Extremely complex and over intellectualised way of saying "say what's actually happening with context and don't sanitise it"
Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
June 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Extremely complex and over intellectualised way of saying "say what's actually happening with context and don't sanitise it"
I deleted my post from before…
I thought it was fake
So I went to WH Smith and here it is
An unbelievable attempt to sanitise this man and normalise what’s he’s done.
I thought it was fake
So I went to WH Smith and here it is
An unbelievable attempt to sanitise this man and normalise what’s he’s done.
February 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I deleted my post from before…
I thought it was fake
So I went to WH Smith and here it is
An unbelievable attempt to sanitise this man and normalise what’s he’s done.
I thought it was fake
So I went to WH Smith and here it is
An unbelievable attempt to sanitise this man and normalise what’s he’s done.
This is blatant racism, and there is no “valid concern” that can sanitise it.
I’m sick to death of the minimising of behaviour like this.
I’m sick to death of the minimising of behaviour like this.
I guess this is what we're going to have to get used to...
NHS Worker (and British citizen of Filipino origin) with 15 years of service abused whilst walking with her family in W Yorkshire. She's leaving the country and I'm sorry.
The tone from the top is always heard at the bottom.
NHS Worker (and British citizen of Filipino origin) with 15 years of service abused whilst walking with her family in W Yorkshire. She's leaving the country and I'm sorry.
The tone from the top is always heard at the bottom.
August 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is blatant racism, and there is no “valid concern” that can sanitise it.
I’m sick to death of the minimising of behaviour like this.
I’m sick to death of the minimising of behaviour like this.
It’s the anniversary of this preposterous Guti pass in 2006.
Filth. Absolute filth. Sanitise hands after viewing
Filth. Absolute filth. Sanitise hands after viewing
January 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It’s the anniversary of this preposterous Guti pass in 2006.
Filth. Absolute filth. Sanitise hands after viewing
Filth. Absolute filth. Sanitise hands after viewing
The New York Times loosened its editorial standards to sanitise Israeli war crimes.
December 26, 2024 at 10:49 PM
The New York Times loosened its editorial standards to sanitise Israeli war crimes.
Even more incredible to me: I'm starting to learn who would sanitise the work Nazis were doing in their everyday activities and who wouldn't have
January 31, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Even more incredible to me: I'm starting to learn who would sanitise the work Nazis were doing in their everyday activities and who wouldn't have
be so racist the british media can't sanitise it challenge
Conservative Councillor says "young black males" are "flooding" the UK
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Conservative Councillor Accused of 'Old-Fashioned Racism' After Saying 'Young Black Males' Are 'Flooding' the UK
EXCLUSIVE: Pauline Giles defended her comments to Byline Times, saying that "we cannot sustain the volume of young black males" that "jeopardises the security of our country"
bylinetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
be so racist the british media can't sanitise it challenge
Israeli officials never bothered to hide their intent. The systematic dehumanisation of Palestinians was a primary export of Israeli media, even as Western corporate outlets worked tirelessly to sanitise this criminal discourse.
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Israeli officials never bothered to hide their intent. The systematic dehumanisation of Palestinians was a primary export of Israeli media, even as Western corporate outlets worked tirelessly to sanitise this criminal discourse.
Uyghur rights group calls on hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang
Uyghur rights group calls on hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang
Growth in international hotels coincides with government effort to push region as a tourism destination
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Uyghur rights group calls on hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang
incredible seeing the way business types on linkedin can sanitise a bad faith culture war campaign by simply saying "the culture moves fast"
cowering to reactionaries can take many forms, but this is surely one of the most pathetic
cowering to reactionaries can take many forms, but this is surely one of the most pathetic
January 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
incredible seeing the way business types on linkedin can sanitise a bad faith culture war campaign by simply saying "the culture moves fast"
cowering to reactionaries can take many forms, but this is surely one of the most pathetic
cowering to reactionaries can take many forms, but this is surely one of the most pathetic
Fuck Charlie Kirk and all the people trying to sanitise his legacy and turn him into a martyr.
Fuck Charlie Kirk
Anyone want to get a round of "Fuck Charlie Kirk" going?
September 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Fuck Charlie Kirk and all the people trying to sanitise his legacy and turn him into a martyr.
Won’t be watching the news today, I can’t be arsed to watch the media sanitise the doddering anti queer wanker that was Ann Widdecombe.
