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

Michael Hingson mike at michaelhingson.com
Sat Nov 16 01:37:29 UTC 2013


The question was quite stupid.  However, as a friend just pointed out Mr.
Colbert often asks stupid questions just to get a reaction.  No excuse, but
just an observation I pass along.

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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
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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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