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"A cyclist from Brighton who punched a man in the face after he opened a car door in his path has been jailed for 18 months."
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Brighton cyclist jailed for Tony Magdi manslaughter
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Posted 13 years ago #
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As I grow more sensitive to the reporting of 'in group' and 'out group' I begin to wonder how this would have been reported if it had been two motorists involved.
The opening sentence would probably not have been "A driver from Brighton who punched a man in the face after he...", but instead would have been "A man from Brighton who punched another man in the face after he..." or perhaps "A man with psychotic symptoms from Brighton..."
However, it's not unreasonable to imagine that the article might have referred to some other 'out group' had that been relevant...
"An illegal immigrant from Brighton..."
"A member of the traveller community from Brighton..."The article consistently refers to the offender as a 'cyclist' rather than a 'man', although those of us who are cyclists might opine that his behaviour nothing whatsoever to do with the mode of transport he'd chosen for the day.
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Yes, it's true. 'Cyclist' is now a de facto pejorative term. Thanks, Clarkson!
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In fairness to the reporter, the fact that this person was a cyclist is relevant. The snip doesn't mention if the cyclist is male or female, so at least it's gender neutral.
I propose "to be a bit of a Clarkson" is used henceforth to refer to a boorish character to redress the balance.
Posted 13 years ago #
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