There were 2 news items that caught my interest this week – because of the way it was reported, chief culprits being the BBC.
The first was the execution of the lady in Afghanistan – the news reported that the women was allegedly executed – and then showed a video of her being , the news also said that the taliban was alleged to have carried out this murder – although the taliban said they did it.
Then compare with the reporting of the John Terry case – it was reported that Terry made a racist comment to anton – no use of the word alleged here – although JT said he never did it.
Why – 2 reasons spring to mind – firstly – dont upset muslims, secondly all white men (working class) are racists.
What does it matter – using the word allegedly softens the seriousness of these actions, makes it seem less so.
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