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Fox Orlando: We Didn't Mean To Call The Neo-Nazis A "Civil Rights Group"

Posted by Ellen -7842.60pc on April 09, 2012 · Flag

As an update to its report calling the Nationalist Socialist Movement (aka Neo-Nazis) "a civil rights group," Fox Orlando has issued an "editor's note" saying they meant to call the group a "self-proclaimed civil rights group."

The editor's note says that the report "inadvertently referred to the National Socialist Movement as a civil rights group." But the report's introduction said, “There’s another civil rights group in town.” Do you think reporter Jennifer Bisram meant to say, "There's another self-proclaimed civil rights group in town?"

I report, you decide (H/T Think Progress).

2/25/18 update: Video no longer available but BuzzFeed has a screen grab, which you can see below.

 

Orlando Fox Station Describes Neo-Nazis As A "Civil Rights Group"

The neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement is conducting patrols in Sanford, Florida in the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin shooting.


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truman commented 2012-04-09 19:27:46 -0400 · Flag
Why is that when Fux Noise or its affiliates are involved, all “inadvertent errors” err in favor of the right-wing racists and teabaggers?
Aria Prescott commented 2012-04-09 17:14:40 -0400 · Flag
I’m having trouble buying this as an “inadvertant error,” myself- listen to Bisram’s inflections on the term. Note the reaction the camera caught in in around the two minute mark.

I’ve been around that a lot- that’s someone who got told to use a wording that offends them, and pressured with “do it or else!”. Bisram is (rightfully) one of the most pissed off I’ve ever seen- both at herself and whoever pressured her to use the term.
Thx4 Fish commented 2012-04-09 16:30:46 -0400 · Flag
Imagine if the New York Times made this kind of error…it would be emailed around to right wingers for years to come as ‘proof’ that the left loves Nazis or Socialists or whatever.








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