I was just reading a comment on Dr. Dawg's Blog that makes reference to a recent appearance by Michael Coren on Brian Lilley's show, Byline. In an interview about the London riots, Coren makes a racist comment that violates both Canadian Broadcast Standards and CRTC regulations when he says the riots are "not about Blackberries but about black thugs."
He then goes on to crow that he can say this on Sun TV when others are too frightened to speak.
I just emailed a complaint to the CRTC about this, and from past experience I know they are bound by law to investigate. I hope many others will also lodge a complaint.
Here is the video, and the offending remark comes at about the 3:20 minute mark:
what's funny is that video shots show white males so he sure is coloured blind!
ReplyDeleteYou see, MariaS, herein lies the problem:
ReplyDeleteAlthough you and I can disagree about both the nature and the accuracy of Michael Coren's comments, why is it necessary to insult me in our difference? Your sarcasm and calling into question my cognitive abilities does nothing to advance your position, and while I admit to being guilty of acerbic commentary on occasion, for the last day or so I have been thinking that there has to be a better way.
Otherwise, there is never going to be any meaningful exchanges between the political polarities, only unproductive sniping that achieves nothing.
Much like your comment to the CRTC about Michael Coren. Unproductive Sniping.
ReplyDeleteSo the Vancouver riots were also a result of "black" culture? What about the historical riots in Victorian England ... I guess Michael Coren will ascribe those to colonial Englishmen infected with black culture from their conquests abroad!!
ReplyDeleteOf course, Hitler's murderous henchmen and the "Kristallnacht" rioters were also Aryan BLACKS, you know!
So we're all entitled to our opinions, no matter how unpolitically correct or insulting but Michael Coren is not? We can post anything we want here but he cannot say what he thinks? And what about context? Is context no longer important, just individual words?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, I agree we are all entitled to our opinions, but in the video Coren is expressing more than that when he says the riots were caused by black thugs, using his own upbringing in the area to support this alleged fact. As well, if one looks at the video of the rioting, whites have a very strong participation in the upheavals.
ReplyDeleteI would like to get in contact crtc, this racism by coren has to stop.
ReplyDeleteI've watched many of his shows and recently on the new Suntv channel. I've never heard him make a racist comment.
ReplyDeleteI didn't hear this clip but I don't believe the man is a bigot or racist. On the contrary, he's made it abundantly clear over and over again that he places the blame on the individuals and groups responsible for certain activities.
But that's just my opinion.
Well i just saw is show tonight Oct 28 2011 and hahahahah,he was interviewing the so called lee Harvey Oswald girl friend , hahaha,I'm so glad he did that interview,and I hope he nows he just lost all journalistic credibility, hahaha,I knew he would eventually show his true colors hahaha,what an idiot.
ReplyDeleteMichel Liberty
Good one even though no one on this site will be able to grasp a thing you said!
ReplyDeleteOne only has to refer to the non existent journalistic integrity of the SunNewsTeam. Coren, Lilley, Adler, and what is that other mutt's name? Oh yes! Ezra (the rant)Levant. Not one ounce of true journalism amongst them.
ReplyDeleteNeither ability nor integrity seem to be job requirements at Sun News, Anon.
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