The Left’s Lies About “Whiteness” And Gun Control | Ep. 1222

Media Bias

In the wake of a mass shooting in Colorado, Ben Shapiro critiques the media's predictable response, which he argues is driven by emotional appeal rather than factual reasoning. He points out a pattern where the media focuses on gun control when the shooter is not white, and shifts to narratives of white supremacy when the shooter is white 1. Shapiro emphasizes that this approach lacks logical and evidentiary support, serving instead to impose a moral premise on the public.

The call for gun control for the media is based on emotional appeal. It is not based on a factually reasoned argument.

--- Ben Shapiro

He argues that the media's selective emotional engagement with certain stories, while ignoring ongoing violence in cities like Chicago, reveals a bias in how gun violence is reported 2.

   

Narrative Shaping

Shapiro discusses how media narratives are crafted to influence public perception, particularly regarding gun control and race. He notes that the media often portrays mass shootings as predominantly committed by white individuals, which distorts the reality of the situation 3. This narrative, he argues, is part of a broader agenda to attribute societal issues to whiteness and white supremacy.

For the left, they have whiteness and white supremacy of the gaps. If there is a story they don't like, they just explain it with regards to whiteness.

--- Ben Shapiro

Shapiro highlights the inconsistency in media reporting, where the race of the shooter is emphasized or downplayed depending on how it fits into the prevailing narrative 4.