Democrats from Wendy Davis to Elizabeth Warren to Sandra Fluke allege that the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling denies women “access” to certain types of contraceptives. A sizable portion of the mainstream media allows them to not only get away with using that language, but parrots it themselves.
Ace of Spades wants to know why, and has a good analysis of the deliberate deception:
that's what the focus-group-deception "access" is meant to obscure @Slowtoad @SandraFluke
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
if I don't give you a free sandwich, I am "denying you access" to sandwiches @Slowtoad @SandraFluke
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
"access" is an intentionally dishonest word. It is intended to suggest to the Low-Information that the thing is actually banned, contraband.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
That is deliberate. If one is interested in accuracy, one could say that Hobby Lobby is against "subsidization" of certain abortifacients.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
the left insists on using the word "access to," which suggests outlawing, but if called out, they can say it means reduced ability to buy
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
But they never are called out on using deceptive terminology, because the media is in lockstep with their agenda.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
But while politicians are gonna politic, can’t the media at least be honest about it? To a great degree, no:
Political actors often have a desire to obscure or deceive for political reasons. But the media is supposedly interested in *accuracy.*
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
So while I get why @sandrafluke and @Senatorwarren favor obscuring, deceptive language, I'd like to know the media's reason for using it.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
This is not a judgment call: When @sandrafluke says "access," she means a subsidy. "Subsidy" is accurate term, "access" is vague/deceitful.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
But the minute the left propagates a new deformation of language, the media eagerly begins parroting it, like a child who just learned slang
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
if I accuse @sandrafluke of LYING about BC being outlawed, she will clarify that "access" includes the idea of help with paying for it.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
So since she herself will, if challenged, *clarify* the vague term "access" to "subsidy," why does the media eagerly employ the vague term?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 16, 2014
Bias works in not-so-mysterious ways.
The most recent example of this kind of disingenuous media bias can be found here.
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