How a false narrative gets created and spread

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[–]wuzizname 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Does anyone else find it odd how journalists capitalize “Black man” but don’t capitalize “white man”. I’m seeing it everywhere.

[–]slushpilot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is all quite recent, but it's officially set in stone now:

[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep. We've gone full-bore insane when a racist trope is officially sanctioned by the culture "police".

[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I started capitalizing both. One of my email friends sent me a rant about "never capitalize adjectives."

[–]SaidOverRed 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe they think BLM is their god?

[–]alkhd 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, many people are trying to spread false narratives these days.