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I would absolutely love to see an analysis that looks at how often over the past four years the media interviewed white supremacists vs how often they interviewed people who experienced white supremacist violence.
From self-harm to racial radicalization it is absolutely mind blowing how so many reporters and editors fail to understand media magnification. Early reporting in white presses on the KKK helped recruitment (they printed the fucking fliers as "news"). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/05/ku-klux-klan-kkk-media-debate
You do not have to interview white supremacists. Why? Because you repeat their messages and you give them a platform that helps with recruitment.
There are former white supremacists and experts on radicalization who are up to the task.
There are former white supremacists and experts on radicalization who are up to the task.
For the past four years you all have been interviewing white supremacists. You have barely interviewed those of us who suffer from their rhetoric. Congrats! You suck as journalists!
"But both sides"
Ask yourself why this only ever fucking comes up with race. You don't routinely run around interviewing rapists to get the "full picture"
Why not?
Cause rape is fucking awful. Guess what! so is white supremacy!
Ask yourself why this only ever fucking comes up with race. You don't routinely run around interviewing rapists to get the "full picture"
Why not?
Cause rape is fucking awful. Guess what! so is white supremacy!
Super trigger warning!
You would not interview a pedophile and ask them in detail about the pleasures they get for doing horrible things to children. Why do you do that with white supremacists?
You would not interview a pedophile and ask them in detail about the pleasures they get for doing horrible things to children. Why do you do that with white supremacists?
Seriously ask yourself why in the name of "neutrality" you write things that can lead more people to harm themselves and more people to harm others!
And if you are wondering "why didn't you say anything at your last job."
I DID!
One of the first thing my mouthy ass did was call the publisher out - in a room full of people - and read line by line the ways the Gavin Mcginness interview was bad. Nothing changed.
I DID!
One of the first thing my mouthy ass did was call the publisher out - in a room full of people - and read line by line the ways the Gavin Mcginness interview was bad. Nothing changed.
