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minus-squareMsPenguinette@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down2·1 month agoWhy is racist in qoutes?
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 month agoBecause if you don’t quote someone it sounds like you’re saying it and then you get sued
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down5·1 month agoBut she is a racist. And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
minus-squareDefault_Defect@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month ago“Lauren Boebert” “called” ““Racist””
minus-squarewhodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoTruth is an absolute defense
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoIt’s almost impossible for a public figure to win a defamation suit. Especially a politician.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoLawsuits are expensive as hell, especially for smaller publications
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·1 month agoIt is a journalistic standard. Person is called “<quote>”
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month 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”
“Lauren Boebert” “called” ““Racist””
Truth is an absolute defense
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
It is a journalistic standard.
Person is called “<quote>”
Does this work better for you?
Lauren “Racist” Boebert Outed as Racist.