Name calling seems to be a legitimate conversational tool now in the culture wars. Researchers at the University of Indiana have studied Bill O’Reilly’s rants and discovered that he averatges name-calling over 8 times in a single minute. He also dishes out insults at a rate of one every 6.8 seconds. And this is entertainment?! Or, reporting??! But just as troublesome are who he picks on. According to the University’s website the authors said,
“Our results show a consistent pattern of O’Reilly casting non-Americans in a negative light. Both illegal aliens and foreigners were constructed as physical threats to the public and never featured in the role of victim or hero…”
I guess little Billy never went to Sunday School when he was growing up. I mean the most basic lessons are loving your neighbor and the “Golden Rule” treating others as we want to be treated. Or perhaps he just wasn’t listening.
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