Brian Kilmeade, a co-host of a Fox news broadcast, made a rather negligent remark regarding the memorial for 9/11 victims, comparing it to Confederate statues. In his quote, he inquires about our future civilization wanting to remove the 9/11 memorial just as they did with "our" Confederate statues. He later tried to save himself by saying it is part of our history so we should not removed this memorabilia. His remarks have been highly criticized, even by Hillary Clinton who asked Fox news to "apologize to families of Flight 93 for comparing their bravery to confederate generals who fought against our nation."
The author, Tom Kludt, is obviously on the opposite side of this debate than Kilmeade
with his informative information of the ignorant remarks of this news
star. In no way are these two statues alike, other than their historical
significance. The 9/11 memorial is a symbol of hope for the families and
friends of the victims; where as the Confederate statues are a modern day
way to promote racism and predjudice against innocent people who don't deserve
to be reminded everyday of what their ancestors had to go through.
Source:
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/11/media/fox-and-friends-911-memorial-confederate-statues/index.html
Comparing 9/11 to confederate statues is, frankly, the stupidest thing I've heard in my 16 years of life. Maybe FOX meant the snide comment maliciously, maybe they didn't, but that does not excuse the insensitivity on both matters. Not thinking before speaking seems to be a huge problem today in media. Honestly, I think the following is the best solution: DON'T TALK ABOUT STUFF YOU DON'T KNOW
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. It was a stupid remark that the person should have known better than to say and on television for that matter. It was totally uncalled for and should not have been said.
ReplyDeleteHow is 9/11 in any WAY similar to the confederate statues? The confederate statues glorify racism and judgement, and the 9/11 Memorial shows how people fought for so many American lives. The confederate statues most definitely should (actually, NEED TO) be removed, but that doesn't mean that we want everything that shows "a bad memory" removed. How is racism even close to bravery? I'm genuinely confused.
ReplyDeleteThis shows how people can try to compare modern issues without examining historical context; the 9/11 monuments were made out of respect for the victims of a terror attack and their families, whereas the confederate monuments, though now seen by some as markers of southern historical pride and glory (the merits of which I'd debate), they were created to commemorate and institutionalize white supremacy, something morally indefensible.
ReplyDeleteIt is completely ignorant to compare a symbol remembering lost lives to an object showing respect to people that did terrible things. They are not even slightly connected. Yes, they are both memorials or statues, but not all historical symbols represent related things. There is a difference between being aware of history and showing honor to the bad things that have happened. When the line is crossed and statues are made, they can not be compared to a memorial that exists simply to remember what we lost during a tragic time.
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