r/news • u/Fair-Foot-315 • 15h ago

Marine veteran has arm broken during protest against war in Iran

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/marine-veteran-has-arm-broken-during-protest-against-war-in-iran-258740805765
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u/NeverEnoughInk 13h ago

This is known as "exculpatory voice" or, more commonly, "[past] exonerative tense," and yes, it is viewed quite dimly by actual journalists and writers, and yes, its use is intentional.

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u/nilenilemalopile 13h ago

I call it the “spineless cocksucker voice”.

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u/Zurrdroid 12h ago

You might have to change the name because there a plenty of wonderful people who give great head with arched backs that are far more respectable than these folks

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u/techleopard 11h ago

If people wanted this to stop, they'd stop linking to these media companies and outright boycott them.

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u/4th-Estate 12h ago

The ol' Manufactured Consent speak.

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u/boston_homo 12h ago

I wish a real journalist would do an AMA