In a particularly offensive, though not entirely surprising segment,
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly asked Family Research Council president Tony
Perkins about his thoughts regarding Gov. Jan Brewer's veto of
Arizona SB1062, which would have allowed business owners and other
individuals to refuse service to gay and lesbian patrons based on
religious beliefs. Perkins proceeded to demonize the decision, stating
that "this is how fundamental freedoms are trampled."
He also denied the relevance of comparing African-American civil
rights struggles of the 1950's and 60's and today's issues, saying that
most places in Arizona would still allow racial discrimination. But
would that happen? "No, because people aren't going to do that,"
according to Perkins, who in one fell swoop both confirmed and denied
the existence of race-based discrimination while continuing to reinforce
his own homophobic view, that gay and lesbian people do deserve to have
"that," discrimination, directed towards them.
Media Matters reports:
[Megyn] Kelly's decision to host Perkins
to discuss the veto without questioning his rhetoric or providing
another guest to counter his views marks an unfortunate reversal from
her comments the day before, wherein she acknowledged that
Arizona's anti-gay bill was "potentially dangerous." Unfortunately,
Perkins' regular status as a Fox guest is in keeping with the network's ongoing attempt to suppress gay rights by suggesting that the religious views of business owners should allow them to discriminate against gay customers.
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