Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Buzz-Words: Condescending & Patronizing

You know what pisses me off?

Everything?

SHUT UP!

...

It's supposedly "objective" journalism dripping with judgmental attitude and little information. By conventional standards, the following might be described as positive coverage of the marijuana issue, but the undisguised (and largely pretend) incredulousness of the narration is such condescending bullshit.



"Can you believe that people want to legalize a common plant that has extreme euphoric effects and no detrimental side effects?"

Yes. Yes, I can.

Now instead of acting like a gossipy housewife, how about you put a little information in your coverage?

Television news is to education what fortune cookies are to literature.

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