Posted on 02/17/2024 4:38:14 PM PST by nickcarraway
KGW has a policy of thoroughly screening all content for standards and accuracy before broadcast, but failed to uphold it, the station said.
A television station in Portland, Oregon, apologized Friday for inadvertently showing a racist image during a program aimed at highlighting positive stories.
KGW-TV displayed the image Thursday evening during “The Good Stuff,” which includes a “Throwback Thursday” segment sharing “cheesy, silly, or memorable” photos submitted by viewers.
“The image, seemingly from the 1950s, depicted children throwing balls towards a sign prominently displaying (a racial slur),” the station said Friday in a statement posted to its website. “We understand the profound hurt this image inflicted upon our viewers and staff, particularly members of our Black community. To those who were exposed to the image and were hurt by it, we offer our sincerest apologies.”
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Thanks.
My take:
If you asked a hundred woke youngsters about THAT country (pointing to it on a map), MOST OF THEM WOULD CALL YOU RACIST!!!
awe, thier feelings were hurt
Don’t know how you found it. I searched and searched to no avail. Thanks
wussies on full display!
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