Actually, they have a lust for sensational stories which drive viewership and the associated advertising revenue that comes with that. Hate crime stories are just one subset of that and not anything special in and of themselves. Stories about faked hate crimes by actors also fall into that category.
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Jussie Smollet - Horrible Hate Crime or Horrible Case of TDS?
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Actually, they have a lust for sensational stories which drive viewership and the associated advertising revenue that comes with that. Hate crime stories are just one subset of that and not anything special in and of themselves. Stories about faked hate crimes by actors also fall into that category.
Koyaanisqatsi
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Agreed, unfortunately.
TSwizzle
I am unburdened by what has been.
Initially, I thought he'd been randomly assaulted and being an actor had just added a bit of spice to the story to get it into the news and raise his profile. But the more details that came out, oh boy.
repoman
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I really think that this incident may finally cause fake hate crime hoaxes to slow down.
I'm less concerned about whether or not they slow down and more concerned about whether or not people will put some better planning and effort into them. It's this lazy, half-assed attitude which millennials have towards life which is the major problem in our society. If someone wants to fake a hate crime for political gain, they should go ahead and do so and anyone who complains about it is just a freedom hater who wants to piss on the first amendment, so their opinion isn't worth too many shits. They need to make a point of not doing such a laughably poor job of it, though.
Koyaanisqatsi
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Is that how it appears to you? Ironic in a thread that has turned into a lesson in how appearances can be deceiving.
Jason Harvestdancer
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So if he does something so stupid it hurts the Democrat side ... that makes him a Trump operative in your world?
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Well all that and the photo post beat up he looked about as badly beat up as Zimmerman did.
Perhaps the oddest thing about all of it, was hiring two black guys to play the role of MAGA hitmen, when you intended to get the beat down captured on video.
Not sure that's as odd as that the clerk who rang out two twin Nigerian weightlifter brothers who bought MAGA hats, ski masks, bleach, and a rope suitable for making a noose didn't find that strange enough to come forward. Even after.
repoman
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Just red hats, not MAGA hats.
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It was obvious that this was a sketchy story from the very beginning. No one should have invested too much time with it, including trying to make it into a case that is representative of others, investigating it, blogging about it, tweeting, news media coverage, etc. Guy is looking for attention and he is getting it. 'Nuff said.
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And he's been fired from Empire.
As it should be. Maybe now everyone will turn their attention to the Coast Guard guy and the general white supremacist threat.
ideologyhunter
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Yesterday one of the MSNBC shows had Al Sharpton on, to comment on Smollettapalooza. Ummm, irony, anyone? I kept daydreaming that the moderator would preface a question to Sharpton by faking a sneeze and putting a "BRAWLEY" into it. Alas, no sneeze.
repoman
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Only an interloper would do that.
Which is a little crazy, right, while their guy is braying about a “National Emergency!!!11!!”
Logic is not a function of the amygdala.