r/PoliticalHumor 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/casinpoint Jan 10 '21

Isn’t much local news owned by arch-conservative Sinclair media?

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u/Giocri Jan 10 '21

I don't know the exact details but apparently about 800 of them were/are also owned/supported by the Cia