Straight Line of the Day: The AP will capitalize [on] “Black” [sic] but not “white” [sic]. Their next tortuous style decision is …
AP says it will capitalize Black but not white
The Associated Press | July 20, 2020NEW YORK (AP) — After changing its usage rules last month to capitalize the word “Black” when used in the context of race and culture, The Associated Press on Monday said it would not do the same for “white.”
The AP said white people in general have much less shared history and culture, and don’t have the experience of being discriminated against because of skin color.
“We agree that white people’s skin color plays into systemic inequalities and injustices, and we want our journalism to robustly explore these problems,” John Daniszewski, the AP’s vice president for standards, said in a memo to staff Monday. “But capitalizing the term white, as is done by white supremacists, risks subtly conveying legitimacy to such beliefs.”
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“White doesn’t represent a shared culture and history in the way Black does,” The New York Times said on July 5 in explaining its decision.
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CBS News said it would capitalize white, although not when referring to white supremacists, white nationalists or white privilege.
Some proponents believe that keeping white lowercase is actually anti-Black, saying it perpetuates the idea that whites are the default race.
…the use of WingDings font to transcribe all Joe Biden speeches. Hopefully it will improve our comprehension of what he is saying (can’t hurt).
Virginia governor Ralph Northam’s name should never appear in boldface because . . . well, you know.
Extra helping of Smithfield bacon for you! ~~~~~
Northam told the ap he loves the Rolling Stones song Paint It bLACK.
The Oxford comma will be replaced by the Watts exclamation point.
They capitalize Basil but not basil.
However there’s an alternate theory that says they should capitalize basil but not Basil.
The new style guide will mandate the capitalization of Whitey, Honkey, Cracker, Redneck, and Ofay.
The excessive use of the word “boobies”!
This is a change I can get behind!
I don’t think that word can be overused.
I think that should be “BOOBIES!”
“BOOBIES!”
Hedley Lamarr: Qualifications?
Applicant: BOOBIES, murder, arson, and BOOBIES!
Hedley Lamarr: You said BOOBIES twice.
Applicant: I like BOOBIES!
[Bart, disguised as a Klansman, describes his qualifications as a villain]
Bart: Stampeding cattle.
Hedley Lamarr: That’s not much of a crime.
Bart: Through the BOOBIES?
Hedley Lamarr: [smiling] Kinkyyyy. Sign here.
Instead of having to figureout whether to use “there”, “their”, or “they’re” they will now just use “thr”.
Or “thX” for words that don’t identify as any of the above.
How dare you force all “th” words into a “thX” word ghetto. They are all individuals with identities. Racist!
Now I’m confused.
Don’t blame me – you started this mess.
Racist!
almost forgot that
Aren’t you supposed to say k thx bai or something?
Yes – if you’re a Racist!
I’m a speciesist.
Dogs rule, cats drool!
… declaring that “We have never been at war with Eastasia”…
… banning the umlauts as vestiges of a corrupt and racist linguistic past…
The two dots look like boobies, which are banned.
That’s 3 dots. Where do you think we are, Venusville at The Last Resort?
… ending the use of all pronouns, because there are too many chances to misapply them to those whose pronouns are undeclared…
…and they also decided to start using the lower case ‘b’ for “biden,” because well…. he’s just such a ding-a-ling.
Printing news stories with “biden” lowercased, in subscript font, in italics, as if they are just whispering his name if they are forced to use it.
… lowercasing “asian” on any Tuesday in a leap year, because, well, they have so many advantages academically that it is racist.
Capitalizing the Racist Caucasian Name of E. E. CUMMINGS.
(How dare he appropriate the culture of those too oppressed to own “Shift” keys?)
“Kinky!” – Hedley Lemarr
Only capitalize “Greenies” when referring to Coloradoans…not environmentalists.
What about the Green Mountain Boys?
Obviously they were patriots who hated two oppressed groups. Maybe three.
To discuss this, we have a rabbit, a duck, and a puddle of brown liquid.
Why a duck…why not a chicken?
The AP Will Capitalize [on] “Black” [sic] but Not “white” [sic]. Their Next Tortuous Style Decision Is …
Not using the colonialist English language but only original Navajo.
The AP Will Capitalize [on] “Black” [sic] but Not “white” [sic]. Their Next Tortuous Style Decision Is …
will be a real rib tickler.
The AP Will Capitalize [on] “Black” [sic] but Not “white” [sic]. Their Next Tortuous Style Decision Is …
banishing the letter “M”.
…and hiding the ‘Any Key’
The AP Will Capitalize [on] “Black” [sic] but Not “white” [sic]. Their Next Tortuous Style Decision Is …
only printing something that will get at least a 9.5 average from the Twitter judges.
The AP Will Capitalize [on] “Black” [sic] but Not “white” [sic]. Their Next Tortuous Style Decision Is …
conforming to the styling of Tomas de Torquemada.
capital letters will no longer be allowed. the terms “lowercase” and “uppercase” have no place in a classless society, comrade.
uncapitalized letters brings everyone down to the same level befitting a socialist society.
capitalism always fails to make all letters capitals. but socialism can bring all letters lower.
Sooooo…Socialism=lowercase. or should i say socialism=lowercase?
socialism=lowercase, lower health, lower nutrition, lower expectations…the list goes on.
…in Schrodinger’s printing press the B could be both “B” and “b”, you never really know.
… they’ll finally put an end to the indiscriminate use of the silent “q”…
…all schwa’s will be “cancelled”.
…Dr. Evil’s adoptive father becomes the Hero of The New York Times (posthumously) for inventing the question mark. No fact checking tolerated.
…the “.”, “o”, “O” and “0” are deemed sexist because the patrons of IMAO are now ogling them.
I’m sorry; what did you say? I got distracted.
Obituaries of conservatives will consist only of hee hee hee and ha ha ha repetitions.
Writers will be remunerated solely with Pulitzer grants for stories they did not report on.
“white people did some things and here’s the outrage” will replace the title “New York Times”.
+3 for three!