| | Constitutional law professor [[Jonathan Turley]] weighed in: "The question is whether a race-based criteria for reporters is not just actionable but whether the media is prepared to sue Lightfoot for discriminatory policies....One of the most significant aspects of this controversy is that Lightfoot ordered staff to enforce the race-based criteria. That means that the policy was carried out with city staff and resources....The Illinois Human Rights Law states that unlawful [[discrimination]] | | Constitutional law professor [[Jonathan Turley]] weighed in: "The question is whether a race-based criteria for reporters is not just actionable but whether the media is prepared to sue Lightfoot for discriminatory policies....One of the most significant aspects of this controversy is that Lightfoot ordered staff to enforce the race-based criteria. That means that the policy was carried out with city staff and resources....The Illinois Human Rights Law states that unlawful [[discrimination]] |
| | {{quotebox-float|“means discrimination against a person because of his or her actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service as those terms are defined in this Section.”<ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2021/05/19/mayor-lightfoot-facing-media-outcry-over-race-based-access-policy/</ref>}} | | {{quotebox-float|“means discrimination against a person because of his or her actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service as those terms are defined in this Section.”<ref>https://jonathanturley.org/2021/05/19/mayor-lightfoot-facing-media-outcry-over-race-based-access-policy/</ref>}} |
| − | Amidst a firestorm of outrage Lightfoot attempted to defend her racist and anti-male policies: “As a woman of color, as a [[lesbian]], it’s important to me that [[diversity]] is put front and center.”<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/mayor-lightfoot-defends-racist-interview-policy-woman-color-lesbian-important-diversity-put-front-center-video/</ref> | + | Amidst a firestorm of outrage Lightfoot attempted to defend her racist and anti-male policies: “As a woman of color, as a [[lesbian]], it’s important to me that [[diversity]] is put front and center.”<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/mayor-lightfoot-defends-racist-interview-policy-woman-color-lesbian-important-diversity-put-front-center-video/</ref> Lightfoot argued that racism and discrimination will make "the [[collective]] us do better."<ref>https://therightscoop.com/bigoted-lori-lightfoot-says-excluding-whites-will-make-us-better-tucker-says-equity-is-racism-guess-who-press-is-mad-at/</ref> |