TachyonTele@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow do we get news outlets to stop using "slam" in thier articles? It's beyond ridiculous at this point.message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down110
arrow-up1232arrow-down1message-squareHow do we get news outlets to stop using "slam" in thier articles? It's beyond ridiculous at this point.TachyonTele@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareotplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIt’d probably be slander to say “X said this” when they didn’t say it. “X expresses disgust about Y” could be slanderous if it’s not disgust, but “a respectful disagreement”, etc. But “X slams Y”? “Slam” doesn’t mean anything. So nobody can confirm or deny that any “slamming” happened.
It’d probably be slander to say “X said this” when they didn’t say it.
“X expresses disgust about Y” could be slanderous if it’s not disgust, but “a respectful disagreement”, etc.
But “X slams Y”? “Slam” doesn’t mean anything. So nobody can confirm or deny that any “slamming” happened.