Originally Posted by Brillo (Post 2645214)

Exactly. We should stop calling this a news story. This isn’t CNN or the WSJ reporting this. The article is from the celebrityinsider, and consists of the writer quoting her friend’s Twitter post and then three or four of the reaction comments to it.

Let’s just let it die. Absolutely not worth the aggravation.

Originally Posted by KSwift76 (Post 2645193)

Save your energy. I went about 7 pages on here awhile back just trying to explain that despite the fact we just had a Black President and "technically" we all have equal opportunities, that oftentimes Black folks are still struggling to make fair equal headway in this country due to systemic biases that have been in place for years. You will never convince someone who does not want to be convinced regardless of you insisting and knowing for an absolute personal fact that we have these types of issues in this country.

Based in this video, he was extremely condescending and I may talk to a child like that, but certainly not an adult. To be fair, he probably would have spoken like that to anyone, Black or White. It was condescending and if she was triggered to believe that race was involved the dynamic of White man in power vs. Black female and the historical context of that should be considered. Had someone spoken to my wife or daughter like that we would have a problem (granted we don't know what transpired and my family knows how to act in public).

And a little more context, I'm Black and a Captain for a major airline...save your time and energy...Fox news is STRONG in the cockpit of most airliners!

Originally Posted by CrispyBacon (Post 2644854)

Sounds to me like your just a black apologist. This "story" was made racial from the beginning. I didn't do that. And I am sick of blacks making "offensive and disappointing" quotes, news stories and titles and then sitting on a high horse. These women and the news staff are the racists here. plain and simple.

Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 2645716)

Thanks for the constructive feedback. While many of us are pretty tired of some issues getting hyper-inflated and politicized (with an overt statement or implication that it's somehow my fault or I owe someone), most normal folks do understand there are issues and are willing to hear about it and discuss it. I personally don't want anyone to feel out of place in our society just because of their heritage or race.

Originally Posted by at6d (Post 2645807)

And that’s a good point. I think the majority of us in the middle of the political spectrum (I.e. not the left or right fringe) would gladly leave the fringes aside and have a constructive conversation. Debate and meeting at a common ground is imperative to a successful democratic republic. Unfortunately, constructive conversation has been trampled over by absolutists of the left and right. We also only have a very short context of the total event in this case...obviously there are three or more sides to this story.

Originally Posted by NeverHome (Post 2646493)

Hmmmmm watched the video. Honestly, despite what is in the “manuals” I agree that it is best to stay in the flight deck. Talk about being between a rock and a hard place.

I suspect the CA will come out A-Okay, if to the media he comes out as 110% homosexual male. Yup, grindr certified, 2 toe painted, red white and blue (yellow, green, pink, etc), gay.