A Wyoming Reader Writes to the Chicago Tribune’s Steve Chapman

 

[Re: “Cheerios' Super Bowl Comment Censorship—the PC Empire Strikes Back.”]
 

Below is my letter to Mr. Chapman at the Tribune.

Greatly enjoy your articles at Vdare.

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Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 9:40 AM
Subject: IQ test
To: SChapman@tribune.com

You wrote:

"My question to readers accusing us of political correctness is: Why do you care so much about the attackers' race? If you fear or dislike blacks, I suppose it would confirm your prejudice. But otherwise, it tells you nothing useful."

I think it would be very useful to the police if the public knew the appearance of a violent suspect so that he could be more quickly identified and eventually apprehended, don't you? Why else do police departments put out descriptions of wanted suspects? If we have no idea what a suspect looks like, your stories are of no use to the public, except otherwise to titillate or horrify us. And if the latter is the case, then your rationale for printing these kinds of stories with no practical purpose beyond "readership" is merely to sell ad space and provide yourself with a secure job.

How noble.

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