Define “Controversial”
Have you noticed that various proposals are glossed with the adjective “controversial”—such as “the Governor’s controversial school choice plan”?
Using that specific proposal, as I recall, it made its way through the committee process and both chambers of the state legislature with plenty of votes to spare. Many on the left did not like it…but does that make it “controversial”?
Basically, anything these days that does not fit the approved narrative is dubbed “controversial” at best…or more likely racist, sexist, or hate-filled.
Watch adjectives like that—from both sides—carefully. And filter them out from the news coverage you consume. We’ve talked before how the AP likes to call it a “Republican controlled” legislature, but when the other party is in the majority, it’s a “Democrat led” House or Senate.
Dictionary.com — yes, I am citing dictionary.com — says controversial means something involving “prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention.”
Not a bad definition. And providing support for the idea that those who are prone to use the adjective now are doing so for agenda-driven purposes to skew public perception on an issue.
When in doubt…filter the adjectives out…from all sources.
