Veteran NBC “Today Show” weatherman and co-anchor Al Roker filed a complaint Saturday after a cab ignored him and picked up a white man a block away instead. He also threw in a plug for Uber in the process.
He was taking his son Nicholas, 13, to a doctor’s appointment when the Yellow Cab driver allegedly snubbed him.
Roker tweeted:
Filed a complaint today after getting passed up again by a NYC Yellow cab. Cabbie picked up a white guy a block away. Wonder why Uber wins?
— Al Roker (@alroker) November 22, 2015
He went on to describe the driver as “ignorant” and “racist,” and described such occurrences as commonplace for non-whites.
This happens to folks of color every day. And while most cabbies do their job, there are those ignorant, racist ones who hurt the others
— Al Roker (@alroker) November 22, 2015
The truly heartbreaking thing for Roker was that he wasn’t alone — he didn’t want his son to bear witness to it. He also would have rather avoided his son’s questioning about the incident.
What really hurts, my 13 yr. old boy was with me and asked why the cabbie passed us. I said, “Nick, ignorant people make dumb choices”
— Al Roker (@alroker) November 22, 2015
He said that although the vast majority of cabbies aren’t like this, the few rotten apples make it bad for the rest.
Hopefully @nyctaxi weeds out the bad apples. Looking forward to a hearing and dealing with this. I will keep you posted
— Al Roker (@alroker) November 22, 2015
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have both been highly critical of ride-sharing companies such as Uber. Not so of Roker, apparently.
Here’s a clip of Roker at work, being assisted by his son Nicholas.
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