July 10, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Won’t be watching the news today, I can’t be arsed to watch the media sanitise the doddering anti queer wanker that was Ann Widdecombe.
It is not journalism’s job, nor an act of objective reporting to sanitise Trump’s threats of genocide into neutral language.
April 8, 2026 at 7:21 AM
It is not journalism’s job, nor an act of objective reporting to sanitise Trump’s threats of genocide into neutral language.
But it's totally fine for BBC presenters to sanitise Trump, of course, because that doesn't provoke attacks by the billionaire press or fossil fuel companies, and is therefore not an issue of "public controversy". bsky.app/profile/sudd...
I complained to the BBC about Justin Webb normalising fascism. He had permission so it's ok, apparently.
I don't know about you but this member of the audience is certainly questioning the "BBC’s commitment to impartiality".
I don't know about you but this member of the audience is certainly questioning the "BBC’s commitment to impartiality".
April 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
But it's totally fine for BBC presenters to sanitise Trump, of course, because that doesn't provoke attacks by the billionaire press or fossil fuel companies, and is therefore not an issue of "public controversy". bsky.app/profile/sudd...
Reminder to not let corporations devour our community, please. They will take our culture and sell it back to us as slop, infiltrate our spaces and sanitise them. It’s already happening. Tell them to fuck off by not giving them money, while we have the chance! What we have is so important!
October 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reminder to not let corporations devour our community, please. They will take our culture and sell it back to us as slop, infiltrate our spaces and sanitise them. It’s already happening. Tell them to fuck off by not giving them money, while we have the chance! What we have is so important!
On Antonio Cassano’s birthday, a reminder of his first Serie A goal.
That first touch. Pure smut. Sanitise hands after viewing.
That first touch. Pure smut. Sanitise hands after viewing.
July 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
On Antonio Cassano’s birthday, a reminder of his first Serie A goal.
That first touch. Pure smut. Sanitise hands after viewing.
That first touch. Pure smut. Sanitise hands after viewing.
Someone needs to tell Shabana Mahmood that the strategy of putting a minority Home Secretary in to sanitise the racism only works if you don't call this much attention to it.
Shabana Mahmood asks MPs to stop mentioning Tommy Robinson's name (in relation to his support for her policies) as "he doesn't even think I am English. I find that offensive."
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Someone needs to tell Shabana Mahmood that the strategy of putting a minority Home Secretary in to sanitise the racism only works if you don't call this much attention to it.
Reminder that pseudo intellectual idiots like Jordan Peterson have previously tried to sanitise and normalise Tommy Robinson and his thugs.
September 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Reminder that pseudo intellectual idiots like Jordan Peterson have previously tried to sanitise and normalise Tommy Robinson and his thugs.
They're trying to sanitise pride just like they try and sanitise us.
June 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
They're trying to sanitise pride just like they try and sanitise us.
I’m preaching to the choir here but you didn’t log back onto Twitter! You logged onto Elon Musk’s X. Twitter is dead and buried, and invoking it only serves to sanitise X’s image.
April 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I’m preaching to the choir here but you didn’t log back onto Twitter! You logged onto Elon Musk’s X. Twitter is dead and buried, and invoking it only serves to sanitise X’s image.
people will think you're weird if you're even slightly kinky so you may as well be a fucking freak about it. life is too short to sanitise yourself for people who insist on everyone being just like them
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
people will think you're weird if you're even slightly kinky so you may as well be a fucking freak about it. life is too short to sanitise yourself for people who insist on everyone being just like them
Dishwashers do not merely “sanitise” dishes.
This is a really big one that I learned! (Big dumb guy here) 😂 People need to wash the dishes before they put them in the dishwasher, because all the dishwasher does is sanitize them. And they have a hard time comprehending that, hahaha 😂
July 10, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Dishwashers do not merely “sanitise” dishes.
Children. Minors. Not young women. Don't sanitise what he did.
December 25, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Children. Minors. Not young women. Don't sanitise what he did.
I unwrap every present my kids get before Xmas/birthdays. After plastic tat, duplicates & disappointment with my first, I now sanitise, swap when needed & donate the rest. Fewer tears, happier kids, charity shops win.
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I unwrap every present my kids get before Xmas/birthdays. After plastic tat, duplicates & disappointment with my first, I now sanitise, swap when needed & donate the rest. Fewer tears, happier kids, charity shops win.