Racism is rampant.

[nitro]

http://www.dailydot.com/news/ktvu-racist-gaffe-apology/

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Then the apology

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[Arnie]

Bad humor? Yes. Racist? Not really.

Hard to believe someone at NTSB did not catch that.

 

[Tsing Tao]

LOL

 

[Tsing Tao]

Quote from Arnie:

Bad humor? Yes. Racist? Not really.

Hard to believe someone at NTSB did not catch that.

Not hard to believe at all! Media is all about breaking the story first. It's the old "town crier" of Rome. Verification is no longer necessary. Journalism is dead. It's just who can spread the latest rumor the fastest.

 

[Grandluxe]

The one who's stupid was the anchor who read it out without realizing anything.

 

[Arnie]

Quote from Tsing Tao:

Not hard to believe at all! Media is all about breaking the story first. It's the old "town crier" of Rome. Verification is no longer necessary. Journalism is dead. It's just who can spread the latest rumor the fastest.

In the apology video she says the names were confirmed by an official with the NTSB.

 

[nitro]

Quote from Arnie:

In the apology video she says the names were confirmed by an official with the NTSB.

EXACTLY

 

[kut2k2]

Clearly some asshole at NTSB needs to be fired.

 

[Tsing Tao]

Quote from Arnie:

In the apology video she says the names were confirmed by an official with the NTSB.

So what? Any editor with half a brain would see those names and go "no, sorry. that just can't be right."

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from kut2k2:

Clearly some asshole at NTSB needs to be fired.

For being funny?