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"NASTY BAD PAGANS?" Protesting hate speech on NBC
You can view this petition at: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/tell-a-friend/1104021
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Proclaimation...
Wednesday June 25th on the Today Show, host Kathy Lee Gifford was quizzing guests of a wedding on wedding traditions. On a question as to the origin of wearing the wedding ring on your left ring finger, an option for an answer was that "Pagans believed it was bad luck to carry metal on the right side."
Reading the question aloud, Gifford chose to say "The Pagans, the nasty, bad, Pagans, believed ....."
For any other religion, she would not have made the comment, and if she had, a public apology would most likely be released very quickly. The pagan community should not stand for it. Her personal belief may be that we are "nasty and bad", but it does not make it alright for her to say so on national television. Please e-mail NBC and/or the Today Show with professional, yet still stern, letters asking for an apology from Gifford. E-mails should be titled something along the lines of "Pagan Community Requesting On-Air Apology from Kathy Lee Gifford"
The video of Gifford's comment can be found at the link following, about 5 minutes in: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25368216#25368216
E-mails can be sent to : today@nbc.com
Edit (5/27/08) : I recently found out that you can call 212-644-4249, press 1 and ask to speak with Jim Bell, who is the Producer of the Today Show, and complain directly to him. Thank you to the person who sent me this information!
Also, a petition has been started, please forward the link to everyone you know.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/quotnasty-bad-pagansquot-protesting-hate-speech-on-nbc
Website: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25368216#25368216
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