Responding to the station and Reed’s coverage, an emailer identifying herself as Kathy Rae sent Reed a message calling her “a racist N****r.”
“You what’s wrong with the world,” it read. “You need to be fired for the race baiting comment you made tonight. It’s OK for blacks to discuss certain subjects but not whites, really? You are what I call a N****r not a black person.”
Reed’s perfect response, transcribed and in video from last night’s newscast, is below.
“I didn’t say that white people couldn’t talk about race. Quite the contrary, we think that race is an authentic discussion to have. It’s one we’re having tonight because it’s one that you are talking about at home and it’s one that has clearly entered the Atlanta mayor’s race.“That’s why, behind the scenes, my colleagues and I — white and black — we decided, hey let’s go for it.
“When arguing with somebody you have to be careful not to mischaracterize their viewpoint, so I won’t mischaracterize your view either, Kathy Rae. I get it. On 5 December, 2017, you think it’s OK to call this journalist a ‘n****r’. I don’t.
“But I could clap back and say a few things to you. But instead I’ll let your words, Kathy Rae, speak for themselves. And that will be the last word.”
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2017.
Professionally done.
Torch’e
She was terrific when in Cleveland, miss her. Glad to see she’s still going strong and still keeping it calm, cool and collective.
Thank you Sharon for responding with pride, dignity professionalism and class. Unfortunately, for Ms. Rae, she was out classed.
I understand what you are saying Miss Read but the reverse discrimination problem in this country is out of control. Donald Trump was elected because Obama divided this country. I voted for him the first time he ran but after I saw what he was doing, as far as sending his attorney general to unrests where the states should be handling and turning things into national problems. I said to myself ” what is he doing”? He is suppose to be the President of the United States. Not the President of black people. This is what we pay taxes for. I believe in equal rights for everyone but it is definitely gone one sided. I feel as a white straight male I am the most discriminated person in the country. Laws are set up for protected classes. If everyone was on the same playing field people would get along much better. The majority of people are good human beings but you have a certain percentage of black people who do not want equal rights. They want dominate rights because they feel it is owed to them. They feel the need to punish white people for whatever reasons they can think of. That is what is referred to as slave mentality. I do not condone that woman calling you out of your name but on the other hand a lot of people do not have class in general.