@jeffwM to News • 3 months agoLauren Boebert called "racist" for saying Karine Jean-Pierre is a "DEI hire"www.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square56arrow-up1290arrow-down116
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minus-square@jeffwOPMlink24•3 months agoBecause if you don’t quote someone it sounds like you’re saying it and then you get sued
minus-squareFuglyDucklinkEnglish14•3 months agoBut she is a racist. And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-23 months agoIt’s almost impossible for a public figure to win a defamation suit. Especially a politician.
minus-square@jeffwOPMlink1•3 months agoLawsuits are expensive as hell, especially for smaller publications
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•3 months agoIt is a journalistic standard. Person is called “<quote>”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•3 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”
“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.