Sorry, John, but this isn't simply a case of "poison-mean word-twisters." A woman with Michelle Obama's academic resume ought to be a lot more adept at phrasing and a lot quicker with her explanations.
So, what? It's okay if people make hateful speculation (or tell outright lies) about her, because what she said could be misinterpreted? I'm sorry, I don't agree. I still blame those who intentionally try to make something out of nothing.
It comes down to this: her words did not force anyone to broadcast poison-mean speculation. It simply gave folks an opening.
They had to choose to use that opening; they had to be ready to take that opening; they had to lack the sense of decency that would have prevented them from pouncing on something like that. And, they had to be the kind of audience that didn't just reject this kind of charge as mean-spirited bullshit.
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Date: 2008-02-21 08:21 pm (UTC)So, what? It's okay if people make hateful speculation (or tell outright lies) about her, because what she said could be misinterpreted? I'm sorry, I don't agree. I still blame those who intentionally try to make something out of nothing.
It comes down to this: her words did not force anyone to broadcast poison-mean speculation. It simply gave folks an opening.
They had to choose to use that opening; they had to be ready to take that opening; they had to lack the sense of decency that would have prevented them from pouncing on something like that. And, they had to be the kind of audience that didn't just reject this kind of charge as mean-spirited bullshit.