Curious that Mayor Walsh is extremely offended by Donald Trump's constitutionally protected speech which the Mayor says stereotypes Mexican people. (Peter Gelzinis, "Walsh, Trump dust-up won’t end with apology," July 16, 2015, Boston Herald) I do not recall ever reading or hearing about the Mayor or any politician or journalist expressing offense at the daily stereotyping of persons with disabilities. They are considered stupid and ignorant. Cognitive disabilities are believed to be evidence of criminal behavior, i.e., all persons accused of mental illness are dangerous and violent. Some negative stereotyping is OK? Trump's comments can be verified by reading news reports about crimes. The same journalists who report crimes by illegal aliens, slur persons with disabilities by suggesting mental illness causes crime ("suspect has a history of mental illness," e.g.) , when there is no evidence for that drug company propaganda.
[From article]
“Absolutely not,” Walsh, the son of two immigrants, told me yesterday. “I based my comments on what I heard him say about people, Mexican people … stereotyping them, painting them with a broad brush.
“This is inappropriate. He’s a presidential candidate, running for the highest office in the country, and I think you have to understand that there are hardworking immigrants in the country. To me, what I heard, and what a lot of people heard, is that he painted everyone with that same brush, saying everyone was a criminal or a drug addict, and that’s just not true.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/peter_gelzinis/2015/07/gelzinis_walsh_trump_dust_up_won_t_end_with_apology
Gelzinis: Walsh, Trump dust-up won’t end with apology
Thursday, July 16, 2015
By: Peter Gelzinis
Boston Herald
[From article]
“Absolutely not,” Walsh, the son of two immigrants, told me yesterday. “I based my comments on what I heard him say about people, Mexican people … stereotyping them, painting them with a broad brush.
“This is inappropriate. He’s a presidential candidate, running for the highest office in the country, and I think you have to understand that there are hardworking immigrants in the country. To me, what I heard, and what a lot of people heard, is that he painted everyone with that same brush, saying everyone was a criminal or a drug addict, and that’s just not true.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/peter_gelzinis/2015/07/gelzinis_walsh_trump_dust_up_won_t_end_with_apology
Gelzinis: Walsh, Trump dust-up won’t end with apology
Thursday, July 16, 2015
By: Peter Gelzinis
Boston Herald
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