Racism on Fox News website

ILikeBananas · 07-08-2011 02:47PM #1

The Fox News website allows readers to comment on almost all of their stories. I often go there to try and get an insight into the thinking of the right/conservative voters. The things written about last nights riots in Tottenham are a pretty good example. Unashamedly out and out racism. Really gives you an insight into the mind of a lot of Fox News watchers.

Click on 'Comments' underneath the headline

This sort of stuff has been posted for years on this website and they've done nothing about it. Free speech is great and all but this is just hate mongering.

Do you think this is all part of Fox and Murdoch's plan to divide America?

krudler · 07-08-2011 02:50PM

youtube is worse, the dregs of the internet post comments on there, fantastic resource populated by cretins.

Cookie_Monster · 07-08-2011 02:50PM

durka durka Tottenham jihad

fedor.2. · 07-08-2011 02:51PM

So thats what free speech looks like

Rabies · 07-08-2011 02:53PM

no one better complain about our moderation again!

JONJO THE MISER · 07-08-2011 02:57PM

Fox news is my favourite news channel.

Superbus · 07-08-2011 03:01PM

"Yo Why would ah wants ta werk when ah can take what ah wants an' if you don' like it ah will beat you down. ah be entitled ta what you gots earned cause da system says ah be special an' if one o' mine gets ganked, we's will burn da world down n i g g as!"

Green Back · 07-08-2011 03:01PM

Unfortunately people can pretty much spout anything on these comments sections because of the high volume. This gem from the Daily Mail today:

"Send in the Parra's to deal with large scale riots , a squad of Parra's would have quelled this riot in an hour..................mind you there would have been hundreds of broken arms and legs............

- Paul, Cardiff, 07/8/2011 12:08"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023254/Tottenham-riots-North-London-flames-Mark-Duggan-shooting.html#ixzz1ULr1xhCf

wolf moon · 07-08-2011 03:07PM

fedor.2. wrote: »

So thats what free speech looks like

Surely you must've realised that the system we have in place today has nothing to do with free speech.

smurgen · 07-08-2011 03:09PM

was looking at the comments in relation to the Norway terrorism attacks a few days ago and was absolutely gobsmacked by the comments. Some very very sick and warped interpretation of world events by alot of the americans on that site. There was a few comments that justified the killings placing the blame on muslims. The FBI or whoever would do well to monitor some of the posters on it

mardybumbum · 07-08-2011 03:10PM

A news channel that allows Bill O reilly to air his views is not worth viewing.

Mrmoe · 07-08-2011 03:12PM

mardybumbum wrote: »

A news channel that allows Bill O reilly to air his views is not worth viewing.

Bill O'Reilly is actually fairly moderate on Fox, well in comparison to the rest anyway:eek:

Killer Pigeon · 07-08-2011 03:12PM

Ew!! You were on the Fox News website? What the hell? Ewwww!!

mikemac · 07-08-2011 03:14PM

CNN on the other side isn't much better, once known as Clinton Network News

CNN Europe is pretty bland though, not much bias at all

Green Back · 07-08-2011 03:18PM

Press TV isnt better either:

"Voice of Africa
8/7/2011 1:47:37 PM
The pink "white" people reign of terror and butchery of brown "black" men will come to an end if we make africa an unsafe place for pink "white" people. these crime against our brother will be taken into consideration when we are dealing with these historical evil beings that have only shown brown "black" people hell. "
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/192765.html

JONJO THE MISER · 07-08-2011 03:18PM

mardybumbum wrote: »

A news channel that allows Bill O reilly to air his views is not worth viewing.

Bill has read out my emails are 4 occasions at the end of his show.

Mrmoe · 07-08-2011 03:22PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Bill has read out my emails are 4 occasions at the end of his show.

Were they pithy?

Mike 1972 · 07-08-2011 03:24PM

Racism ? Fox News ?
Who would have thunk it........

krudler wrote: »

youtube is worse, the dregs of the internet post comments on there

MSN is pretty dire too (and even the BBC's "have your say" isint exactly above reproach).

JONJO THE MISER · 07-08-2011 03:26PM

Of course they were.

harney · 07-08-2011 03:37PM

Frankly I'm shocked. Fox news is the last place I would have expected racism to exist.

Are you sure it isn't Muslims pretending to be Fox news fans? :cool:

JimiWonderDoor 92 · 07-08-2011 03:45PM

ILikeBananas wrote: »

The Fox News website allows readers to comment on almost all of their stories. I often go there to try and get an insight into the thinking of the right/conservative voters. The things written about last nights riots in Tottenham are a pretty good example. Unashamedly out and out racism. Really gives you an insight into the mind of a lot of Fox News watchers.

This is shocking.

Americans are so stupid :mad::rolleyes:

mconigol · 07-08-2011 04:08PM

There's about 4 comments there?? Awful stuff :rolleyes:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 07-08-2011 04:12PM

first thing I thought when I heard about it was "i bet it was a black guy that was shot to start all this"

and I was right \o/

d.anthony · 07-08-2011 04:21PM

A lot of them have good points to be fair...

Biggins · 07-08-2011 04:21PM

Its "Fox News network"
...So what can ya really expect!
Its reputation precedes it.

RMD · 07-08-2011 04:28PM

Generally people who take the time to post comments and have an argument with eachother on a news website are either ignorant as shít or just extremely opinionated.

ascanbe · 07-08-2011 04:45PM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

first thing I thought when I heard about it was "i bet it was a black guy that was shot to start all this"

and I was right \o/

Good man.
Do you always think that when you hear about riots? For instance the riots that occur fairly often in Northern Ireland or the 'Love Ulster' one that occured not so long ago in Dublin?
If so, you're probably wrong fairly often, too.

Nodin · 07-08-2011 04:52PM

ascanbe wrote: »

Good man.
Do you always think that when you hear about riots? For instance the riots that occur fairly often in Northern Ireland or the 'Love Ulster' one that occured not so long ago in Dublin?
If so, you're probably wrong fairly often, too.

Going on the still pics on the BBC news site it would appear to be a cross community effort, certainly.

rossie1977 · 07-08-2011 04:53PM

Mrmoe wrote: »

Bill O'Reilly is actually fairly moderate on Fox, well in comparison to the rest anyway:eek:

the sad thing is thats true, compared to hannity and beck et al, o reilly is left leaning, never mind talk radio listeners in the us who probably consider oreilly a liberal socialist nazi communist

i remember one time o reilly was on the daily show and stewart said something like "compared to some on that network you are one of us"

Nodin · 07-08-2011 04:55PM

They gave Glenn Beck a show, which says it all, really.

gbee · 07-08-2011 04:56PM

It's unfortunately a typical response seen the world over from the same racial groups. The saddest in recent times being Hurricane Katrina.