• alekwithak@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    No, I definitely remember when the mainstream media jumped at the chance to smear one of the most peaceful spiritual figures alive, context be damned. They took a culturally unfamiliar moment and ran it through a Western lens to manufacture outrage. And look, they’re still collecting dividends on it!

    • index@sh.itjust.works
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      8 hours ago

      No, I definitely remember when the mainstream media jumped at the chance

      He asked a child to suck his tongue, there’s no context the guy is a pedo