Title : It's hard to say a racist incident never happened, but why was it so easy to say that it did?
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It's hard to say a racist incident never happened, but why was it so easy to say that it did?
"Brigham Young University said Friday that it had completed its investigation into accusations of racial heckling and slurs at a volleyball match against Duke University last month and found no evidence to confirm that the behavior took place."The Duke player’s father, Marvin Richardson, told The New York Times after the game that a slur was repeatedly yelled from the stands as his daughter, Rachel Richardson, was serving and that she feared the “raucous” crowd. He did not immediately respond to requests for comment on B.Y.U.’s findings on Friday.
That link goes to the NYT story from August 27th, which begins:
A Duke University women’s volleyball player who is Black was called a racial slur during a game Friday night in Utah....
Boldface mine. The Times stated it as a fact. Now, the NYT is very precise and says "no evidence to confirm," but when the allegation was made, it wasn't equivalently precise. Was it careless of precision, or did it consciously choose to leave out the "allegedly" before "called"? Why stir up discord, when so often these allegations turn out to be false?
I see the name "Jussie Smollett" is trending on Twitter. It's the easiest snark in response to the BYU story.
Why hasn't the NYT learned — at the very least — to leave itself an out? Is it carelessness? Is it blinded by the perverse hope that racism — which must be simmering everywhere — will burst forth in a vivid incident? Boosting these stories so eagerly, the media is cultivating doubt.
Stop luring young people into tainting their reputation by concocting another one of these poisonous morsels you're so eager to serve to America!
The Duke player’s father, Marvin Richardson, told The New York Times after the game that a slur was repeatedly yelled from the stands as his daughter, Rachel Richardson, was serving and that she feared the “raucous” crowd. He did not immediately respond to requests for comment on B.Y.U.’s findings on Friday.
That link goes to the NYT story from August 27th, which begins:
A Duke University women’s volleyball player who is Black was called a racial slur during a game Friday night in Utah....
Boldface mine. The Times stated it as a fact. Now, the NYT is very precise and says "no evidence to confirm," but when the allegation was made, it wasn't equivalently precise. Was it careless of precision, or did it consciously choose to leave out the "allegedly" before "called"? Why stir up discord, when so often these allegations turn out to be false?
I see the name "Jussie Smollett" is trending on Twitter. It's the easiest snark in response to the BYU story.
Why hasn't the NYT learned — at the very least — to leave itself an out? Is it carelessness? Is it blinded by the perverse hope that racism — which must be simmering everywhere — will burst forth in a vivid incident? Boosting these stories so eagerly, the media is cultivating doubt.
Stop luring young people into tainting their reputation by concocting another one of these poisonous morsels you're so eager to serve to America!
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