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

[Buddy Brannan]

It’s also a very common misconception. To think that it wouldn’t be addressed is at least naive. I’m glad the group handled it instead of getting angry about it.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Nov 15, 2013, at 3:13 PM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:

> 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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