Dominant frames win through repetition while dissent is framed as mere perspective

Evidence

Hall also argues that the preferred cultural framing of an issue acquires dominance through a process of repetition within a context where competing frames are silenced. He notes that “in order for one meaning to be regularly produced, it ha[s] to win a kind of credibility, legitimacy or taken-for-grantedness for itself.” Moreover, this takes place on a terrain where other constructions become “literally unthinkable or unsayable.” While Aslan was given a space to voice his arguments, typically guests on these programs are those who reinforce the status quo. In this case, the interview ended with an acknowledgment of a plurality of “perspectives,” a self-congratulatory stance on CNN’s liberalism and multiculturalism. However, Camerota is quite clear that this is simply Aslan’s point of view, presumably as a Muslim man, rather than a presentation of fact that countered the hegemonic narrative. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 277

Categorization

• XREF: Directly echoes the earlier ch. 8 claim ‘Dominant cultural frames win through repetition while silencing alternatives.’ — connects to: Dominant cultural frames win through repetition while silencing alternatives. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 265; Dominant media frames win by repetition while silencing and relativizing rivals.; Media dominance of a frame rests on repetition while silencing competing constructions. (+2 more)
• SEED: The ‘dissent-as-merely-perspective’ move is precisely the representation-coupling machinery the reader’s MOC wants to name as the thing that must be refused.

Broader Connections

• Media dominance of a frame rests on repetition while silencing competing constructions. #corroborates (0.92)
• Dominant ideologies structure the range of encodings available rather than being deliberately imposed #expands (0.78) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 921
• Repeated stereotypes create interpretive frames that filter out disconfirming evidence #expands (0.75) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 94