Mon May 16, 2022, 12:27 PM

albacore (1,701 posts)

Our local TeeVee news was talking about the rallies/protests over the abortion ban....

... and was using the term "pro-abortion" to describe them.
We have a Sinclair station in Seattle, but this one is a normal one.
I was there, and I saw ZERO "pro-abortion" signs... just pro-choice ones.

When the fuck did "pro-choice" become "pro-abortion"?

It wasn't just one reporter. The anchor said the same thing.

How are we supposed to frame the narrative when the media ignores the real message and makes up their own?

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Our local TeeVee news was talking about the rallies/protests over the abortion ban.... (Original post)	albacore	May 16	OP
I am pro-abortion!	50 Shades Of Blue	May 16	#1
We only have 2 "normal" stations: KIRO and KING	maxsolomon	May 16	#2
This was KING!!! nt	albacore	May 16	#4
Well, that sucks. KING is about the only one I watch any more.	maxsolomon	May 16	#6
Pro-abortion is now the updated language used within the movement, so I'm happy to hear the news	WhiskeyGrinder	May 16	#3
I think that the implication is that everybody should be all for abortion.	albacore	May 16	#5
The reasoning is that choice means little when access is restricted.	WhiskeyGrinder	May 16	#7

Response to albacore (Original post)

Mon May 16, 2022, 12:31 PM

50 Shades Of Blue (7,345 posts)

1. I am pro-abortion!

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Mon May 16, 2022, 12:56 PM

maxsolomon (27,987 posts)

2. We only have 2 "normal" stations: KIRO and KING

and KIRO is suspect - KIRO FM is the home of Dori Monson.

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Mon May 16, 2022, 01:14 PM

albacore (1,701 posts)

4. This was KING!!! nt

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Mon May 16, 2022, 01:16 PM

maxsolomon (27,987 posts)

6. Well, that sucks. KING is about the only one I watch any more.

I tend to think that TV Newspeople aren't the sharpest tools in the shed.

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Mon May 16, 2022, 12:57 PM

WhiskeyGrinder (16,996 posts)

3. Pro-abortion is now the updated language used within the movement, so I'm happy to hear the news

using it.

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Mon May 16, 2022, 01:15 PM

albacore (1,701 posts)

5. I think that the implication is that everybody should be all for abortion.

I'm for choice.
There is a difference.

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Response to albacore (Reply #5)

Mon May 16, 2022, 01:23 PM

WhiskeyGrinder (16,996 posts)

7. The reasoning is that choice means little when access is restricted.

Even in states where abortion is legal or even protected, many people don't have a choice because of circumstances. Abortion is at the center of this issue, it IS the issue -- shying away from the term can add to the stigma.

I think that the implication is that everybody should be all for abortion.

I mean, that's what any "pro" or "anti" phrase implies, doesn't it? Why would someone who describes themselves as pro-choice be against abortion?

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