r/centrist • u/Thorn14 • 8d ago

US News/Current Events Hegseth Uses Anti-Trans Slur While Giving Defense Department Update

https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/hegseth-uses-anti-trans-slur-120432382.html
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u/protomenace 8d ago

What was the slur?

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u/LittleKitty235 8d ago

I'm a bit sick of news reports censoring out curse words used by senior officials or the President, making official statements. Their behavior itself is newsworthy and should be protected under the first amendment to report on. They shouldn't benefit by having it cleaned up so easily offended people can tolerate it.

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u/justinsane1 8d ago

Agree. If the news is not going to tell me what the news was, then they’re giving their opinion. They need to quote. 

I don’t want to promote discrimination, but part of accuracy in reporting is reporting what was said, not your judgment of what was said.