Disturbed by this, the reporter asked the attendant why some people received slippers while others did not. The attendant said the slippers were for those guests who had holes in their socks. Shipler, who wrote for the New York Times for more than 20 years, first became interested in America's race relations after he heard Martin Luther King Jr. reveal that his daughter was denied admission into an amusement park because of her color. Although today, such blatant bigotry is illegal, the undercurrents of prejudice remain. He also blamed the media for increasing tensions between blacks and whites.
Attention goes to most strident and extreme people.
The writer said the media should cover more stories on groups that further black-white dialogue. The images and stereotypes is what they dislike. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in any form without permission.