Careful … wondering about that is probably racist, too. Maybe we should check with Vox on that, since they seem to be the experts:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/518086974242971648
And, if you guessed that the illustrious Max Fisher was behind that headline, give yourself a great, big round of applause!
https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/518029867901009920
After his characteristically thoughtful analysis, here’s what Fisher concluded:
This is all to say that it is not inherently irresponsible or racist to note that Hong Kong’s protesters are going to great lengths to maintain a clean and respectful atmosphere, as this is a direct and newsworthy extension of their political strategy. However, it is possible — and all too easy — to report this in a way that perpetuates harmful stereotypes and that does a disservice to these protesters by reducing their acts to race or culture.
This is Vox-ing at its finest, folks.
https://twitter.com/0accountability/status/518088638534795264
@Heminator Holy. Fucking. Shit.
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 3, 2014
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It really is something.
https://twitter.com/KevinInABQ/status/518089624892481536
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/518089864517287936
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