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Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2007
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I've been noticing recently that the mainstream media deliberately peppers in works like "chilling" and "horrifying" into their headlines. Same thing with audio/visual newcasts: they pepper in these emotionally-laden words.
It's almost like they're doing the thinking for me.
I remember seeing a newspaper headline depicting a toddler playing with a handgun, and that the photo was "chilling". I didn't understand why; in my Russian/Ukrainian culture, children playing with weapons and firearms was considered normal. Then I learned the context of the photo and the story behind it, but nonetheless I didn't find the photo "chilling".
Good thing other people do the thinking for me in the USA!
It's almost like they're doing the thinking for me.
I remember seeing a newspaper headline depicting a toddler playing with a handgun, and that the photo was "chilling". I didn't understand why; in my Russian/Ukrainian culture, children playing with weapons and firearms was considered normal. Then I learned the context of the photo and the story behind it, but nonetheless I didn't find the photo "chilling".
Good thing other people do the thinking for me in the USA!