My Acidy Guts
I awoke to a local radio station running a call-in event.
It seems that this is Police Appreciation Week. So, as any community-active station would do, they took it to the audience.
Multiple people called and shared their stories of how a policeman had helped and comforted them in a time of trouble.
It was touching really. As the last caller hung up I was overcome with a warm sensation. A sensation that quickly turned to acidic burning.
Every single person they allowed on the air with their touching tale, was a Caucasian woman. No Hispanics, no Blacks, no Asians. Just white women between 25 and 45. No men what-so-ever. Wait, I know what you are about to say. The answer is yes. Every time I hear of this station running a call-in-event, there are men on the line. Caucasian men, but men at any rate. On this occasion however there were no men.
What was more interesting to me was there were not one Non-Caucasian.
This disturbs me. In a random sampling of people from a city of 4 million, there would have to be one person of ethnic difference. Which means to me that someone was screening the calls. Yes, its their right to do so, and present a positive message on the air. Problem is, its a lie. That is where my ire lies. Yes, some police officers are fantastic people. Some of them go to work everyday with nothing but good will and decency in their hearts. Others are less than socially enjoyable. there are far to many of them out there that get jaded and cynical. They deal with people that lie and steal as if it was breath. This, I understand. They do a hard job and it sucks most of the time. However to use such a small sampling of society to justify a point is insulting. At least to me it is. Did they really believe that by simply taking such a small group and posting their opinion that it would be valid?
Yes, I know it seems like a little thing. Technically it is. I however felt as if someone was spoon feeding me a story. Saying, "Here, taste this. doesn't it taste sweet?"
Frankly it left a bad taste in my mouth and acid in my gut.
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It seems that this is Police Appreciation Week. So, as any community-active station would do, they took it to the audience.
Multiple people called and shared their stories of how a policeman had helped and comforted them in a time of trouble.
It was touching really. As the last caller hung up I was overcome with a warm sensation. A sensation that quickly turned to acidic burning.
Every single person they allowed on the air with their touching tale, was a Caucasian woman. No Hispanics, no Blacks, no Asians. Just white women between 25 and 45. No men what-so-ever. Wait, I know what you are about to say. The answer is yes. Every time I hear of this station running a call-in-event, there are men on the line. Caucasian men, but men at any rate. On this occasion however there were no men.
What was more interesting to me was there were not one Non-Caucasian.
This disturbs me. In a random sampling of people from a city of 4 million, there would have to be one person of ethnic difference. Which means to me that someone was screening the calls. Yes, its their right to do so, and present a positive message on the air. Problem is, its a lie. That is where my ire lies. Yes, some police officers are fantastic people. Some of them go to work everyday with nothing but good will and decency in their hearts. Others are less than socially enjoyable. there are far to many of them out there that get jaded and cynical. They deal with people that lie and steal as if it was breath. This, I understand. They do a hard job and it sucks most of the time. However to use such a small sampling of society to justify a point is insulting. At least to me it is. Did they really believe that by simply taking such a small group and posting their opinion that it would be valid?
Yes, I know it seems like a little thing. Technically it is. I however felt as if someone was spoon feeding me a story. Saying, "Here, taste this. doesn't it taste sweet?"
Frankly it left a bad taste in my mouth and acid in my gut.
