On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Greg Schienke <[email protected]> wrote:
> PGage wrote: > > >Normally I would be making fun of CNN anchor Tony Harris reportage of this > story (he is > >treating her as one of the major stars and actresses of her generation - > she was not). > > Giving the anchor the benefit of the doubt, that is, how the story is > reported is a function of the producer, I think CNN (and all news sources) > defines "major" with regard to name recognition by the low end of the > middle-common denominator.(SNIP) > Well, in Harris' case it was not just his language, but his entire demeanor that communicated a disproportionate evaluation of her career - which is explained by her obvious role, as Kevin accurately but indelicately put it. She was a fetish object, and we regard her loss with the dismay approaching that of a preschooler that has lots its blanket or teddy bear. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
