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How does this differ from robust lines of question in political reporting?

• JadeNB 6y ago
  > How does this differ from robust lines of question in political reporting? There is a difference between politicians, whose chosen place in the spotlight correctly subjects them to heightened scrutiny of their decisions and actions, and everyday people being questioned about their determination that, say, racism is wrong, even if they have not personally been subject to it that day. I think sealioning is meant to describe persistent questioning of everyday interlocutors, not of politicians.
• scott_s 6y ago
  Good faith.
  • JasonFruit 6y ago
    Which is often dependent on interpretation, which helps explain the polarization of this discussion. Faced with a given discussion, it's likely that people who are ideologically aligned with the questioner will see it as valid, and those aligned with the one being questioned will see sealioning. I've found it a good thing to keep in mind when I evaluate my own online behavior, but not so useful when evaluating others'.
• dsr_ 6y ago
  If you're asking relevant questions, of a person who is plausibly responsible for or has special knowledge of the situation being questioned, it's not sealioning. If you are asking questions which have had books written about them, and/or of a person who is clearly not specifically responsible for the situation and has no special knowledge of the situation... and you won't stop, it's sealioning. If you are asking irrelevant or strawman questions of a person who nevertheless might be responsible for or have special knowledge of the situation, it's badgering, not sealioning.