my mom thought the male-to-female prisoner ratio in the US was 1:1, a 50/50 split, because "I watched Oz and now I watch Orange is the New Black"
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Replying to @WilliamsWrite
yeah, her consumption of media influences her opinions about such things. during the height of the caitlyn jenner era she believed there were more trans than lgb folks in the USA, and in any case thought those population estimates were way, way higher than they actually are
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Replying to @MoustacheClubUS @WilliamsWrite
I wonder how widespread media consumption affecting public opinion is? With a federal election coming up in the Fall, that's something to watch, particularly since our national broadcaster receives substantial funding from the sitting government
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It is probably extremely high
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Thus if you experience news media this way, you tend to think whatever is being highlighted in the moment is weirdly ubiquitous...she does this with everything, like arguing there were more seniors in the US when the Golden Girls aired, etc.
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Whatever the spotlight is shone upon becomes reality. I remember having debates with those who watched The Newsroom episode where Glass-Steagle was highlighted.
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