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These "reporters" are really starting to look desperate. With the Bad Orange Man gone, what will they write about? You can't write fawningly every single day about Kamala's shoes. If it were me, I'd start asking about why that Federal Minimum Wage of $15 vanished from the Stimulus Bill. But that would take guts, and I don't think they have any.
These "reporters" are really starting to look desperate. With the Bad Orange Man gone, what will they write about? You can't write fawningly every single day about Kamala's shoes. If it were me, I'd start asking about why that Federal Minimum Wage of $15 vanished from the Stimulus Bill. But that would take guts, and I don't think they have any.
EDIT. Here is the link directly to the article. [https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-journalistic-tattletale-and-censorship](https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-journalistic-tattletale-and-censorship) Glenn Greenwald doesn't hold back in this article that covers the current cancel culture that is rife within major news outlets. It's uncomfortable reading at times as it challenges established beliefs in deciding what actions are actually "bad" and how context is very important in making these determinations. It's an article that highlights that the world is full of nuance and it is not as black and white as these news outlets would have us believe. It's also a direct attack on the mainstream media and how it is failing it's purposes of holding power to account, whilst it fills our days instead with clickbait and media designed to enrage us.
EDIT. Here is the link directly to the article. [https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-journalistic-tattletale-and-censorship](https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-journalistic-tattletale-and-censorship) Glenn Greenwald doesn't hold back in this article that covers the current cancel culture that is rife within major news outlets. It's uncomfortable reading at times as it challenges established beliefs in deciding what actions are actually "bad" and how context is very important in making these determinations. It's an article that highlights that the world is full of nuance and it is not as black and white as these news outlets would have us believe. It's also a direct attack on the mainstream media and how it is failing it's purposes of holding power to account, whilst it fills our days instead with clickbait and media designed to enrage us.
You're right. Libel is the correct term, not slander. "Uncle Tom" is a highly derogatory term, commonly understood (as in the usage in question) to be an epithet to belittle and disparage the character of black men whose opinions deviate from progressive orthodoxy. It's a little more than simply being dismissive.
You're right. Libel is the correct term, not slander. "Uncle Tom" is a highly derogatory term, commonly understood (as in the usage in question) to be an epithet to belittle and disparage the character of black men whose opinions deviate from progressive orthodoxy. It's a little more than simply being dismissive.
Uncle Tom and other pejoratives like Oreo, Junior, coon are regularly used against blacks who think independently
Uncle Tom and other pejoratives like Oreo, Junior, coon are regularly used against blacks who think independently
They are very derogatory insults aren't they and they evoke a visceral response. I grew up in an area where racism was widespread and hardly challenged. As a young person it was hard not to be affected by this type of institutionalized behavior and view it as an accepted norm. The human psyche is not set up well to have deep rooted beliefs challenged and it can take huge mental efforts by all parties to enact change. My issues with some of the current swivel eyed responses from the media is the psychology behind them and how it can further the divide and cause further barriers to change. Making someone feel incredibly guilty or shamed about behavior can cause behavioral changes, but the challenge might also cause mental barriers to be put up to protect the belief of self and result in entrenchment of established beliefs and seeking of information and groups to validate them. I do also worry that there are parties interested in continuing to divide us across racial/ethnic/religious barriers and they utilize inflammatory news to harden these lines and cheapen the message of equality.
They are very derogatory insults aren't they and they evoke a visceral response. I grew up in an area where racism was widespread and hardly challenged. As a young person it was hard not to be affected by this type of institutionalized behavior and view it as an accepted norm. The human psyche is not set up well to have deep rooted beliefs challenged and it can take huge mental efforts by all parties to enact change. My issues with some of the current swivel eyed responses from the media is the psychology behind them and how it can further the divide and cause further barriers to change. Making someone feel incredibly guilty or shamed about behavior can cause behavioral changes, but the challenge might also cause mental barriers to be put up to protect the belief of self and result in entrenchment of established beliefs and seeking of information and groups to validate them. I do also worry that there are parties interested in continuing to divide us across racial/ethnic/religious barriers and they utilize inflammatory news to harden these lines and cheapen the message of equality.
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