of offhand opinion and guesses. That is not news, it's opinion and guesses. And she was correctly fired because a a news person, some people can't tell the difference, especially if it's coming from someone paid to know the difference.
And questioning if something is racist is not the same as saying a crime had to be committed by a person of race.
Racism lawsuit was dismissed. It was filed by ten former black contestants that were let go who predominantly had been previously been charged and/or convicted of miscellaneous crimes. To be fair, all but one waited too long to file a lawsuit, and the final one was actually kicked off the show (and was upheld by the courts) because he was in a band previous to being on the show, Found cases of judges fighting, and Elton John was questioning why some black contestants did not advance because in his estimation these kids were superior talents, none of which changes the fact that once the contest hits the ten finalists, the votes are made by the viewing audience....FACT that seems to have been overlooked in favor of rumors and failed lawsuits. Social media comments hardly justify making up lies about results, poor journalism, imo. The Pittsburgh case I really don't have enough facts to form an opinion on, though she should have taken her opinions to her personal facebook and not one affiliated with her work. Free speech is a very objective thing.
