A reader of Althouse, identifying herself as Jane, wrote to Althouse about a new way the AP seems to be playing the same old song and dance. Well, the AP is playing the song so we dance to it.
"This must be in the AP stylebook somewhere, because that sentence, or some variation therof, is found in every single article about the case: Martin "is" black but Zimmerman only "identifies" as Hispanic. Can you recall any other situation in which AP has played with racial identification vs. race as a fact in the news story?"Althouse says...
"This is a great topic about which to maintain vigilance."At Lem's, topics like race, highly technical, that require a tremendous amount of dexterity and years and years of practice to be able to play and not, you know, get booed off the stage, not to mention drive your neighbors and family member crazy, are better left to the professionals.
The Jazz Butcher - The Human Jungle
You are welcomed to try your "stuff" here if you want... as long as it doesn't pass a certain decibel that turns people crazy. Just keep the noise down, ok?
