There's a point at which you THINK you've worded a racist comment cleverly enough that you can get away with it. And a point at which everybody on the planet KNOWS you meant it as a racist slur.
I have no bones with the article, but I do have concerns about CBC editors and producers soft-pedaling reporting on racism and fascism. Seems to be a trend (not just at the CBC, but I expect better from them).
Imagine if we lived in a weird time where, every time anyone would be disrespectful, indignant, racist, or a bigot, they would get 100 whiplashes in public. On national live coverage. And lose their job.
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Nice try Ms Brodie, but Fail.
Is this a CBC style guide thing or just an editorial choice? Seems aimed at making what happened seem more subjective than it actually was.
I have no bones with the article, but I do have concerns about CBC editors and producers soft-pedaling reporting on racism and fascism. Seems to be a trend (not just at the CBC, but I expect better from them).
The article has both the Rustad quote and the original recording - the one word quote in the headline just muddies the waters.
Headlines matter a lot in an age of info overload.