Posted on 01/28/2019 7:11:55 AM PST by Red Badger
It seems one of the iconic figures of broadcast journalism has put his foot in his mouth again, this time by making a puzzling and racist statement about the Latinx community.
On Meet the Press, in a discussion about the fallout of Trumps government shutdown that included vile cretin Hugh Hewitt, former anchor Tom Brokaw set forth some... interesting ideas about the power of Latinx voters.
Brokaw: "The Hispanics should be working harder on assimilation." pic.twitter.com/D4QGQhSRZh Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 27, 2019
A lot of this, we dont want to talk about. But the fact is, on the Republican side, a lot of people see the rise of an extraordinary, important, new constituent in American politics, Hispanics, who will come here and all be Democrats, Brokaw said. Also, I hear, when I push people a little harder, Well, I dont know whether I want brown grandbabies. I mean, thats also a part of it. Its the intermarriage that is going on and the cultures that are conflicting with each other.
Just your regular anti-miscegenation fears! Normal 2019 stuff.
He continued.
I also happen to believe that the Hispanics should work harder at assimilation. Thats one of the things Ive been saying for a long time, Brokaw said. You know, they ought not to be just codified in their communities but make sure that all their kids are learning to speak English, and that they feel comfortable in the communities. And thats going to take outreach on both sides, frankly.
Ah yes, if only the immigrants would work harder to assimilate to our culture by learning our language and feeling comfortable in the communities who want them to go back to Mexico.
It may be obvious, but its worth noting that white Americans ancestors didnt try very hard to assimilate to the indigenous culture when they first came to the U.S. Howd that work out for them?
PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor pushed back on the idea that Hispanics need to try harder to assimilate.
I would just say that we also need to adjust what we think of as America. Youre talking about assimilation, she said. I grew up in Miami, where people speak Spanish, but their kids speak English. And the idea that we think Americans can only speak English, as if Spanish and other languages wasnt always part of America, is, in some ways, troubling.
Yeah, no shit.
After the predictable reaction online to his comments, Brokaw has now responded on Twitter.
i [sic] feel terrible a part of my comments on Hispanics offended some members of that proud culture, he wrote. ive worked hard to knock down false stereo types. in my final comment in Meet i said ALL sides hv to work harder. at finding common ground - which i strongly believe dialogue not division
Brokaw apparently still hasnt learned that the Latinx community doesnt respond well to being referred to as Hispanics. Furthermore, he still has no idea how to tweet.
Last year, Brokaw was accused by three women of sexual harassment while working at NBC. He denies the claims.
Update, 9:45 pm:
my tweet portal is whack i hv been trying to say i am sorry i offended and i so appreciate my colleague Tom Brokaw (@tombrokaw) January 28, 2019
Boy, Tom is just shoving his foot in his mouth every time you turn around these days.
Go Away, Tom......
that guy will soon be checking in to a nearby rehab center for some sort of substance abuse that caused him to utter those criminal words.
The Left is erupting is self-righteous indignation......................
Brokaw needs to spend more time in the tanning booth.
It’s not his foot his is shoving in his mouth. It’s his female co-worker’s feet.
They think they have a right to most of the western states, in spite of cashing the $15,000,000 check the USA paid for the land in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the Mexican-American War, which the USA won. That’s the kind of people they are.
Mexicans and Muslims both feel entitled to our country.
In a country as diverse as the USA, English is a strong unifying factor. And what other language should be? The writer seems to suggest that because we worship diversity, a polyglot is just fine.
“Latinx” is an abomination of a neologism. You can’t make Romance languages gender neutral.
Are Eunuchs and Linics gender neutral?
I would encourage more Democrat politicians to follow this author’s lead: Be open about your position that expecting immigrants to assimilate and learn English is “racist.”
Perhaps he is just projecting his own biases...
“Brokaw: ‘The Hispanics should be working harder on assimilation.’”
What’s wrong with what he said? The Hispanics absolutely SHOULD work harder on assimilating. Am I missing something?
In my experience, legal immigrants do try harder to assimilate. they learn the language and comply with the laws.
Illegal aliens don’t because we have made it too easy to colonize our country.
BUILD THE WALL.
DEPORT THEM ALL.
It used to be a ‘requirement’..................
The browning of America is the downing of America.
Brokaw just shows his towering stupidity.
The best consideration I’ve read on the need for immigrants to assimilate in America is D’Sousa’s book: “What’s So Great About America.”
It’s actually a totally positive experience; you bring your culture with you and we all grow.
Poor Tom is one of those “old school” Liberals who just hasn’t kept up with the times. They tend to be the ones who “put their foot in it” the most.
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