What does it add to the reporting that “two Jewish guests” doesn’t already?
This is a media criticism angle question - think about why a rag like this would say “visibly” and what emotion that intends to stir. Why does it matter when they’re interacting with a faceless computer system that doesn’t know they’re “visibly Jewish”? Why should we care whether they choose to outwardly express their faith or not? Does it make them more or less worthy “victims”?
I don’t know how the hotel’s TVs work but my assumption from the article is that it’s supposed to say “Welcome {guest name}” but the person checking them in put “Free Palestine” as the guest name.
Yes that makes sense. The TV is sending special messages just for them, to mock their humiliated status and further persecute them, at the behest of an unknown but powerful extrinsic force.
What does it add to the reporting that “two Jewish guests” doesn’t already?
This is a media criticism angle question - think about why a rag like this would say “visibly” and what emotion that intends to stir. Why does it matter when they’re interacting with a faceless computer system that doesn’t know they’re “visibly Jewish”? Why should we care whether they choose to outwardly express their faith or not? Does it make them more or less worthy “victims”?
And so on.
Maybe they thought hotel staff intentionally assigned them to that room and quickly made that message while they were on the way to their room?
Maybe every TV in the hotel had the same message and they’re doing the typical Israeli thing of playing the victim?
I don’t know how the hotel’s TVs work but my assumption from the article is that it’s supposed to say “Welcome {guest name}” but the person checking them in put “Free Palestine” as the guest name.
The pic says welcome guest and then the free Palestine message though
Your logic would mean the message says welcome free Palestine
Yes that makes sense. The TV is sending special messages just for them, to mock their humiliated status and further persecute them, at the behest of an unknown but powerful extrinsic force.
Sure does merit police time and media coverage.
Because two visibly Rastafari people probably wouldn’t be crying about a free Palestine message?