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Los Angeles Times Deems ‘Looting’ Verboten and Racist
California Globe ^ | July 19, 2020 | EVAN GAHR

Posted on 07/19/2020 11:26:36 AM PDT by artichokegrower

The LA Times is no longer going to say that looters are looting.

It’s newly updated style guide warns:

“’Looting’ is a crime that occurs only during a state of emergency (in any jurisdiction: state, county, city, etc.). Do not use it as a broad label or term for protest, burglary, theft or chaos. Because of the racial connotation and history of the word, use terms like ‘looting’ or ‘looters’ only in the context of criminal proceedings. Unless a story is specifically about looting or those charged with the crime, ‘looting’ or its derivations (‘looted,’ ‘looters’) should not be used in the story, display type (headline, captions, pull quotes, etc.), SEO type and headlines, story description, URL, social share lines, tweets or Facebook posts.”

(Excerpt) Read more at californiaglobe.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2020election; california; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; losangeles; losangelesslimes; losangelestimes; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; race; smearmachine
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To: artichokegrower

The Times thinks that only black people loot?

Now that IS racist.


41 posted on 07/19/2020 2:37:02 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: A Navy Vet

Those are all good ones; maybe even better than looting.


42 posted on 07/19/2020 2:54:51 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: ml/nj

Great insight.


43 posted on 07/19/2020 2:56:35 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: artichokegrower

They dont have to say it but we dont have to accept it.

We need to own the language people.

Looters, rioters and terrorists.

Those are the preferred terms.


44 posted on 07/19/2020 2:59:17 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: artichokegrower

"Looting" --->"PLUNDERing"

"Looter" --->"PLUNDERer"

"Loot" --->"PLUNDER"

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Any of the above --->"You get yo @$$ SHOT!"

Clear enough for your LA Times "style book"?

45 posted on 07/19/2020 3:07:10 PM PDT by TXnMA (Anagram: "PANDEMIC --> DEM PANIC")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Partisan Media Shills update.


46 posted on 07/19/2020 3:41:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: artichokegrower
Looting is Racist according to the LA Times? I guess it will be called UNDOCUMENTED SHOPPING!! 😋
47 posted on 07/19/2020 7:44:47 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-) Trump 2020)
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To: artichokegrower
How about 'Peaceful Protest with Financial Benefits'..
48 posted on 07/19/2020 8:11:43 PM PDT by GOPJ (Leo Terrell - Michael Shellenberger - Stephen Hsu - Bari Weiss - TRUTH: the new HATE SPEECH)
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To: artichokegrower

Redefine the word and the problem goes away.


49 posted on 07/19/2020 8:21:52 PM PDT by gogeo (It isn't just time to open America up again: It's time to be America again.)
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To: artichokegrower

Guess they can’t say “Negroes and pasty Snowflakes gone wild”.


50 posted on 07/20/2020 6:02:29 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Why does NIKE support child slavery?)
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To: TXnMA
From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loot (originally taken from a Hindi/Urdu word in the 18th century): loot noun \ ˈlüt \ Definition of loot (Entry 1 of 2) 1: goods usually of considerable value taken in war : SPOILS The soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find. 2: something held to resemble goods of value seized in war: such as a: something appropriated illegally often by force or violence the thieves' loot b: illicit gains by public officials c: MONEY would not … spend all that loot on her — Langston Hughes 3: the action of looting general loot of church land — Hilaire Belloc loot verb looted; looting; loots Definition of loot (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb 1a: to plunder or sack in war b: to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption 2: to seize and carry away by force especially in war intransitive verb : to engage in robbing or plundering especially in war Other Words from loot Synonyms Choose the Right Synonym More Example Sentences Learn More about loot Other Words from loot Verb looter noun Synonyms for loot Synonyms: Noun booty, pillage, plunder, spoil, swag Synonyms: Verb despoil, maraud, pillage, plunder, ransack, sack Visit the Thesaurus for More Choose the Right Synonym for loot Noun SPOIL, PLUNDER, BOOTY, PRIZE, LOOT mean something taken from another by force or craft. SPOIL, more commonly SPOILS, applies to what belongs by right or custom to the victor in war or political contest. the spoils of political victory PLUNDER applies to what is taken not only in war but in robbery, banditry, grafting, or swindling. a bootlegger's plunder BOOTY implies plunder to be shared among confederates. thieves dividing up their booty PRIZE applies to spoils captured on the high seas or territorial waters of the enemy. the wartime right of seizing prizes at sea LOOT applies especially to what is taken from victims of a catastrophe. picked through the ruins for loot Examples of loot in a Sentence Noun After raiding the town, the soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find. The thieves got a lot of loot in the robbery. See More Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Its emotes, in-game loot offers, and other mainstays have a near gravitational pull on millions. — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, "Microsoft Gives Up on Mixer," 22 June 2020 Microsoft's E3 Deals Microsoft's sale feels like peeking inside a loot box. — Louryn Strampe, Wired, "The Best E3 Game Sales," 11 June 2020 These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'loot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback. See More First Known Use of loot
51 posted on 07/20/2020 6:10:01 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker
Whooee! Info (and eyeball) overload!

Thank you!

Now if we could just beat the snowflakes at AP, LA Times, etc. who "write style books" over the head with that, maybe they wouldn't be quite so knee-jerk ready to futz with the language for dumb@$$3d "political correctness" reasons!

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Nah -- never happen; brains required... :-(
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Thanks again!

TXnMA
  

52 posted on 07/20/2020 8:25:30 PM PDT by TXnMA (Anagram: "PANDEMIC --> DEM PANIC")
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