評(píng)論
打印
Don't Be a Racist
種族歧視
Ray called up the newspaper reporter. "You wrote about a bank robbery. You described the bank robber," he said. "Why did you describe him?" The reporter said, "We want the public to help find him. If someone sees him, they can call the police." Ray said, "But why didn't you tell us his race? You said he was about 35 and about 5 feet 7 inches. But you didn't tell us his race. That would help a lot." "Our lawyers say we can't. It's racist," said the reporter. "The robber can sue us for being racist." "Well, don't report his age, either," said Ray. "That's ageist. Don't report his height. That's 'heightist.' Don't report his sex. That's sexist." "That doesn't leave much to report," said the reporter. "Just report this," said Ray. "'A human being robbed a bank. Please look for a human being who looks like he or she robbed a bank.
雷給新聞報(bào)記者打電話(huà)。他說(shuō)：“你們報(bào)道了搶劫銀行一案。你們對(duì)劫匪進(jìn)行了描述。你們?yōu)槭裁匆獙?duì)他進(jìn)行描述？”記者稱(chēng)：“我們希望能夠通過(guò)社會(huì)來(lái)找尋他。如果有人看見(jiàn)了他，他們就能夠報(bào)警?！崩追Q(chēng)：“但是你們?yōu)槭裁床桓嬖V我他的種族？你們說(shuō)他大約有35歲，個(gè)頭約為五尺七寸。但是你們并沒(méi)有提及他的種族。那將會(huì)非常有幫助。記者稱(chēng)：“我們的律師說(shuō)不能。那是種族主義者。劫匪能夠狀告我們種族偏見(jiàn)。雷說(shuō)：“那么也別報(bào)道他的年齡了。那是年齡歧視。別報(bào)道他的身高了。那是身高歧視。還有性別。那是性別歧視。記者稱(chēng)：“沒(méi)有什么可以報(bào)道的了?！崩渍f(shuō)：“只報(bào)道這個(gè)。有人搶劫銀行。請(qǐng)注意那些看上去像是搶過(guò)銀行的他或她。
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