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’