Monday, September 28, 2020
'Not by accident': False 'thug' narratives have long been used to discredit civil rights movements
... "This is not innocuous and it's not by accident. It's deliberate and strategic and used to undermine the very movement for racial justice and civil rights by creating a particular narrative of resistance, disturbance and even criminality," Melancon explained. "No one feels comfortable siding with violence, so when people hear this, even well-intentioned people, this creates a particular type of fear and hysteria."
And using the term "thug" is part of the tactic, she added
Part of the narrative of violence is written with optics and playing up a threat, Shaw of the University of South Carolina added. If you say there is a threat, then you have to back it up, he said...
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