The inane required capitalization of "black" is not sufficient.
Now "riot" is nearly eradicated from AssPress (AP) usage, and guess what is the substitute?
Protest and demonstration refer to specific actions such as marches, sit-ins, rallies or other actions meant to register dissent. They can be legal or illegal, organized or spontaneous, peaceful or violent, and involve any number of people.
Uh-huh.
Of COURSE AssPress has a reason for this!
Focusing on rioting and property destruction rather than underlying grievance has been used in the past to stigmatize broad swaths of people protesting against lynching, police brutality or for racial justice, going back to the urban uprisings of the 1960s. (2/5)
Unrest is a vaguer, milder and less emotional term for a condition of angry discontent and protest verging on revolt.
When "reporting," use 'vague and mild' terms for what you actually saw with your White-Privileged Eyes.
See?
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