Quote:If you don't read them, they mustn't be a problem, right? The media publishes what sells; they don't care about frequency or validity.

 

Why is this so absurd? It's a stupid reason to fire someone, and most reasonable people wouldn't fire someone before of their accent. It isn't like we haven't seen an inclusive-oriented attitude from the left that often leaves those that don't fit the mold (ironically) outside the group. This really isn't all that impossible. While I agree that there should definitely be something to support such a claim before people blindly accept it, it doesn't mean, however, that this idea is all that absurd. 

 

In other words, it appears that your idea that those people, that did accept it, lack any potential at self-reflection is only based on opposing ideological beliefs. Especially when it's such a common occurrence on both sides. Believing something you read doesn't mean you're incapable of self-reflection. Believing that other people lack that ability because they read something on the internet tells me that you're more likely to fit into that category more than the other way around.

 

No, I'm sorry to have to tell you, JNG, that you're incorrect.

 

It's not ideology that leads me to state what I did, it's simply reality.

 

I've never heard of someone being fired for their southern accent, while people being persecuted being a homosexual is a sadly common occurrence. If you don't believe me just do a search on Google.

 

So, my point was if you hear something reasonable it's not out of line to think it plausible. I still would want to see some documentation about someone fired for being gay, but I wouldn't believe they're lying from the start. However, someone fired for having a southern accent is so unusual that I'd believe it to more likely be a persecution complex on the part of the person who was fired in a dearth of documentation.

 

Now, if you don't understand what I'm saying here you might want to take a step back and clear your mind, then copy what I wrote, place some generic placeholder terms such as "unheard of event" and "very common event" in the southern accent and being gay sections and read them again. That might help.

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