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Originally Posted by Ghostwriter
One's feelings are one's feelings and simply stating them does not a bigot make.
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Pretty sure that "one's feelings" very well make that person a bigot, if they are bigoted feelings.
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I simply don't think a person should be fired for being politically incorrect or expounding a feeling or even a view that is contrary to the perceived liberal or conservative norms.
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That's completely fair. It's also short-sighted.
I believe that news reporters need credibility with their audience, and that staying stupid shit diminishes that credibility to an extent that is likely irrecoverable. As a result, I think news people are held to their own standard, and not the standard of "all people," which really hurts your argument here. I wouldn't fire the guy from a CEO position or as garbage man - I think, though, that as "news reporter" he's gone. Same as if he'd claimed that Illuminati killed Kennedy.
The term "politically correct" has become the j-school/political equivalent of "synergy" - everyone would just be better off not using it.