Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Granting Interviews Only to Black or Brown Journalists

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Granting Interviews Only to Black or Brown Journalists

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:01:29 AM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/lori-lightfoot-chicago-journalists/2021/05/19/id/1022000/

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a statement on Twitter Wednesday that she is "prioritizing media requests from POC reporters," or people of color, after some journalists accused her of giving interviews only to Black or Brown journalists.

Chicago political reporter Mary Ann Ahern tweeted that the mayor’s “spokeswoman says Lightfoot is granting 1 on 1 interviews - only to Black or Brown journalists."

Other members of the media covering Chicago politics backed up Ahern's assertion.

However, Lightfoot, who is a Democrat, was interviewed earlier this week by MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle, who is White, casting confusion about when and if the mayor is actually applying such a standard.

The mayor herself, nevertheless, issued a comment on Twitter on Wednesday that appeared to confirm the practice.

“I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many. That isn't just in City Hall, she wrote. “It's a shame that in 2021, the City Hall press corps is overwhelmingly White in a city where more than half of the city identifies as Black, Latino, AAPI or Native American.”

The mayor continued on the same thread that "Diversity and inclusion is imperative across all institutions, including media. In order to progress we must change. This is exactly why I'm being intentional about prioritizing media requests from POC reporters on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of my inauguration as mayor of this great city.”

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:04:21 AM EDT

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That's racial discrimination and she personally needs to be sued into hell.

A white reporter will be able to prove that interviews with the government have a value, that they're white, that federal laws prohibit discrimination based on race, and Lightfoot was directly responsible for the racist policy.

It's laughably illegal.

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:04:40 AM EDT

[#2]

Diversity and inclusion unless you are white

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:06:00 AM EDT

[#3]

I can't imagine that many people care what she has to say anyways.

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:06:33 AM EDT

[#4]

Haha... All the self hating white libtard journalist are butt hurt!

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:07:05 AM EDT

[#5]

Again?

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:07:16 AM EDT

[#6]

If i was a Journalist I would request a interview, get the denial letter stating I am not a POC and sue the shit out of her.

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:07:17 AM EDT

[#7]

Good for her! Love it when the left virtue signals racism. Just glad no one posted a pic of it.

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:08:50 AM EDT

[#8]

I think that it's a very good thing.....Making enemies of the white people that supported you up till now is not much of a plan.

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:09:53 AM EDT

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Yup!

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:10:49 AM EDT

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https://www.newsmax.com/politics/lori-lightfoot-chicago-journalists/2021/05/19/id/1022000/

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a statement on Twitter Wednesday that she is "prioritizing media requests from POC reporters," or people of color, after some journalists accused her of giving interviews only to Black or Brown journalists.

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Couple of earlier threads about it.

https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Chicago-s-Mayor-Lightfoot-a-racist/5-2454320/
https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/WOW-Just-WOW-Lightfoot---/5-2454204/

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:11:02 AM EDT

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Good for her! Love it when the left virtue signals racism. Just glad no one posted a pic of it.

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I got it covered.

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:11:37 AM EDT

[#12]

Racism is A ok now

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:14:37 AM EDT

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Couple of earlier threads about it.

https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Chicago-s-Mayor-Lightfoot-a-racist/5-2454320/
https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/WOW-Just-WOW-Lightfoot---/5-2454204/

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https://www.newsmax.com/politics/lori-lightfoot-chicago-journalists/2021/05/19/id/1022000/

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a statement on Twitter Wednesday that she is "prioritizing media requests from POC reporters," or people of color, after some journalists accused her of giving interviews only to Black or Brown journalists.

Couple of earlier threads about it.

https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Chicago-s-Mayor-Lightfoot-a-racist/5-2454320/
https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/WOW-Just-WOW-Lightfoot---/5-2454204/

Yep. Both clickbait. The OP's should be banned.

eta: Especially the "Wow, just WOW."

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:16:50 AM EDT

[#14]

Whites are already fleeing the city en mass, this will only help to accelerate that.

Burbs are booming.

Posted: 5/20/2021 10:16:51 AM EDT

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Posted: 5/20/2021 10:47:59 AM EDT

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That's racial discrimination and she personally needs to be sued into hell.

A white reporter will be able to prove that interviews with the government have a value, that they're white, that federal laws prohibit discrimination based on race, and Lightfoot was directly responsible for the racist policy.

It's laughably illegal.

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You still think they play by their rules?

Their courts
Their laws
Their leaders
Their news

We're living in their world and they don't give a shit about anyone, not even their pets, who will be disposed of when they've done their job.

Posted: 5/20/2021 1:41:19 PM EDT

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Posted: 5/20/2021 1:44:54 PM EDT

[#18]

No way she can be racist because she is black.

Posted: 5/20/2021 1:53:17 PM EDT

[#19]

“What the hell are you going to do, honkey?”

Posted: 5/20/2021 1:56:15 PM EDT

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That's racial discrimination and she personally needs to be sued into hell.

A white reporter will be able to prove that interviews with the government have a value, that they're white, that federal laws prohibit discrimination based on race, and Lightfoot was directly responsible for the racist policy.

It's laughably illegal.

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The problems going to be finding a White journalist that will sue the shit out of her

Posted: 5/20/2021 1:58:20 PM EDT

[#21]

She's married to a white chick, what a race traitor.

Posted: 5/20/2021 1:59:41 PM EDT

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That's racial discrimination and she personally needs to be sued into hell.

A white reporter will be able to prove that interviews with the government have a value, that they're white, that federal laws prohibit discrimination based on race, and Lightfoot was directly responsible for the racist policy.

It's laughably illegal.

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While I am sure that is true, in Chicago there is no judge that will rule in favor of whites. I would also surmise the majority race in Chicago is black so that would probably be used as justification for open racism. Chicago is a gigantic criminal and corrupt organization that openly runs as criminal and corrupt. While this is great reading to damn the Left even more, outside of that it is completely meaningless.

Posted: 5/20/2021 2:02:17 PM EDT

[#23]

She's a disgusting lump of excrement.

Posted: 5/20/2021 2:15:21 PM EDT

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Enemies of white people. That’s laughable. White people are cutting of their own noses to prove they ain’t racist.

Posted: 5/20/2021 2:20:25 PM EDT

[#25]

White reporter should go to her presser in black face, problem solved.

Posted: 5/20/2021 2:23:36 PM EDT

[#26]

Well, whiteness sicktates her.

Posted: 5/20/2021 2:28:35 PM EDT

[#27]

nothing is equal until all racism is equal.

Posted: 5/20/2021 2:30:01 PM EDT

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Have actually looked at her? There might be a reason/answer to that.

Posted: 5/20/2021 2:31:38 PM EDT

[#29]

I remember when she was complaining a little while back on the news about not enough vaccine was getting into black and brown neighborhoods in Chicago.

Then you think about the fact her administration is in control of all of the distribution ...so she was complaining about herself on tv news