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minus-squareMsPenguinette@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down2·4 days agoWhy is racist in qoutes?
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·4 days agoBecause if you don’t quote someone it sounds like you’re saying it and then you get sued
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days agoIt’s almost impossible for a public figure to win a defamation suit. Especially a politician.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoLawsuits are expensive as hell, especially for smaller publications
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down5·4 days agoBut she is a racist. And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
minus-squareDefault_Defect@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days ago“Lauren Boebert” “called” ““Racist””
minus-squarewhodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 days agoTruth is an absolute defense
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·4 days agoIt is a journalistic standard. Person is called “<quote>”
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·4 days 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
It’s almost impossible for a public figure to win a defamation suit. Especially a politician.
Lawsuits are expensive as hell, especially for smaller publications
But she is a racist.
And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
“Lauren Boebert” “called” ““Racist””
Truth is an absolute defense
It is a journalistic standard.
Person is called “<quote>”
Does this work better for you?
Lauren “Racist” Boebert Outed as Racist.