"Viewers" complain to NPR in droves; threaten to "stop watching" - Polidicks

[QUOTE=SomeRandomGuy18;25609635]oh and just to get this out there: I am not afraid of muslims on a plane. I am not supporting that guy at all. I jsut think there's a reasonable reason to get scared when black people walk towards you[/QUOTE] There isn't. That's the deal with racial prejudice, it isn't reasonable, and it isn't good.

I get nervous if anyone I do not know that is wearing gang affiliated clothing walks towards me, which just seems to be black people more often than white people

[QUOTE=Tetracycline;25609706]I get nervous if anyone I do not know that is wearing gang affiliated clothing walks towards me, which just seems to be black people more often than white people[/QUOTE] well yeah its more like this

[QUOTE=starpluck;25609670]I get nervous if anyone I do not know walks towards me while I'm alone, in the middle of the night.[/QUOTE] I get nervous if white people walk up to me in the middle of the day, because on average more white people ask me for cigarettes and spare change than blacks. Does that make me a racist?

[QUOTE=yawmwen;25609724]I get nervous if white people walk up to me in the middle of the day, because on average more white people ask me for cigarettes and spare change than blacks. Does that make me a racist?[/QUOTE] no it's just a correlation you have noticed

[QUOTE=Tetracycline;25609706]I get nervous if anyone I do not know that is wearing gang affiliated clothing walks towards me, which just seems to be black people more often than white people[/QUOTE] okay doriol the fuck was wrong about this, I was meaning to add "and if you see a white guy doing it it just doesn't seem as imposing because they're probably posers"

[QUOTE=Tetracycline;25609738]okay doriol the fuck was wrong about this, I was meaning to add "and if you see a white guy doing it it just doesn't seem as imposing because they're probably posers"[/QUOTE] good thing you didn't add that because it would have been even more dumb

[QUOTE=Doriol;25609780]good thing you didn't add that because it would have been even more dumb[/QUOTE] you just don't like anything I do, do you?

This has gone wildly offtopic

[QUOTE=HubmaN;25609808]This has gone wildly offtopic[/QUOTE] No news thread ever stays on topic. You should have realised this by now.

[QUOTE=Doriol;25609826]No news thread ever stays on topic. You should have realised this by now.[/QUOTE] Yeah, one person mentions death sentence, communism, drugs, religion, racism, MW2 or Justin Bieber and that's what the topic will be about for many many pages

[QUOTE=Tetracycline;25609840]Yeah, one person mentions death sentence, communism, drugs, religion, racism, MW2 or Justin Bieber and that's what the topic will be about for many many pages[/QUOTE] In a true communist utopia drugs would be legal and racism would be non existent. Religion is a thing of the past and Justin Bieber would be put to death by a firing squad composed entirely of MW2 fanboys.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;25609415] Why doesn't the first amendment apply but a private organization still can't discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. Can someone make sense of it?[/QUOTE] Speech codes are designed to limit disruptive comments, statements, and other forms of communication that can cause discontent amongst the employees. Such as, an employee can be terminated for saying "I hate black people" because this statement can be disruptive to the environment the organization is trying to create. Most speech codes tend to limit speech based on equality codes, as to create an equal work environment, at the cost of free speech. However, you mentioned why they can't discriminate on race, religion, etc; because, these cannot be prevented and in most cases, are not disruptive, but an employee can be terminated if they used their personal attributes and alignments in a disruptive manner. Speech codes also can apply to what actions are performed on private property i.e. it is illegal to protest on private property. Speech codes are controversial , but for the most part, do their job to maintain stability in the organization, after all, words can speak louder than actions.