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Originally Posted by ARTelevision
We have become used to being assaulted by media. The audio of this show has one of the commercial-interest-microphone-wielding-human-celebrities saying he is offended by the situation that prompts his offensive remarks - how quaint.
The word "offensive" is a subjective one isn't it? "Subjective" refers to an individual human perception - that's a person. Media is not a person - it is an overwhelming assaultive force.
It's not a complicated thing for me to choose to support individual perception over and against media mouthpieces.
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I'm nowhere near competent enough to tangle with you over "media," as you are clearly our resident expert on that subject. However, I do know a little about entertainment, and that was the thrust of my comment.
Is it possible for me to agree with you on giving a "hooray" to the little people for winning a victory against Big Bad Media while simultaneously hanging my head in despair over those who will never be able to see the forest when it comes to entertainment?
Ever since the "Runaway Bride" story broke open, I've been unable to watch a national talk-show without being assaulted by "Southern cousin-marrying cracker" jokes. Although they're not funny to me, I recognize that a lot of folks find those jokes a hoot. Instead of launching a campaign to have Jay Leno's advertisers pull out of the Tonight Show, I choose to change the channel. I guess my assault on "media" is more low-key, because if the Nielsen folks ever came back to my house, I'd tell them why I watch Court-TV instead of Leno or Letterman.
Dang, ART, it's good to be back.