Posted on 03/16/2013 6:30:44 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
A controversial article published in Philadelphia Magazine this month has the attention of the Nutter Administration.
The article, titled “Being White in Philly,” features a series of interviews with anonymous white residents from different areas of the city who share stories about their interaction with black residents.
Mayor Nutter calls the article’s tone “disgusting,” and he’s asked the Human Relations Commission to investigate some of the sensitive racial issues explored in the piece.
Nutter spokesman Mark McDonald says this is all about fact finding.
“I think he feels that there are enough problems in this article that it warrants a closer look,” McDonald explains.
PHRC executive director Rue Landau says the commission shares Mayor Nutter’s concerns, and they were already looking at intergroup relations in the city, particularly in changing communities.
The PHRC will hold a public meeting in the Fairmount/Brewerytown section of the city on April 18th, and residents are encouraged to attend to share their stories, concerns, and recommendations for changes. The location has yet to be determined.
In a statement, Philadelphia Magazine editor Tom McGrath says the mayor, like any reader, is entitled to think and say anything he wants about the article and that the need to have a deeper discussion about race in Philadelphia is exactly why they ran the story in the first place.
The full statement from Philadelphia Magazine’s editor Tom McGrath about Mayor Nutter’s letter to the PHRC reads:
I applaud the mayor for asking for an inquiry into the state of racial issues in Philadelphia. The need to have a deeper discussion about race in Philadelphia is exactly why we ran our story in the first place.
Like any reader, the mayor is entitled to think and say what he wants about the story. That said, his sophomoric statements about the magazine and mischaracterization of the piece make me wonder if he’s more interested in scoring political points than having a serious conversation about the issues. Furthermore, his call for a “rebuke” of the magazine by the PHRC is rich with irony. This is the same mayor who just yesterday was shouted down by an unruly mob in City Council; now he himself wants shut down conversation about an important issue in our city. In short, the mayor loves the First Amendment–as long as he and the government can control what gets said.
I’ve been to Philly once for a game and I can honestly say that it is not brotherly love, yes lots of brothers but they made it a point that they do not like whites.
It is such a weird city, one block is black and then you cross the road and you are in a white area.
so much for the liberals diversity.
Second worst city I have been too Detroit being the first
Philadelphia has the opportunity to be the next Detroit. I used to go to the Thiokol (now ATK) plant in Elkton, MD on a regular basis several years ago. Philly was the best airport to go there. I made it a point to get in and out of there very quickly!
It is always 5 on one.
If this tepid, milquetoasty, white guilt dripping article is considered beyond the pale then we’re in worse shape than I thought.
Absolutely correct. I've watched it happen. White liberals create the situation and once the tipping point is reached, they're the first to tuck their tails between their legs and run like hell for the suburbs.
facts are facts and the left wants to take those facts and twist them or shut people up who speaks these facts.
99 black kids and one white kid and it;s diverse and yet 99 white kids and one black kid and it;s not diverse/
That is liberal logic.
I talked to a soccer coach today for my youngest kids game and he said that soccer was a white sport back 20 years ago but it;s great to see more other races playing the game.
For crying out loud these people are nuts, let kids play regardless of race and base it on their skills or experience and it might explain why there is a black kid on the travel team who is crap too.
Spot on.
Obama must be proud. All is going according to plan.
The agitator-in-chief has whipped his minions into a frenzy of entitlement and hate.
because they;re cowards.
I;ve had a lot of fights, probably more fights in one week than most in their life but I have found that those who think they;re from a certain area and those who think they have lost their temper and shout are the biggest cowards once you get them on their own.
Get these cowards on their own or even say come on to a group of them and they don;t want to have a go then.
The looks of their faces when you say right come on then there is only 3 of you let go or I couldn’t give a s### but I will take one of you down with me and who will it be.
or the best one
Hey you wanted a go at me the other day so lets go now you don;t have your pals with you, just you and me
it;s priceless and shows them the cowards they are.
I wrestled in school and I can tell you that one one one really tells the tale of who is who.
Yeah I wrestled in the city in Cleveland too.
I would force them to wash out the sufur 8 before the match.
When I can get a headlock without cheatery it is on.
Its not just a race thing but cowards do gang up on single victims.
isn;t it great when you get these clowns on their own, suddenly they don;t want to have a go at you and are not all that mouthy without their pals.
Love it.
One on one
I have had Italian middle class kids do it, and all other sorts, but yeah, their eyes get wide when you get them alone.
totally agree.
I honestly think that a lot of black folks feel in their hearts that they can’t succeed without safety in numbers, and I find that sad.
Get confident, get strong, and lose the Gov binky and the group think.
All mylife I have made a mark by swimming with the sharks.
It was nice to see that a liberal actually thinks for himself once in awhile. (I don't have to agree with all he says.) It's also interesting that as soon as he does, he is ripped as a racist, just as if he was a conservative pro-constitutionalist.
Oldplayer
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.