Facts are pesky things
Following on last week's questionable call by the National Association of Black Journalists to insert itself into the Don Imus controversy, the Asian American Journalists Association decides to make jerks of themselves.
As coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting continues to unfold, AAJA urges all media to avoid using racial identifiers unless there is a compelling or germane reason. There is no evidence at this early point that the race or ethnicity of the suspected gunman has anything to do with the incident, and to include such mention serves only to unfairly portray an entire people.
Can we point out that the shooter was a man? Or does that unfairly portray an entire gender?
Can we point out that the shooter was an English major? Or does that unfairly portray all English-speaking people?
Sometimes it's not about you.
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New rule:
Here is how we will, in the future, identify the following: a black, male, suspected of bank robbery. We cannot use black because it harms the psyche of blacks; we cannot use male because that is gender discrimination; and we cannot use "bank" because this makes poor people who do not have money in banks feel less worthy.
BTW, "le" is "law enforcement."
So, here is the story:
"Today, a BM in a BR is wanted by LE for questioning."
Interesting story, if you can understand what liberals have done to our language.