Censorship concerning stories on Hillary Clinton
Mar 26, 2015 19:22:34 GMT -6
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Post by dirkgently on Mar 26, 2015 19:22:34 GMT -6
So these words are now off the table: "polarizing," "calculating," "disingenuous," "insincere," "ambitious," "inevitable," "entitled," "over-confident," "secretive," "will do anything to win," "represents the past," and "out of touch."
Also apparently off the table: "tone deaf" -- at least according to a new Twitter account that appears to be from the group:
Also apparently off the table: "tone deaf" -- at least according to a new Twitter account that appears to be from the group:
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/03/26/the-13-words-you-cant-write-about-hillary-clinton-anymore/
Hillary Clinton has been in the public eye for a very long time, which means much has been written about her -- including quite a few adjectives. But some of these adjectives are now off-limits.
That's according to the Clinton "Super Volunteers," who have promised to track the media's use of words they believe to be sexist code words. The New York Times's Amy Chozick tweeted a missive she received from the group (which we would note is almost definitely not connected to official Team Clinton) on Wednesday:
That's according to the Clinton "Super Volunteers," who have promised to track the media's use of words they believe to be sexist code words. The New York Times's Amy Chozick tweeted a missive she received from the group (which we would note is almost definitely not connected to official Team Clinton) on Wednesday:
“I'm sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic. We need to stand up and say we're Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration.”
― Hillary Rodham Clinton
Well, the word police are out in force. Guess we can't use the same approach that the progs used on Sarah Palin.
Has anyone seen America lately? I'm missing it.
