[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by DeanFL

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OMG!!! HATE? Really GOM??

How about the MAIN ongoing Black issue in this great city??? shhhhh...

In Chicago, 956 people were shot in the first four months of 2021—217 more than the same point in 2020, which was a record-setting year for shootings in the Illinois city.

The Chicago Tribune, which tracks all of the area's shooting victims, recorded that 956 people were shot between January 1 and April 26. It should be noted that the weekly data set provided by the newspaper reports the number of victims, not the amount of shootings.

At this point last year, 739 people were hit by gunfire in Chicago. A total of more than 4,130 people were shot in Chicago last year, the most in a single year since 2016, when more than 4,300 individuals were shot, and the second-highest since the Tribune began tracking the data back in 2012.

The number of shooting victims is likely to rise after another weekend of violence in Chicago. Forty-five people were shot, five fatally, in incidents across the city. In one attack, the victim was a 17-year-old boy who was shot Sunday while driving in West Garfield Park.


But SHE wants to avoid the Press from focusing on THAT... IDIOTIC. TYPICAL politician.

Chicago’s mayor declared that she would only grant one-on-one interviews to minority journalists to protest the lack of diversity in the Windy City press corps.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the first black woman and openly gay person elected to run that city, confirmed the move Tuesday after members of the local press took to Twitter saying they had been denied interviews based on their skin color.

“By now, you may have heard the news that on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as Mayor of this great City, I will be exclusively providing one-on-one interviews with journalists of color,” Lightfoot said in a letter to local media provided The Post.

“As a person of color, I have throughout my adult life done everything that I can to fight for diversity and inclusion in every institution that I have been a part of and being Mayor makes me uniquely situated to shine a spotlight on this most important issue.”

A Lightfoot spokesperson later clarified that the protest only pertains to interviews about her anniversary in office.

Lightfoot said her 2019 election was praised for breaking barriers.

“I ran to break up the status quo that has failed so many resident across our city,” Lightfoot said.

“And that failing status quo did not apply simply to City Hall and City government,” she added.

“It pertains and exists in all public and private institutions.”

Lightfoot challenged local media to hire more people of color and women of color to their staffs.

“I have been struck since my first day on the campaign trail back in 2018 by the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of Chicago media outlets, editorial boards, the political press corps, and yes, the City Hall press corps specifically,” she said.

Lightfoot said that during a “historic reckoning around systemic racism” many businesses and educational institutions have launched efforts to “address the deep=seated legacies of institutionalized racism.

“In looking at the absence of diversity across the City Hall press corps and other newsrooms, sadly it does not appear that many of the media institutions in Chicago have caught on and truly have not embraced this moment,” she said.

The mayor bashed local outlets for only having a “handful” of people of color who cover her administration. The group of reporters covering City Hall is “practically all white” and there’s not one woman of color among them, she said.

Her letter outlining these "issues>>>
2 Year Anniversary Letter.pdf - Google Drive

Chicago's mayor refuses to give interviews to white reporters

All, that, and yet, she still only said that she was ONLY taking one on one interviews with reporters of color for ONE day.

And you post a lengthy rant because of it.

Sorry, you are so upset about it.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by jimmio

So you're saying saying that it's not racist to exclude white reporters because it's only on "one-on-one" interviews? Thyat's ridiculous.

It is ONLY one day.

So, for 364 days she is open to anyone, for ONE day she is meeting one on one with reporters of color.

Seems like a lot is being made from nothing.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by kathyspear

That was her trying to back-peddle because people were so horrified by her blatant racism that there were calls for her to resign.

kathy

No, that was her original statement, no backpedaling.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Ben Franklin

What's ridiculous is you believing there is more than one race. There isn't. There is only the human race and we're all a part of it. No escaping.

Great! You just solved racism...

Better tell everyone to stop accusing people of it...

[DeanFL]

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan

All, that, and yet, she still only said that she was ONLY taking one on one interviews with reporters of color for ONE day.

And you post a lengthy rant because of it.

Sorry, you are so upset about it.

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NOT a rant - simple way to 'cancel' the response GOM. This was directly from TWO unbiased NEWS sources on the topic.
You mentioned the HATE word.

Imagine if a non-color mayor made these statements of 'color' Press. YOU would be outraged for sure, and even more hate.

BTW her original statement made NO mention of ONE DAY, as you state. Her Press relations people had to "clarify" it after - realy a Cleanup and put out any flames.

You made NO mention of the B on B shooting and killings in the city. of course. typical - DIVERT.
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[Bucco]

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan

All, that, and yet, she still only said that she was ONLY taking one on one interviews with reporters of color for ONE day.

And you post a lengthy rant because of it.

Sorry, you are so upset about it.

Recalling an ex President who refuses to appear or answer questions from any network that, n any way, disagreed with HIM on any subject. That was an everyday thing.

But that was not about race and to your earlier point, this forum has become a hate network. Not just blacks, but again, anyone who does not express fealty to the leader. Immigrants from any country that HE disliked, any member of his own party who does not express fealty is subject to wrath, and false accusations.

