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Post by Gwendolyn Black on Apr 30, 2006 14:50:59 GMT -5
Will the press ever come to their senses and shut up about Natalee Holloway? No one gives a shit anymore. It's absolutely ridiculous. Americans go missing every single bloody day, and no one notices because the victims are poor, or they're a minority demographic, or maybe they're just unattractive. The media turns a blind eye. But some rich blonde knockout goes missing on her little beach vacation and suddenly it's all we hear about. She's either dead or a forced prostitute, we all know it. The networks should do her memory a little bit of respect and leave the case alone.
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Post by Commando on May 26, 2006 21:30:46 GMT -5
I agree with you 100%.
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Post by Kid Game on May 26, 2006 21:54:54 GMT -5
I'll sign this and agree as well.
Doesnt really seem to matter what the subject is, the press/media find something good and continually do nothing but talk about this one subject for over a month. They'll talk about little to nothing else besides their chosen topic / person.
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Post by lifebaka on May 26, 2006 22:14:25 GMT -5
True. Her family must have some major influence. Either that or Bush wants distraction from Iraq. Of course, with everything else he must have enough by now.
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Post by Kid Game on May 26, 2006 22:20:57 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if bush did wanted a distraction from iraq. I've heard so much news about Iraq, so much news about Bush, it isn't fun anymore. Basically whatever news I hear is basically the same story over and over. They just find different ways to word everything. I've had enough of bush, worse president ever in my opinion. I disagree with just about everything he is done and of the 1 or 2 things I do agree with him on, even thats questionable. I can't wait until we get a new president. And it had better not be another bush. Dont care if your related to George Bush or not, Id hate to see another Bush get elected president. If that happened we'd be in for 4 more years (possible 8) of pure hell and ridiculous BS from bush.
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Post by lifebaka on May 27, 2006 10:57:16 GMT -5
Don't worry about that, just register and vote. A Democrat's going to be in the White House, anyway.
As for distractions from Iraq, what do you think this whole thing about immigration is? It's nothing but a distraction, and I'm worried it's smokescreening something questionable. Of course, that's not likely enough to matter, so let us not dwell on the unfavorable.
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Post by DaBomb on May 28, 2006 8:16:17 GMT -5
No news is good news.
Don't complain about repetitive news. It's better than having a new major disaster or a kidnapping for the media to sensationalize.
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Post by lifebaka on May 28, 2006 10:41:20 GMT -5
Although that is true, the problem is that there are. The media just doesn't give them as much attention if they won't drive home in American households. There are plenty of natural disasters, kidnappings, murders, and all the like every day throughout the world, it's just that very little of it strikes home here. Granted, I'm not complaining that the media doesn't cover things I don't care about, but I would like it if they would drop stories faster, rather than keep reviving them. If they don't have any more bad news to give us, find some good news.
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Post by DaBomb on May 28, 2006 14:15:42 GMT -5
Good news doesn't get ratings, and ultimately that is what television channels want: ratings.
Most people care mainly about where they come from. Here in Canada, you'll hear about minor government conflicts or a hockey game, but never anything that is neither related to Canada or incredibly important. That's why you'll see the same crap over and over again, because it's more interesting to the common man than a drug bust in Australia or atrocities in Africa.
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Post by lifebaka on May 29, 2006 8:36:19 GMT -5
Personally I find that I at least want to know how progress in the Darfur region is, but I know that most people don't know about the genocide there or don't care about it.
Yes, I know they need ratings to stay broadcasting. They have to sell ad space to make money, it's not like we pay to watch television (at least I don't; no cable/dish).
Oh, my. It appears that this has become a discussion on human carring, no longer about the media.
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Post by Gwendolyn Black on Jun 15, 2006 9:14:02 GMT -5
Well hell, apathy's as much of a problem in America as our media, maybe more. A quote in one of my friend's songs completely depressed me, because he doesn't actually mean it ironically: "Something's happened that we should probably care about, but we don't."
A perfect description of America's youth if I've ever heard one.
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