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minus-squareMsPenguinette@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down2·1 year agoWhy is racist in qoutes?
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 year 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 year agoBut she is a racist. And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
minus-squareDefault_Defect@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year ago“Lauren Boebert” “called” ““Racist””
minus-squarewhodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoTruth is an absolute defense
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIt’s almost impossible for a public figure to win a defamation suit. Especially a politician.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoLawsuits are expensive as hell, especially for smaller publications
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·1 year agoIt is a journalistic standard. Person is called “<quote>”
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year 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.