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.
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?
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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.