But, at the root of all of it, is hate. Explaining , as you did, the whys, etc. mean nothing. Once infected, it is a "disease" not easily cured, and overtime it infects all parts of your life. But, I guess fealty to the leader is primary to understanding, empathy, and most of all truth.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Bucco

Recalling an ex President who refuses to appear or answer questions from any network that, n any way, disagreed with HIM on any subject. That was an everyday thing.

Who, pray tell was that?

But that was not about race and to your earlier point, this forum has become a hate network. Not just blacks, but again, anyone who does not express fealty to the leader. Immigrants from any country that HE disliked, any member of his own party who does not express fealty is subject to wrath, and false accusations.

But, at the root of all of it, is hate. Explaining , as you did, the whys, etc. mean nothing. Once infected, it is a "disease" not easily cured, and overtime it infects all parts of your life. But, I guess fealty to the leader is primary to understanding, empathy, and most of all truth.

Looks like someone learned a new word...

[stanley]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Who, pray tell was that?



Looks like someone learned a new word...

It's been used plenty of times ...out of context

And again in another post

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by DeanFL

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NOT a rant - simple way to 'cancel' the response GOM. This was directly from TWO unbiased NEWS sources on the topic.
You mentioned the HATE word.

Imagine if a non-color mayor made these statements of 'color' Press. YOU would be outraged for sure, and even more hate.

BTW her original statement made NO mention of ONE DAY, as you state. Her Press relations people had to "clarify" it after - realy a Cleanup and put out any flames.

You made NO mention of the B on B shooting and killings in the city. of course. typical - DIVERT.
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Please don't put words in my mouth, you have no idea what I would say on any topic.

[Singerlady]

Originally Posted by jimmio

A few days ago Lori Lightfoot, the black mayor of Chicago announced that she will only be granting interviews with "people of color". She flat-out and proudly said that whites are excluded from talking/interviewing her.
Her racist attitude is alarming as not only a person, but is magnified by the fact that she is the mayor of Chicago.
Imagine being the reporter whose "beat" is Chicago politics? There goes your way of life simply because you're caucasian.
Of course I have to ask that what if this was done by any other white mayor? What if Bill De Blasio, mayor of New York city or Gil Garcetti, mayor of L.A. proclaimed that they won't be interviewed if your a person of color? Oh my God! There would be mass coverage, people calling for their resignation or firing, protests in the streets! But no, it's a black person racially discriminating against a white, that seems to be ok and we just have to sit back and take it.
What bothers me more than this act is that no one seems to care? No major news coverage across the board? A couple of days a few outlets ran with it but with no great urgency to get to the bottom of it?
Maybe the "bottom of it" is that we as white people should just take it and get use to it?
We seem to be doing a stellar job at it so far.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media...or-interviews/

As a transplant Chicagoan familiar with the politics in Chicago and Illinois, I would hope with every election that things would get better…with the police, administration, state politicians, etc. But, not. It’s disgusting, self-serving, unacceptable, rude and just plain stupid. Glad I don’t have to view it on a daily basis anymore.

[villageuser]

Originally Posted by jimmio

Alright, so even one day is ok and not racist to you?

If she’s trying to make a point (which she was) then “not racist.” Sad that you don’t see that. Also surprised this thread is still up.

[donassaid]

Don't you know that "black racism" is totally acceptable while "white racism" is condemned? Congressional BLACK caucus, Miss BLACK America, Historical BLACK Colleges, BLACK Lives Matter, et al. Try putting the word "WHITE" in any one of these statements and watch the uproar.

[RICH1]

Originally Posted by jimmio

A few days ago Lori Lightfoot, the black mayor of Chicago announced that she will only be granting interviews with "people of color". She flat-out and proudly said that whites are excluded from talking/interviewing her.
Her racist attitude is alarming as not only a person, but is magnified by the fact that she is the mayor of Chicago.
Imagine being the reporter whose "beat" is Chicago politics? There goes your way of life simply because you're caucasian.
Of course I have to ask that what if this was done by any other white mayor? What if Bill De Blasio, mayor of New York city or Gil Garcetti, mayor of L.A. proclaimed that they won't be interviewed if your a person of color? Oh my God! There would be mass coverage, people calling for their resignation or firing, protests in the streets! But no, it's a black person racially discriminating against a white, that seems to be ok and we just have to sit back and take it.
What bothers me more than this act is that no one seems to care? No major news coverage across the board? A couple of days a few outlets ran with it but with no great urgency to get to the bottom of it?
Maybe the "bottom of it" is that we as white people should just take it and get use to it?
We seem to be doing a stellar job at it so far.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media...or-interviews/

Who cares.... who wants to talk to That Ding dong!

[cafw1]

Well stated!

[sdeikenberry]

When I think of all the ways we white people are racist every day and don't realize it, or even think twice about it, and then see these comments here...obviously from other white people I suppose...I have to just sit back in utter amazement at the lack of understanding about the racial divide we live within. How many of you supported our previous President in his racist rants, and his discrimination to anyone who disagreed with him, and are now complaining (without having your facts straight) because a black woman chooses to point out the lack of black reporters in Chicago?