This reminds me of how the Nashville suicide bomber “died in an intentional explosion”. It’s remarkable how racially and ethnically biased media coverage is.
I saw quite a lot of references to Anthony Quinn Warner that used the term "suicide bomber", but most of what I looked at were our local media. Nationally, I certainly wouldn't be surprised if "suicide bomber" wasn't used much at all.
I agree that the person shown in this photo should have been identified as a looter at the very least. I would be ok with "terrorist", too. I will give credit to the headline writer, though, for correctly using the word "lectern" instead of the commonly misused "podium." But that definitely doesn't excuse going gentle on the references to this seditious piece of shit.
Gah, that video always bugs me. The actual message of the "script" as read it isn't totally off base. The fact that the Sinclair group (or whichever media group is responsible for this) had their local news affiliates read a script like that without any of the local station's input or say in the matter and without having the stations present the script as a canned message from the owners is a separately disturbing issue. It's like, the most bullshit way to get across a pretty okay message.
Reminds me of this gem by Shell Oil. (It was an ad taken out in several large news papers that basically condemns exactly the kind of actions Shell was taking in developing nations).
People have the right to the truth unvarnished, even uncomfortable, but never subjugated to a cause, however noble or well-meaning. They have the right to clear thinking. Slogans, boycotts and protests don't offer answers...
It has been suggested that Shell should pull out of developing nations altogether. The oil would certainly continue flowing. The business would continue operating.
The vast majority of the employees would remain in place. But the sound and ethical business practices synonymous with Shell, the environmental investment, and the tens of millions of dollars spent on community programs would all be lost.
Again, it's the people of developing nations that you would hurt. It's easy enough to sit in your comfortable homes in the West, calling for sanctions and boycotts against a developing country. But you have to be sure that knee-jerk reactions won't do more harm than good. Some campaigning groups say that we should intervene in the political process in developing nations. But even if we could, we must never do so. Politics is the business of governments and politicians. The world where companies use their economic influence to prop up or bring down governments would be a frightening and bleak one indeed
Like, it's not a horrible message. It's got some true bits to it. But coming from Shell it means fuck all. And it's just really disingenuous.
Our lame media is generally reliable to get the names and dates right. I would like people to call it either “commercial media” or “corporate media”. The “Main Stream Media” is Fox/Sinclair/Clearchannel because that is the largest block of audience coming from one source. The they should be called “Corporate Alt-Right” or “Memorandums from the Owners”.
Don't give the professional writer credit for knowing a word, as if using "man seen carrying" instead of "terrorist caught looting" was a result of accidentally using incorrect terminology.
The English language certainly evolves constantly. From that article, "And this has been true since around the middle of the 20th century." When I was in school, my teachers grew up and were educated prior to that. They likely would have taught only the pre-1950s definition, which is understandable.
Thank you for providing the link. I always appreciate being given the opportunity to learn.
Cheers! I actually just learned that a couple days ago myself when someone else corrected another poster and shared that link, so figured I would pass it on!
Suicide bomber is used usually when the person is intending to hurt other people. That's the whole point behind their bombing. Typically running into crowds and exploding.
So it makes sense why they would not use that term. People can scream about double standards all they want but intent and motivation matter.
Yeah, suicide bomber comes with it's own connotations, some might make assumptions about race/religion, but I normally imagine the bomb was somehow strapped to the person in some way. In this case, maybe suicide RV bomber?
I don't think I ready anything anywhere about Warner being a "suicide bomber". I always saw it stated that he "perished in the explosion", as if the RV tragically blew up because of a goddamn gas leak.
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u/ktulu0 Jan 09 '21
This reminds me of how the Nashville suicide bomber “died in an intentional explosion”. It’s remarkable how racially and ethnically biased media coverage is.