TV Anchor Fired Over Facebook Post Stereotyping ‘Young Black Men’ (Update) Suspects Charged

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edited June 2016 in The Social Lounge
Pittsburgh news anchor Wendy Bell was fired Wednesday from ABC affiliate WTAE after outcry over a recent Facebook post in which she used racially stereotypical language in talking about “young black men.”

Bell had been associated with WTAE for 18 years but could not withstand the outcry over her rant on the station’s own social media account speculating on the perpetrators of a then-unsolved murder.

“WTAE has ended its relationship with anchor Wendy Bell,” Hearst Television, the station’s owner, said in a statement. “Wendy’s recent comments on a WTAE Facebook page were inconsistent with the company’s ethics and journalistic standards.”

Bell was pulled off the air last week and WTAE president and general manager Charles Wolfertz aired a public apology for what he then called Bell’s “egregious lack of judgment.”

The controversial comments were posted after a mass shooting in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, in which six people were killed — but before police had made any arrests. “You needn’t be a criminal profiler to draw a mental sketch of the killers who broke so many hearts,” Bell wrote. “they are young black men, likely in their teens or early 20s.

“They have multiple siblings from multiple fathers and their mothers work multiple jobs. These boys have been in the system before. They’ve grown up there. They know the police. They’ve been arrested. They’ve made the circuit and nothing has scared them enough. Now they are lost. Once you ? a neighbor’s three children, two nieces and her unborn grandson, there’s no coming back. There’s nothing nice to say about that.”
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  • MsBLKUSA
    MsBLKUSA Members Posts: 37
    ...In before the ? stating they will "smash." Anyway, here is yall white queen.

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  • gns
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    edited April 2016
    'Scust
    she looks like shroeders wife from breaking bad
  • 7figz
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    They are young black men, likely teens or in their early 20s. They have multiple siblings from multiple fathers and their mothers work multiple jobs. These boys have been in the system before. They’ve grown up there. They know the police. They’ve been arrested.

    ... stereotyping ? , out here looking like Mel Gibson.
  • blackgod813
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  • KingFreeman
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    The part where she talked about the good ? servant offends me more

  • jono
    jono Members Posts: 30,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    6 people dying isnt as important as some hurt feelings. This ? is stupid
  • Copper
    Copper Members Posts: 49,532 ✭✭✭✭✭
    White Savior complex at its finest.
  • texas409
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    messed up how that family was killed though.....
  • Young Stef
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    So black excellence occurs every day and she highlights Turbo wit condescending undertones. Hilary Swank Freedom Writers ass.
  • 5th Letter
    5th Letter Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 37,068 Regulator
    Waits for a ? to come to her defense.
  •   Colin$mackabi$h
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    She will be aite..
  • playmaker88
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    edited April 2016
    The part where she talked about the good ? servant offends me more
    I came to say this. She damn near compared him to Fred Astaire

    i disagree with calling him shucking in jiving thats just the light she casted on him by her words ..




  • yahwehprofet
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    The delusion of her "needing" to speak her mind. Her social position and class all gave birth to that delusion.... In reality NOONE but herself needed to hear that ? .
  • BackInWhite
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    She watched 10 Shirley Temple movies that night
    Imagining all black men as soft shoeing ass ? ready to teach her the Charleston at the drop of a hat
  • S2J
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    That 2nd part wow lmao Aaron Mcgruder and Chapelle must read that and hit the notepad. Thats just made for 1 of them

    Morning ? !
    Morning sir