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Originally Posted by Oystein
You might be right. I just copied the word used by CNN and most other media outlets.
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Yea that is because they are using the term to attempt slur and marginalize the Tea Party protesters. Obviously no one refers to themselves as a "teabagger" since everyone knows it is a sexual reference and an obvious slur. The repeated use of the term in the MSM is one of the most blatant examples ever of their institutional bias. I am not sure why a homophobic slur is deemed an appropriate way to refer to right wing protesters but apparently at CNN they think it is perfectly acceptable.
If the MSM wants to be considered an objective medium then resorting to schoolyard taunts to refer to a large element of the political spectrum is not a very good way to go about it.
