It's not a good sign that Zack felt the need to all but apologize for the original tweet. In this case, expressing a position held by 90% of American people of color isn't enough. He has to be 'educated,' made to repent.
This is what is going on in many news organizations.
This is what is going on in many news organizations.
2/ I dislike the present usage of 'gaslighting.' I think it's nuts. But, by those present usage standards, it is absolutely gaslighting to claim Conor is wrong and that journalists aren't feeling pressure to adhere to and promote views held by tiny fractions of the population.
3/ If you think police abolition is a good idea, you are in a tiny, tiny, tiny minority. It doesn't matter if members of that tiny, tiny, tiny minority are overrepresented in your social circles. You should see it as your urgent job to convince, not browbeat.
