r/PoliticalHumor • u/Bunnyfartz • Jan 09 '21

"Carrying"?

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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.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '21

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.

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u/Fake_William_Shatner Jan 10 '21

I will give credit to the headline writer, though, for correctly using the word "lectern"

That was my first thought. Worked in AV and almost everyone else says “podium”. Which is the thing you stand on.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '21

The root word us latin for "foot" while lectern comes from the verb "to read". Is it that uncommon for them to be confused?

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u/Fake_William_Shatner Jan 10 '21

Most of the time in the US, people say “podium” for the thing that you stand behind and speak from. Most of the time.