I'm getting more angry about this over time. The framing fails to recognize the number of people (including many other New Yorkers) who realized it *was* panic — and did things to work to end stigmas relating to HIV and AIDS.
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“Falsely portrayed”. It refers to tabloid media, yet you are interpreting it as saying all New Yorkers. That seems like a misinterpretation
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Um. No, that’s not what I’m saying at all, and that’s not even what the discussion is about. You should read through the thread.
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I did, and the root of your problem with the headline is that New Yorkers of all stripes knew it was a panic and didn’t buy into it when the entire point is that Trump did buy into it. I would appreciate if you could speak to me like an adult without the sarcasm and condescension
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No, that’s not “the root of my problem,” it has nothing to do with my problem, and you began this conversation with condescension, so that’s what you’re stuck with.
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The point, which I made quite clearly, is that the framing in the headline removes the blameworthiness of Trump’s statements today by asserting that 1980s coverage “ma[d]e” him believe things to this day.
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I never have made a single comment about the numbers of people who bought into such AIDS panic at the time, though there were many. The point was the removal of Trump’s responsibility for his views today. As I stated:https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/953060094513766401 …
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The use of "Make" strips Trump of agency. Absurf when Trump himself has attempted to generate racist panic about crime, Obama's place of birth, immigration, etc.
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