CNN's Brian Stelter and The Grio vice president Natasha Alford scoff at the idea of parental rights, suggesting it's just a political "slogan." They also warn viewers: "When the top issue is called 'education,' the top issue is race," Stelter declared with finger quotes.
CNN's Brian Stelter takes a look at how the media can latch onto a slogan instead of presenting the full story, which he says Republicans have used to their advantage in recent elections. Virginia voters told liberal media networks who were curious about their votes last week that they flocked to the polls to vote for Youngkin as a means of pushing back against their school districts' progressive agendas. In the lead up to Election Day, parents had spoken out more regularly about graphic material in classrooms, and against the use of critical race theory (CRT), a curriculum that teaches students U.S. institutions are inherently racist. Stelter, however, said the terms "parents' rights" and "critical race theory" have become little more than a "slogan" or a "catchall phrase." The segment was accompanied by the chyron, "Cheap Slogans Disguise Stories That Are Shaping America." Stelter and his "Reliable Sources...