| Subject: | Kathy Lee says Pagans are "Nasty, Bad" Read And Repost!! |
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| Body: | This is a bulletin repost from Paranormal State..... TODAY SHOW Describes Pagans as "NASTY, BAD" On June 25th, Kathy Lee Gifford was presenting a segment for the popular NBC program, "The Today Show," during which she referred to pagans as "nasty" and "bad." This has outraged members within the pagan community, as well as Eilfie (who is a fellow PRS investigator and one of my best friends). I agree with Eilfie; what Gifford said is in poor taste and I believe that she should apologize to the entire pagan community. This comment was made in front of a popular, national TV program, so this apology should be done nationally as well. There is nothing bad nor nasty about being a pagan. There are millions of respected citizens out there who practice it. I encourage all of you who believe in equality and religious tolerance to take the time to voice your disapproval and write to NBC/TODAY show producers. You can do so by e-mailing Today@NBCUNI.com . You can also help spread by spreading the word on your MySpace or websites. I am reposting Eilfie's MySpace blog, as it includes links to the video (so you can see how it was used for yourself) and an online column trying to raise awareness about the remark. Thank you all for your support! REPOST FROM EILFIE'S MYSPACE: Spotted this article today on Witcvox "Thank you, Kathey Lee Gifford" while catching up after my trip, and decided to check out the clip it spoke about for myself. I was quite surprised when I saw her saying "the nasty bad pagans" as a add on to the list of possible answers. Was this suppose to be some kind of joke? What the heck? If it was a joke or silly adlib to help him decide which answer it was, it was in poor taste. I do not think it was a comment that was needed to be said, whether it was about the ancient pagans or the modern ones. The woman who wrote the article, Sandy Laureau, said that she wrote a email to the Today hopping they will do something about this. As she stated herself, the email might get barried or ignored since we do not have a strong voice in the public. Sandy Laureau article: http://www. witchvox. com/va/dt_va. html?a=usca&c=words&id=12685 Video Clip: http://today. msnbc. msn. com/id/21134540/vp/25368216#25368216 It is about four minutes in when the question is asked. You might need to copy and past. Look over both yourself and decide what you think, if you think it was in poor tast or even just going too far. Let them know. And let me know what you think as well. http://www. |
Kathy Lee Says Pagans are ''bad,,nasty''
Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 02:47 PM PST [General]