Annalee Newitz 🍜May 6, 2024
I asked my media studies students to look at the New York Times' op-ed page to determine what the paper's Overton Window is. Most thought it was fairly liberal, but others thought it was just kind of silly. One commented simply, "These are really absurd topics for articles."
Show threadFeralRobotsMay 6, 2024
@annaleen
I think the 'it's absurd' takes have a point. Conventional right/left doesn't really seem to work for NYT. I'd say one needs intersectional coordinates to define their Overton window.
Show threadThe Devil’s AvocadoMay 6, 2024
@FeralRobots @annaleen What Would David Brooks Do?
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@raven19 @annaleen He politely ask his much-younger trophy wife to make a wholesome but non-kosher sandwich for he & his old friend Patio Man, while they discuss the matter of how to appropriately vibe-check the parameters on their imagined Overton Window.
May 6, 2024 at 6:39pmWeb