New Yorkers, Stop it
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- kelpie0
my word.
- SLAZ0
we can put a dead guys head on a paper, but cant show nipples, asscrack or say sh*t.
can anyone say censorship?
- cafloppy0
Showing nipples, asscrack, or being able to say "shit," certainly falls under some realm of indecency (as defined by the more culturally-conservative elements in society), but it hardly constitutes an important form of censorship. How about the fact that mainstream news, including the so-called "liberal" media, focuses so one-sidedly on issues pertaining to politics and economics that, on the rare chance that a dissident voice is permitted, it has already been so emaciated and marginalized as to render it off the radar of relevant thought.
Take the war in Iraq for example. The "left," i.e. moderate liberals, fault Bush for HOW he handled the war, that he made unwise choices in how it was handled, but not that the war itself is wrong. Or that its only logical conclusion is to further spread the flames of Islamic Fundamentalism to populations that would otherwise have been unreceptive. Or that it is being waged for imperialist purposes only and to secure our stronghold in that region.
- jevad0
what on earth are you fucking babbling on about
- Baskerville0
is that for real?
There's no way you could have that on the front of a london paper. Is the 'warm up the virgins' added later, I sure hope so. It's terrible.
- robotron3k0
say what cafloppy???
- Cactus0
is that for real?
There's no way you could have that on the front of a london paper. Is the 'warm up the virgins' added later, I sure hope so. It's terrible.
Baskerville
(Jun 9 06, 06:40)Not even The Sun?
- jevad0
hahah cactus - I was just about to say that...that is TOTALLY what I thoguth when I saw that image...The Sun...
- Baskerville0
I choose not to recognise the Sun as a paper. But I don't think they would get away with it.
- unfittoprint0
Rupert Murdoch.
nuff said.
- cafloppy0
I was just giving a long-winded response to SLAZ who tought that being able to show asscracks, tits, and say curse-words constitutes censorship.
The Post, if for no other reason, is pure comedy. It's also cheaper and more convenient to read on the trains than the NY Times and other more legit papers, so it would be unfair to simply fault those buying it for the "stupidification" of the public.
- jevad0
The Post, if for no other reason, is pure comedy. It's also cheaper and more convenient to read on the trains than the NY Times and other more legit papers, so it would be unfair to simply fault those buying it for the "stupidification" of the public.
cafloppy
(Jun 9 06, 06:48)The US version of The Sun then...sans any actual humour or tits on page 3
- van_rijn0
the post is a rag indeed. its like a better version of star magazine
- Lo-Fi0
Same pic was on the front of metro this morning.
- CyBrainX0
That bubble with "Warm up the Virgins" was NOT added on. It's the real thing. Just as real as when one person got non-terrorist anthrax in Florida and the Post's headline printed "OUTBREAK!".
Being cheaper than the Times is no excuse. Get AM New York or NY Metro for free.
What would the Post say if Al Jezeera showed an American corpse with a bubble that read "Where's Jesus?"
- prodigalslacker0
remember when americans threw a shit fit when iraqis dragged two corpses through the street, burned alive, and hung them from a bridge?
this isn't much different. dude was a terrorist, and yeah, i'm glad he's gone, but smothering his face everywhere isn't going to change anything. he's dead. move on. we're still at war.
- robotron3k0
What i really like is the fact that the same folks who told us there were WMDs in Iraq are now telling us now that everything is going to be great now that al-Zaq is gone...
ha!!!!
- cafloppy0
CyBrainX,
Are you suggesting that AM New York or NY Metro are better? Why? Just because they aren't so tasteless in their editorializing and captions doesn't mean they present the news in any more accurate a light.
And besides, you can't get those papers in many sections of the outer-boroughs and therefore most people can't read them on their commute into the city.
- CyBrainX0
I thought they were everywhere, but they are far less sensationalistic than The Post and it's twin bastard the Daily News.
- neonbeige0
Being a New Yorker, I can also confirm that the talk bubble is real...but I don't get it. Can someone enlighten me...am I missing something?