蜜桃传媒 Asks Joy Reid to Issue Public Apology for Anti-Muslim Comments
Montgomery, Ala. 鈥� The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) today joined other civil rights and Muslim leaders in calling for MSNBC鈥檚 鈥淭he ReidOut鈥� anchor Joy Reid to issue an on-air apology for comparing President Trump鈥檚 attempts to incite violence towards political opponents to 鈥渢he way Muslims act.鈥�
The following is a statement from 蜜桃传媒 President and CEO Margaret Huang:
鈥淲ords have great power. Joy Reid has an important platform and an essential voice in addressing civil rights, race relations, and other important national issues. Especially this summer, she has forcefully confronted police misconduct, helped her audience understand the street protests, and elevated the need for presidential leadership in confronting racism and white supremacy in this country.
鈥淏ut, especially because we admire Reid, we call on her to recognize the impact of her comments and make an on-air apology for her words, which repeated painful anti-Muslim stereotypes. 蜜桃传媒 would be pleased to join other civil rights and Muslim leaders in a meeting with Reid and her producers to discuss how the impact of her words perpetuates harmful stereotypes.鈥�
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