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"Died at the scene"?
This was a suicide bombing & terrorism where someone filled an RV with explosives, parked it in front of key infrastructure, while he was inside. They were not initially sure if the "tissue" found was human or not to ID him.
Why not call it what it is?
This was a suicide bombing & terrorism where someone filled an RV with explosives, parked it in front of key infrastructure, while he was inside. They were not initially sure if the "tissue" found was human or not to ID him.
Why not call it what it is?
I am feeling SO exhausted this morning.
Add the media coverage of Dr. Moore describes her as "complaining" as opposed to "reporting" or "identifying." Then the hospital's response is to describe her as "intimidating" to nurses as "knowledgeable"
Add the media coverage of Dr. Moore describes her as "complaining" as opposed to "reporting" or "identifying." Then the hospital's response is to describe her as "intimidating" to nurses as "knowledgeable"
The words we use matter. How much caution do we use, with whom, when? What tropes or associations are invoked? How does that populate the "data" in our brains that fill certain "buckets"? Who "complains" or "intimidates" vs "we don't know all the facts"
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