[nfb-talk] Stupidity running amuck on the Colbert Report!

[Mark Tardif]

And I certainly would agree with what you just said, Buddy.  We are no more 
immune to it than sighted people.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Buddy Brannan
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 6:10 PM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Stupidity running amuck on the Colbert Report!

With this I would agree. Stupid or not, though, we’re no more immune from it 
than is anyone else.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Nov 15, 2013, at 5:46 PM, Mark Tardif <markspark at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> All I will say is that racism should be considered ridiculous and stupid 
> regardless of whether one is blind or dighted.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 3:13 PM
> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfb-talk] Stupidity running amuck on the Colbert Report!
>
> Two nights ago, my friends, the Blind Boys of Alabama were guests on 
> Stephen Colbert's show on Commedy Central.
> Colbert had the nerve to ask Jimmy Carter, (the leader of the group,) a 
> stupid question.
> "As a blind person, does racism seem ridiculous to you, since you can't 
> tell what race somebody is?"
> What's next?
> Not only is the question offensive from a racial standpoint, but it's 
> offensive from the blindness perspective!
> I would have asked to have my group removed from the show, but Jimmy 
> educated Mr. Colbert, and handled it with grace!
> There's a link to this ignorance on the group's Twitter page.
> http://www.twitter.com/blindboys
> Blessings, Joshua
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