Gay friendly media - promoted fake claim of anti-gay harassment
Americans have watched as the improbable claims of actor Jussie Smollett have unraveled. The mainstream media immediately latched onto Smollett's story that he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack. Smollett's claims were not checked or investigated by the media. Instead, they were instantly broadcast as true throughout the world because they fit nicely into one of the media's favorite narratives: that LGBT individuals face widespread intimidation, harassment, and even violence and on a daily basis. Smollett the victim, who is a homosexual, was feted at a sold-out concert in Hollywood and was a guest on countless network news, entertainment and late night television shows where he was given free rein to tell his story of the supposed racist, anti-gay attack. Since the beginning, however, there has been no corroborating evidence to document Smollett's claims. Indeed, the available evidence showed that no attack took place. Smollett refused to turn over importa...