CNN camerawoman 'not surprised' by racist slur at RNC

An African-American CNN camerwoman pelted with peanuts on the Republican National Convention floor Tuesday, and allegedly told "This is how we feed animals," says she is "not surprised" by the attack.

"This is Florida, and I'm from the Deep South," said Alabama-born Patricia Carroll, 34, in an interview with Richard Prince's Journal-isms. "You come to places like this" -- Tampa is hosting the RNC -- "you can count the black people on your hand. They see us doing things they don't think I should do."

Police removed the perpetrators shortly after witnesses alerted them and RNC security of the attack. It remains unclear whether the perpetrators were delegates.

“Two attendees tonight exhibited deplorable behaviour. Their conduct was inexcusable and unacceptable. This kind of behaviour will not be tolerated,” the convention said in a statement.

Carroll, who told Journal-isms "there are not that many black women here," stressed the incident could just as easily happen at a Democratic National Convention.

"This situation could happen to me at the Democratic convention or standing on the street corner. Racism is a global issue," she said.

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Lin]

It remains unclear whether the perpetrators were delegates. Pretty much says it all. There will always be slime in the world. No different than some on the left having an unnatural nasty hatred for "rich" people.

[Steven Fishman]

Not surprised given how the GOP platform is against a woman rights. Also the lack of support they have with minority groups across the country. It just seems that some people in the south still think the civil war is going on. What a backwards group of people.

[Merenie Crosby]

Come on ... there were tons of blacks and females there .. she is nothing but another trouble maker trying to cause chaos. Condi herself told you how a little black girl became a secretary of state and has declined the chance to run for president even though she was asked. This is sensationalism. It was probably a covert democrat who threw peanuts. They like to do that on the left.

[Terry French]

Generalize much Steven? Really, dude, even the camerawoman in question acknowledged that the incident could have just as easily occurred at the DNC. So, please, do us all a favour and resist the temptation to tar everybody with the same brush simply because their politics is not yours.

[LaryOly]

Another racist event at the RNC (and largely unreported) was that when a Hispanic delegate approached the microphone, she was assailed by shouts of, "USA! USA!" and "Go back where you came from!". None of those racist louts were ejected, so I guess the Republican Party agrees with their ignorant views.

[RockyRacoon]

Socialsits understand that capitalist man is stuck in the same structural prison as his wage slave and must be cut throat or perish. The difference we believe a better world is possible the capitalist doesn't and will not give up his privledges without bloodshed-they make revolution inevitable otherwise both classes will drown-that is what is happening now-Back to the dark ages or forward to the completion of the tasks set out during the Enlightenment.

[karen]

in canada, she would be treated like a Queen.