Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Politcal Correctness and Mohammad Atta
The National Geographic Channel's 9/11 special was incredible. Did a great job of putting you right back to the day and the lead up. I felt the anger I felt that day.
Now, the most interesting thing was the person who questioned Mohammad Atta. He said to himself "if this guy isn't an Arab terrorist, I don't know who is." But he felt bad about stereotyping a guy he didn't know and let him go without a close inspection.
Lesson: sometime you have to go with your gut, even if your gut seems racist.
The National Geographic Channel's 9/11 special was incredible. Did a great job of putting you right back to the day and the lead up. I felt the anger I felt that day.
Now, the most interesting thing was the person who questioned Mohammad Atta. He said to himself "if this guy isn't an Arab terrorist, I don't know who is." But he felt bad about stereotyping a guy he didn't know and let him go without a close inspection.
Lesson: sometime you have to go with your gut, even if your gut seems racist.
