"Because of constantly seeing the phrase "'Don't Say Gay' Bill" in the *headlines* of news articles on the subject"
Yep, this is exactly the problem. If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes true in the minds of some people. Especially if you demonise anybody who points out the lie. "Don't say gay" and "anti-CRT" are perfect examples o…
"Because of constantly seeing the phrase "'Don't Say Gay' Bill" in the *headlines* of news articles on the subject"
Yep, this is exactly the problem. If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes true in the minds of some people. Especially if you demonise anybody who points out the lie. "Don't say gay" and "anti-CRT" are perfect examples of this phenomenon. Somebody comes up with a catchy name for a bill that doesn't fairly represent it at all, but lots of people don't look beyond the slogan.
"Because of constantly seeing the phrase "'Don't Say Gay' Bill" in the *headlines* of news articles on the subject"
Yep, this is exactly the problem. If you repeat a lie often enough it becomes true in the minds of some people. Especially if you demonise anybody who points out the lie. "Don't say gay" and "anti-CRT" are perfect examples of this phenomenon. Somebody comes up with a catchy name for a bill that doesn't fairly represent it at all, but lots of people don't look beyond the slogan.