If the news can run “story about a struggling individual or animal overcoming odds through community support or sheer will, like the sickly squirrel nursed back to health by a man trapped in a collapsed cave.”… For the thousandth time…
Let’s just say I would rather watch this every year
No, I was simply stating that as fluff pieces go, it’s a good one. Fluff pieces can be about many topics, the relative value of the individual subjects is irrelevant.
Comparing lesbian mud wrestling to a sickly squirrel is a bit rude, even in the context of “what might best grab headlines”. I know it was a joke, but still…
Equating people with animals, even indirectly, isn’t nice. It sets the precedent that there is a context where that’s acceptable, when that’s not acceptable in any context.
If the news can run “story about a struggling individual or animal overcoming odds through community support or sheer will, like the sickly squirrel nursed back to health by a man trapped in a collapsed cave.”… For the thousandth time…
Let’s just say I would rather watch this every year
Yeah, well, I will admit that “lesbians mud wrestling“ is a fucking ton of fun to watch
Lollapalooza or not
No, I was simply stating that as fluff pieces go, it’s a good one. Fluff pieces can be about many topics, the relative value of the individual subjects is irrelevant.
Comparing lesbian mud wrestling to a sickly squirrel is a bit rude, even in the context of “what might best grab headlines”. I know it was a joke, but still…
Equating people with animals, even indirectly, isn’t nice. It sets the precedent that there is a context where that’s acceptable, when that’s not acceptable in any context.
it’s not about nice. it’s about what gets the most clicks and brings in the most ad revenue.
the context is ‘story that makes us the most money gets run’