My Panamanian compatriot has done it again. All I can say about Juan Williams is that he has fallen off the deep end. Williams made this statement on FoxNew’s The O’Reilly factor;
"I can’t believe that you just said that. You think that simply saying what you think is evidence of bigotry that all of a sudden it’s as if you were walking by a black man that would mean if you were bigoted if you were somewhat nervous. Let me just tell you, with the amount of black on black crime in America, I get nervous and I’m a black man. So, I mean, wait a second…"
Look, I understand what he is trying to say but in the process he shows that with his aging and allegiance to FoxNews his communication skills and reasoning are vastly diminished. He should have stated that we are programmed to have a negative reaction to black men irrespective of circumstance because of the inordinate occurrence of black on black crime caused by socio-economic conditions. Moreover he should have added that bad behavior based on socio-economic circumstances is not a respecter of race.
He however decided to pander to the FoxNews base of shallow thinkers who look for simple answers based mostly on false rhetoric. As oppose to building a FoxNews base of less Conservative thinkers, he decided to simply sell out his values and not only the males of a race of people, but all people by appeasing a destructive thought.
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Juan Williams: Scared of Black Men?
By: Nsenga Burton | Posted: March 22, 2011
Former NPR employee Juan Williams has done it again. This time while guest-hosting on The O’Reilly Factor last night, Williams said that he gets nervous when walking past black guys, while interviewing Dr. Caroline Helmand, professor at Occidental College.
The two were initially discussing the most recent "rant" of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner and then the conversation veered towards NPR. Helmand said that NPR is a "really important source of mainstream news," and the two argued over whether NPR deserved or needed funding. The following ensued (we’d show you the video, but it has been pulled):
Helmand: "I happen to agree with Schiller that your comments were bigoted. I think that if I were to say that I clutch my purse every time I walk by a black man that might resonate with a lot of Americans. It might be the truth but it’s a bigoted statement. I certainly wouldn’t have fired you but I do think there was some truth in that video that we don’t get to talk about because we are afraid to have actual discourse in this country."
Williams: "I can’t believe that you just said that. You think that simply saying what you think is evidence of bigotry that all of a sudden it’s as if you were walking by a black man that would mean if you were bigoted if you were somewhat nervous. Let me just tell you, with the amount of black on black crime in America, I get nervous and I’m a black man. So, I mean, wait a second…"
Helmand: "There we go again, Juan. I would find that to be racial profiling that’s a bigoted comment."
Williams: "That’s a bigoted comment?"
Helmand: "Yes it is. Just like your comment about Muslims."
Williams: "I’m the father of black young men and I’m saying that if you saw a couple guys walking around looking like thugs down the street late at night, you’re saying ‘Oh, I’m not going to think it through.’ Caroline, I think you are way off base."
Juan Williams: Scared of Black Men?
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