On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Meanwhile Buzzfeed EIC emailed his staff to clarify their social media > policy when it comes to Trump and I think one line says it all: "It is ... > entirely fair to call him a mendacious racist." > > https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedBen/status/674417675813019648 > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 11:51 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I recognize that Trump is ratings crack (though I have never understood >> the appeal; Trump and Dr. Phil were the two guests that would make me skip >> a Letterman show), but it is time for entertainment shows to ignore him, >> and news shows to treat him with the contempt he has earned. >> > Buzzfeed and late night TV both helped to create the horrific nightmare that is Donald Trump. We live in a world where it doesn't matter why something goes viral online as long as it does... anything that generates clicks is good. This cultural shift was mildly annoying when it was just egomaniacs like Charlie Sheen bloviating about themselves, but it has since devolved into what we have now -- online terrorism that leads to genuine (IRL) terrorism. The other night I posted on Facebook about an encounter I had with a couple of Muslim men that left me in tears... I still don't know how to process it in my head or in my heart, but what has become abundantly clear is the old Bush-era axiom "they hate us for our freedom" is false. They hate us because we allow assholes to be assholes, I suppose, in the pretense of being fair and balanced. One of the Twitter accounts I follow has started mocking this trait with extreme hyperbole, posting fake headlines like, "Coming up on CNN, we talk to serial rapist John Doe about how great it feels to force a woman to have sex" or "HuffPo's top ten 'dating' tips for pedophiles." To me, those headlines are no less absurd than giving airtime to a man who has repeatedly stated that Mexicans are murderers and rapists, or that Japanese internment during WWII was a good idea and should be used on Muslims today. This man is a manifestation of hate; he is ignorance personified, and the media is as guilty of creating the monster as the GOP or Twitter. Buzzfeed exists and thrives because of clickbait whores like Trump. And I don't see it getting better anytime soon. 14 dead people just a couple miles up the road from where I live isn't enough to make people come to their senses; I don't know if anything can. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
