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NALC President William H. Young, whose
union represents city delivery letter carriers in all 50
states and U.S. jurisdictions, told Fox Entertainment chairman
Sandy Grushow that the portrayal of disgruntled postal employees
arguing over which one would go on a shooting spree goes
far beyond the bounds of comedy.
"At a time when millions
of Americans rely on letter carriers and other postal
employees to deliver their holiday cards and packages
to loved ones, Fox TV finds it ‘funny' to display
these hard-working public servants in a time-worn image
that is not relevant in today's society," Young said.
"There is no comedy, there is no laughter in making
innocent Americans – especially young people –
uneasy about utilizing their Postal Service."
"I demand that Fox TV immediately
withdraw this segment from Saturday night's program,"
Young told Grushaw in a letter. "It is totally unwarranted
– even as a comedy skit – given the absence
of such postal incidents in recent years and is especially
egregious at a time when postal employees go the extra
mile to connect American families during the holidays."
Young said the Fox Network instead should
focus its coverage on telling the story of the bravery of
hundreds of thousands of postal employees during and following
the September 11 terrorist attacks and the equally brave
activity in continuing to deliver mail in the midst of the
deadly anthrax attacks that occurred shortly thereafter.
"If Fox TV refuses to withdraw
the program, then I urge all letter carriers and other
Americans to tune off Fox TV and switch to other networks
for what surely will be a higher grade of entertainment,"
Young added.
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