LAist: Racists at the OC Register

Tony Pierce

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:41:40 -0800

clearly youve never been an intern anywhere. like pawns on the chessboard, they can go in any direction, and are often (foolishly) overlooked. but thanks for your compliments about our food, music, and transportation coverage.

acidmnky

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:27:12 -0800

I really love LAist, am a regular reader, but was surprised to see this waste of space. You sound truly offended by the Register's existence. Yeah, there are rich white racists in Orange County, and Los Angeles. There are also tons of illegal immigrants here who don't speak a word of English. Media outlets are constantly editing and phrasing content to get its point across. (see title above, Racists at the OC Register) ...and people say stupid things on comment boards, that yes, sometimes need to be edited or completely removed. And you think this is isolated to the OC??????? Right. Anyways, this is all really old news. BTW, you are lacking a strong source to support your assertion that the OC Register is aware of the problem. Why don't you get on the phone and quote one of the editors or publishers over there as opposed to your friend, sorry, EX-intern at Freedom. EX-Intern??? C'mon...LAist. Stick to what you do best...more stories on bad drivers, good food, music etc.

notachance

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:27:42 -0800

i know people who blog aren't always the brightest people, but come on... isn't "rich white racist" as racist and stereotyping as "you can't take the santa ana out of the mexican"? OH NOSSSSS they said MEXICAN. me and my photojournalism sensibilities are offended! PS - neither is racist. but they are both bad attempts at saying something clever.

Mando

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:10:18 -0800

Thanks for bringing attention to this. Immigration stories in the Register website really bring out the ugly side of OC.