During an interview on MSNBC'S news network a news corespondent Contessa Brewer introduced the Rev. Jessie Jackson as the Rev. Al Sharpton even though he was looking right at him on the monitor.
After an unforgettable facial expression Rev. Jessie Jackson corrected her and let her know that he was in fact the Rev. Jessie Jackson.
She replied I know who you are but I was reading the script and it said Rev. Al Sharpton.
It was just an honest mistake on her part. She was performing the task for which she gets paid. She reads about the news from a script and doesn't really care about the news that she reports.
It didn't mean that she thinks that all African-Americans look alike. It simply meant that she acted insensitively and didn't take the time to care who she was interviewing.
I tried to remain objective on this story but I have to call it like I see it.
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