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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6217536" data-attributes="member: 19675">A fair reading of any genocidal statement is probably going to conclude that it is racist.  That's par for the course.Did the kid mean it that way?  Probably not.  But that is no excuse for the broadcaster to air it.So, you think his classmates will let this slide?  They're kids, too, with the same impulse control issues as any others his age.  Odd are good there will be a schoolyard fight over this.Had the adults in control actually acted with prudence & judgement, this wouldn't have even been an issue for him in all probability.OK.1) The "Hitler" thing is ridiculous, but it has become commonplace in discussions of outrage in the USA.  So I usually ignore it and dismiss those making the comparison as being hyperbolic and rhetorically bankrupt.2) clamoring for a firing is a standard tactic of attacking media/entertainment figures who misstep.  As such, I don't see it as intrinsically unjust, it is case dependent.  Personally, I think a sincere apology is sufficient, assuming there is no demonstrable pattern of racism or lazy broadcasting/editing practices.3) the potential for character assassination is part of the curse of being a public figure.  If you can't handle it, stay out of the limelight.</blockquote>