The stars and creatives have signed a letter about the killing of the Palestinian protagonist of a Cannes-premiering documentary: “We are ashamed of such passivity” - they wrote regarding the silence of the industry.
What the fuck is with the quotes around ‘genocide’?! Not blaming OP for the source’s headline, but I just can’t believe editors are still playing these games
It’s because it’s quoted from the letter. Even if the article was like 90% text affirming the fact that it’s a genocide, they’d still quote it because that’s what the letter is saying and the letter is the subject of the article
What the fuck is with the quotes around ‘genocide’?! Not blaming OP for the source’s headline, but I just can’t believe editors are still playing these games
It’s because it’s quoted from the letter. Even if the article was like 90% text affirming the fact that it’s a genocide, they’d still quote it because that’s what the letter is saying and the letter is the subject of the article