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[–] 1 point 1 week ago

Sounds like blame should go entirely to the race-baiter’s headlines, rather than blaming normal headlines for not compensating hard enough with overt patronization.

Like for anyone who isn’t black, having black friends is common and normal but calling them your “black friends” sounds weird, even in a positive context, because it’s othering.

“Local Muslim Man Stops Runaway Bus” sounds weirdly othering too. Any headline artificially injecting an identity for no obvious reason sounds shady.

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