jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoLauren Boebert called "racist" for saying Karine Jean-Pierre is a "DEI hire"www.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down114
arrow-up1221arrow-down1external-linkLauren Boebert called "racist" for saying Karine Jean-Pierre is a "DEI hire"www.lgbtqnation.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareMsPenguinette@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down2·5 months agoWhy is racist in qoutes?
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·5 months agoBecause if you don’t quote someone it sounds like you’re saying it and then you get sued
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down4·5 months agoBut she is a racist. And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·5 months agoIt is a journalistic standard. Person is called “<quote>”
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·5 months agoDoes this work better for you? Lauren “Racist” Boebert Outed as Racist.
Why is racist in qoutes?
Because if you don’t quote someone it sounds like you’re saying it and then you get sued
But she is a racist.
And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
It is a journalistic standard.
Person is called “<quote>”
Does this work better for you?
Lauren “Racist” Boebert Outed as Racist.