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

[Mark Tardif]

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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