Posted on 11/14/2005 4:15:21 AM PST by Republican Red
CNN's Carol Lin and the French "African-Americans"
The Paris riots have highlighted more than any other issue in recent years not only the bias, but the ignorance of the "old media." Internet readers have studied the situation in Europe for years. Numerous writers, from Mark Steyn to Ba'at Yeor to Debbie Schlussel, have long predicted the decline of Europe and the jihad that we have seen over the past few weeks.
But the "old media" personalities still have no clue as to what is going on. And their reporting and commentary has taken on an almost comical quality as a result.
Years after "new media" readers began to understand the consequences of French policies toward Islamic immigrants, CNN's anchor Carol Lin referred (on November 6th) to some of the participants in the Paris fiasco as African-American (apparently for lack of a better euphemism). Video available: Real Player or Windows Media
When the MSM seeks to use euphemisms to ignore the real issue, they run the risk of sounding stupid and bringing ridicule upon themselves. It would be far easier to identify correctly the rioters in the first place. It makes one wonder why they don't do things the easy way.
UPDATE 4pm EST Friday, by Rich Noyes: Lin’s comment came about 10 minutes into CNN’s 10pm EST Sunday Night, as reporter Chris Burns was reporting on the rioting in France. Burns reported: “The priority right now is to restore order before trying to deal with some of the underlying issues, but even after what [French President Jacque] Chirac said, we’re seeing more violence. What you could point out, though, is that there is at this point about half as many vehicles torched as the night before, so you might call that progress, Carol.”
“Hard to say,” Lin responded, “because it’s been 11 days since two African-American teenagers were killed, electrocuted during a police chase, which prompted all of this.”
The two teenaged boys, who ran into high-voltage equipment and were killed on October 27, weren't American at all. They were actually French citizens of Tunisian origin.
Talk about stereotyping?? Where are race baiters Sharpton and Jackson? They should be screaming to the high heavens, but because it was CNN they'll get a free ride. They'd be looking to take the license away had it been Fox News.
I'm looking for a descriptive term that distinguishes black African Muslims from non-black African Muslims. I am also musing as I drink my morning coffee. What's your excuse?
They should be screaming to high Heaven, but because it was CNN, almost no one saw it. ;)
I know a South African emigre who got his U.S. citizenship while a junior in college. Marched down to financial aid, filled out an African-American scholarship application, and got a free ride for his senior year at Tulane.
They (black French) weren't rioting so what do you care?
Perhaps Ms Lin could refer to them as what they are, Muslims. Who cares where they are from they are rioting so that puts them all in the same class.
Reminds me of the article written in the Univ of Mich student newspaper that referred to black South Africans as "African American South Africans" (as opposed to white SA's).
What a great catch!!!
Flashback: November 5, 2005 -- It was already one week into the car-burnings when
1. Carol Lin was acting as though the riots were new news, instead of week-old news.
2. Chris Burns was telling her that the rioters were "little teenagers"
This as bad as the Brits calling Indians & Pakistanis Asians. When you real that Asians are rioting in UK the uninformed will think they are Chinese, Hindu, Vietnamese, what have you. When what's really going on is young Pakistani Muslim punks are rioting.
But the media hates to pin it on Islam, their favorite religion.
Maybe I feel sorry for Ms. Lin, and I'd like to ask her out for coffee? Buzz off.
The "shuttle-speed" mistake is astounding. My husband teaches astronomy and physics and likes to find mistakes in the news, to show to his students. I know he will appreciate that CNN image.
You know as much about the French Muslim riots as you do about trade deficits
Francais-Noires
Silly me. I thought this thread might be about euphemisms. I'd best rush off and bone-up on trade policy. /sarc
Agreed. It is breathtaking.
Well how else do you expect them to pin all the woes of the world on America? Sheesh guys, give the poor woman some credit, she had to work really hard to find some way to blame the US.
They know perfectly well what is going on. They deliberately choose to lie about it. What scum bags they are.
"Hi, I'm an MSM newsreader, and I make MORE than you do. 6 or 7 figures, to be exact."
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