Today we discussed a lot of things in class. From our listening posts, to [readings we were supposed to do?], to homophobia (and foot touching!!), to how to report with a poker face on.
.....po-po-po-po-poker face, po-po-po-poker face...
I had a thought during that discussion. Most jobs require people to not judge, not just reporters/journalists. In fact, maybe all of them.
Teachers, doctors, lawyers (especially), dentists, social workers, etc. all have to look beyond the race, gender, morals of everyone they encounter while working.
EXAMPLES:
Teacher= some kid who doesn't do well asks a "dumb" question during class. Teacher has to NOT put a face that says "dumb kid asking a dumb question"
Doctor= young, pregnant minority girl walks into office "don't look surprised/not surprised." OR person has nasty looking medical something- no "ewwww wtf is that!!" face allowed!
Lawyer= picture this guy looking at O.J. and trying to figure out his defense
Dentist= cannot have a face that says "eww wtf brush your teeth" to anybody
Social worker= cannot judge who they're saving kids from, can only work to help them!
In conclusion, it is not just journalists who need to get their judging in check, but everybody does! This is because, as you all know, everyone's a little bit racist...sometimes.
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