http://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/05/19/lori-lightfoot-explains-that-shes-actively-discriminating-against-white-journalists-in-order-to-promote-diversity-and-inclusion-in-chicago-media/
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot — a Democrat, of course — recently made it her policy to grant only one-on-one interviews with only black and brown journalists.
Oddly enough, that racist policy has led some people to believe that Lori Lightfoot might, in fact, be a racist.
But Lightfoot would like to set the record straight, before anyone else realizes what kind of person she is:
Mayor Lori Lightfoot ~ I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many. That isn't just in City Hall.
It's a shame that in 2021, the City Hall press corps is overwhelmingly White in a city where more than half of the city identifies as Black, Latino, AAPI or Native American.
Shouldn’t Lori Lightfoot identify as a racist?
Matters not whether she identifies as a racist or not - she IS a racist, pure and simple.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot ~ Diversity and inclusion is imperative across all institutions including media. In order to progress we must change.
{Cont.} This is exactly why I'm being intentional about prioritizing media requests from POC reporters on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as mayor of this great city.
{Cont.} This is an imbalance that needs to change. Chicago is a world-class city. Our local media should reflect the multiple cultures that comprise it.
Lightfoot is trying to redefine “comprise,” so we suppose it makes sense that she’d redefine what it means to be racist.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot ~ We must be intentional about doing better. I believed that when running for office. I stand on this belief now. It’s time for the newsrooms to do better and build teams that reflect the make-up of our city.
So limiting her interviewers to black and brown people is about promoting diversity?
Jeryl Bier ~ Lori Lightfoot, @chicagosmayor, justifies race-based press access by saying "Diversity and inclusion is imperative."
Jeryl Bier ~ The mayor believes Chicago has too many white (or at least too many non-black and non-brown journalists), so she intends to force change by rejecting interview requests based on the race of the interviewer.
Sounds like some BS to us.
Sportsfanann ~ Unbelievable.
turtleboy4eva ~ “It’s a shame that people are white” - liberal here to lecture you about why you are a racist.
Futuendi Gratia ~ A lot of words to try to justify racism.
Mick Dumke ~ Looking forward to seeing our city's many talented journalists of color press the mayor on why she's failed to follow through on so many of her other promises to "break up the status quo."
Speaking of Chicago journalists of color, can we give props to the Chicago Tribune’s Gregory Pratt?
Gregory Pratt ~ I am a Latino reporter @chicagotribune whose interview request was granted for today. However, I asked the mayor’s office to lift its condition on others and when they said no, we respectfully canceled. Politicians don’t get to choose who covers them.
He’s right.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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