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CBS Hypes Tiny 'Backlash' Against Chattanooga Student's Gun-Toting 'Graduation Photo'
newsbusters.org ^ | 4/13/2018 | Tom Blumer

Posted on 04/14/2018 11:14:34 AM PDT by rktman

A one-sided Wednesday report at CBS News tried to convince readers that University of Tennessee-Chattanooga student Brenna Spencer's "I don't take normal graduation photos" tweet picturing her with a firearm generated significant "backlash."

To create a false impression, the network cited critical tweets from two users with a combined eight Twitter followers, ignoring far more significant support Spencer received, including two Second Amendment-supporting women with a combined 160,000 followers.

CBS's unbylined April 11 story only headlined "backlash":

Woman's gun-toting "graduation photo" sparks backlash online

A University of Tennessee-Chattanooga senior's graduation photo has generated controversy on social media. In the photo, Brenna Spencer is seen wearing a bright pink "Women for Trump" T-shirt with white jeans. A black handgun is tucked into her waistband.

Spencer shared the photo on Twitter Saturday and captioned the post: "I don't take normal college graduation photos."

Some of her followers praised the photo.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Philosophy; US: Tennessee
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To: LanaTurnerOverdrive

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41 posted on 04/14/2018 3:55:44 PM PDT by Glenmore
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To: rktman
There are still humans that listen to anything on SeeBS?!?
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To: Beagle8U

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To: TigersEye
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