News (Media Awareness Project) - CN AB: PUB LTE: Headline Derogatory |
| Title: | CN AB: PUB LTE: Headline Derogatory |
| Published On: | 2002-01-21 |
| Source: | Edmonton Sun (CN AB) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-24 23:28:50 |
HEADLINE DEROGATORY
RE: "TOP pothead gets weed OK" was nothing less than a derogatory slur
directed at a medical patient. Would you headline a story about a
quadriplegic "Gimpy gets wheels?" Or perhaps "Lefty gets a helping hand"
for a story about someone getting a prosthetic limb?
Jim White
(Considering many potheads call themselves potheads, we were unaware it was
a derogatory slur.)
RE: "TOP pothead gets weed OK" was nothing less than a derogatory slur
directed at a medical patient. Would you headline a story about a
quadriplegic "Gimpy gets wheels?" Or perhaps "Lefty gets a helping hand"
for a story about someone getting a prosthetic limb?
Jim White
(Considering many potheads call themselves potheads, we were unaware it was
a derogatory slur.)
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