Remember When Following the Science Was Required Because It Was Settled? Well, the Press Forgot
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Stealth Story Evolution – THE NEW YORK TIMES
It seems the arguments about "science" are not so settled.
There is a certain fluidity to science when politics needs to be applied. In the case of climate change, for instance, you cannot debate the issue because ALL scientists agree and the science is "settled." Although the label is not so settled, given that it used to be global warming, and recently, we had Reuters tell us an ice age might be brewing as a result.
As the Supreme Court is weighing a decision on having trans individuals participate in female sports, the media is running into a thorny challenge: Biology. Once the reality of the staunch backing of science disrupts the prevailing supportive narratives, we see signs, such as this from Juliete Macur at The Times, that science is suddenly a malleable entity.
Remember when science was “settled”, absolute, and not to be questioned?
Now it is “evolving”, when the narrative needs to be massaged. pic.twitter.com/nAZXawnO6j
Stealth Story Evolution – MS NOW
Ummm, Lisa…those are the people you used to mock for speaking in YOUR fashion.
Another journalist (ahem) struggling against the rigidity of science is legal affairs expert Lisa Rubin. As she looks at the case at SCOTUS, she sees a problem with the debate taking place. You see, those people on the Right who are clinging to biology are the real problem:
I don't know how you can........
