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July 5, 2014
We are headed to a place where basic parts of reality are now off limits.
News accounts avoid mentioning the race of criminals, for example.A new genre of commenting has arisen in response to this habit. The commenters make sport of the weird absence of basic information in crime stories involving non-whites. In most cases, the comments are the best part. Its like a weird game of charades, where everyone looks for clues to fill in the important bits of the news story.The Z Blog › Mokita in Manhattan
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We just call them 'democrats'
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at July 5, 2014 7:39 AM
Soon they'll avoid labeling these altercations a crime and call them controversies, to wit: Mr Smith was shot in the right arm, received a fractured skull and may lose sight in the left eye in a minor controversy with someone downtown Thursday.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at July 5, 2014 8:13 AM
"Exuberant youth". I like that one.
Posted by: chasmatic at July 5, 2014 9:50 AM
Yeah, I've noticed that. News stories describing criminal suspects wanted by the police will often go into detail, but not mention the suspect's race.
Posted by: John Farrier at July 5, 2014 12:00 PM