To: CBS and MSNBC
CBS, MSNBC: Stop giving a platform to Rudy Giuliani's racism
Just days after Philando Castile and Alton Sterling were fatally shot by police officers, Rudy Giuliani went on air to spew racist and false statements, such as calling the Black Lives Matter movement "inherently racist." We demand that you stop giving a platform to Rudy Giuliani's racist comments that only further marginalize Black communities.
Why is this important?
Over the past few days, Rudy Giuliani has gone on CBS and MSNBC to make racist and derogatory remarks such as “When you say black lives matter, that’s inherently racist.” [1] He also gave false statistics and confused police brutality cases by saying a police officer is serving 25 years for “brutally attacking” Amadou Diallo. None of the four police officers who shot and ultimately killed Amadou Diallo in 1999 served any prison time. [2]
Someone who gives false information and furthers racism should not be given a platform on mainstream media.
There are plenty of people who can speak to matters of police brutality and relations between minority communities and police. Experts such as Michelle Alexander and Black Lives Matter leadership should be called on and given a platform. By continuing to give a platform to Giuliani, you are giving credibility to his outright distortions and divisiveness and doing a disservice to your viewers and your reputation.
Sources:
1. "Rudolph Giuliani Lashes Out at Black Lives Matter," The New York Times, July 10, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-black-lives-matter.html?_r=0
2. "Rudy Giuliani says black children have a ‘99% chance’ of killing each other, calls Black Lives Matter ‘inherently racist,'" New York Daily News, July 10, 2016
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rudy-giuliani-black-kids-99-chance-killing-article-1.2706349
Someone who gives false information and furthers racism should not be given a platform on mainstream media.
There are plenty of people who can speak to matters of police brutality and relations between minority communities and police. Experts such as Michelle Alexander and Black Lives Matter leadership should be called on and given a platform. By continuing to give a platform to Giuliani, you are giving credibility to his outright distortions and divisiveness and doing a disservice to your viewers and your reputation.
Sources:
1. "Rudolph Giuliani Lashes Out at Black Lives Matter," The New York Times, July 10, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-black-lives-matter.html?_r=0
2. "Rudy Giuliani says black children have a ‘99% chance’ of killing each other, calls Black Lives Matter ‘inherently racist,'" New York Daily News, July 10, 2016
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rudy-giuliani-black-kids-99-chance-killing-article-1.2706349