Readers' Note: Cash Michaels is a columnist for The Wilmington Journal. He comments often on the Hoax Case, particularly its racial aspects.
I just sent Michaels the email below.
John
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Dear Cash,
I was very sorry to read in your recent column ("DUKE THREE BLOGGERS ATTACK ACCUSER'S BABY") that some people have made racist and otherwise disgusting remarks about the accuser's newborn child.
You can't get much lower than those folks have placed themselves.
I was glad to read that many people have condemned such remarks.
There's certainly plenty of racism, indiffference to children's well-being and other forms of pathology in this world. But I hope and believe most people who've learned of the baby's birth are wishing the child a long, productive and satisfying life in a world that grows better as the child grows older.
In a few days I'll drop you a note and post on other aspects of your column.
While we disagree on many things, I'm sure tomorrow we'll both remember Dr. King's life with gratitude, and regret that his assassination robbed America of his leadership, which we needed then and could surely use now.
Sincerely,
John in Carolina
www.johnincarolina.com
Sunday, January 14, 2007
A note to Cash Michaels
Posted by JWM at 5:18 PM
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Better than most of his work prior to this, tho.
I think Mr. Michaels doesn't fully understand the problem posed by open forums like listservs and active blog comments threads.
The more particpants strive to be actively "correct" regarding an issue, the more power they grant to anybody who interjects an obnoxious, false, or malicious remark. A conversation about, say, forensic DNA testing protocols will be derailed into a series of "did not!", "did too!" charges and countercharges.
Often enough, this disruption is exactly what the person posting the offensive remark intended.
Hence the origin of the expression, "please don't feed the trolls."
It's often the case that a couple of stupid comments in the midst of a discussion means that the "decent" commenters are actively ignoring the meant-to-be-provocative remarks. And often enough, scornfully ignoring them.
It's just one of the downsides of unmoderated comments. (There are upsides, too.)
Perhaps this will help Mr. Michaels gain a new perspective on the points he raised in his latest editorial/article.
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"Perhaps this will help Mr. Michaels gain a new perspective on the points he raised in his latest editorial/article."
Only if he's interesting in things other than pursuit of his racial/racist agenda. He may wish to remain conveniently ignorant - learning something new may just get in his way.
Cash missed the high tide. He could have been a light to his people, Instead he rolled in the mud with the likes of Victoria Peterson, Nifong and Harris Johnson. Looking forward to his "national" appearance on CNN,
I think some people mix up the terms "blogger" and "Internet Forum User".
When someone criticizes content on the "blogs" in this case, I assume they're talking about the forums talkleft.com, courttv.com, and wtvd.com.
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