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Post by
MyTie
Fox
claims
NBC has bias in its reporting.
I'm resisting the urge to make some sort of comment about specific containers and colors.
Something about pots and kettles screams loudly...
Interest is always "resisting the urge" to say something, which he then explains in a semi circular way. It's like a passive aggressive way of posting. Why not just say it?
For the most part, I agree with Interest. Fox is biased and they are pointing fingers at another news source. But, here's the thing: they are right. The other news outlets are biased. So the "hate Fox bandwagon" that 90% of off-topic rides, needs to be more inclusive of other news outlets or... get this... you are also being biased, which reminds me of an old saying involving "specific containers and colors".
Post by
ElhonnaDS
See- I don't think the Fox News thing is just about "liberal vs. conservative." I agree all media outlets are biased in one way or another, and I think that a lot of conservative news radio stations don't get the same kind of flack because they do a pretty respectable job of presenting accurate facts, even if their opinions on them lean in one specific direction.
As far as I know, and if I'm wrong please let me know, Fox news is the only news outlet that actually fought a lawsuit on the grounds that they were under no obligation to tell the truth just because they were a news outlet. All media is biased, but Fox just straight out lies much more noticeably and/or frequently than other outlets.
Post by
Adamsm
All media is biased, but Fox just straight out lies much more noticeably and/or frequently than other outlets.
Or enjoys exaggerating things; such as the whole Mass Effect 'sex scandal'.
Edit: Even funnier when the so called 'experts' of Fox admit they haven't even done said thing, and are merely commenting on something they heard from someone else.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
@ Adams- Plenty of liberal stations exaggerate for effect too. They'll run headlines like "Man Who Police Tased Dies of Heart Attack" and then you read the story, and it's a man hopped up on cocaine who was jumping up and down on a father of five's head, and they had to tase him to get him to stop. Then, 4 hours later, the person has a heart attack, and the coroner says it's probably because of the strain his heart was under from habitual drug use. But they want the headline to leave a certain impression, so they play with the words so that it's accurate, just misleading.
I just find Fox news to be a more frequent offender, and to cross the line into actual lying (or at least making things up when they don't have the facts yet) pretty readily.
Post by
Adamsm
That's what I meant; the 'expert'(and I use that term very loosely) they interviewed who did the 'study' on Mass Effect, had never played the game and apparently heard that in the game there was a sex scene; so she automatically stated it was full on R rated stuff, when anyone who's ever played the game knows what happens there.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
That's what I meant; the 'expert'(and I use that term very loosely) they interviewed who did the 'study' on Mass Effect, had never played the game and apparently heard that in the game there was a sex scene; so she automatically stated it was full on R rated stuff, when anyone who's ever played the game knows what happens there.
She did an interview later, I think, where she said she finally saw the footage they were talking about, and said "I've seen more graphic scenes on 'Lost'," or something like that, and that they had led her to believe it was much different than it was. But of course that wasn't as highly publicized.
Someone said that she had a book out at the time, and that Amazon got flooded with 1 star reviews about how horrible it was, with notes that they hadn't actually read the book, but that they heard from someone it was really bad.
Post by
Adamsm
She did an interview later, I think, where she said she finally saw the footage they were talking about, and said "I've seen more graphic scenes on 'Lost'," or something like that, and that they had led her to believe it was much different than it was. But of course that wasn't as highly publicized.Of course heh.
Someone said that she had a book out at the time, and that Amazon got flooded with 1 star reviews about how horrible it was, with notes that they hadn't actually read the book, but that they heard from someone it was really bad.
Hurrah for human stupidity....
Post by
Patty
I think it's a find of form of poetic justice, actually. ;)
Post by
Adamsm
I think it's a find of form of poetic justice, actually. ;)
Eh maybe more irony then anything else lol.
Post by
Patty
I think it's a find of form of poetic justice, actually. ;)
Eh maybe more irony then anything else lol.
Poetic justice is a form of irony.
Post by
Adamsm
I think it's a find of form of poetic justice, actually. ;)
Eh maybe more irony then anything else lol.
Poetic justice is a form of irony.
Suppose so.
Post by
Magician22773
Of course media is biased.
The only issue is that we have Fox leaning right, and we have ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, PBS, .......and the rest of the alphabet soup leaning left.
Post by
MyTie
See- I don't think the Fox News thing is just about "liberal vs. conservative." I agree all media outlets are biased in one way or another, and I think that a lot of conservative news radio stations don't get the same kind of flack because they do a pretty respectable job of presenting accurate facts, even if their opinions on them lean in one specific direction.
As far as I know, and if I'm wrong please let me know, Fox news is the only news outlet that actually fought a lawsuit on the grounds that they were under no obligation to tell the truth just because they were a news outlet. All media is biased, but Fox just straight out lies much more noticeably and/or frequently than other outlets.
If someone was suing you for not telling the truth, and there was no lawful obligation to tell the truth, you'd probably fight against it as well. This isn't to say you enjoy lying, but that you simply don't owe someone else money because you were inaccurate. That lawsuit is so blown out of proportion.
The only reason that Fox is more noticable in its bias, and seems to happen more frequently, is that Fox is THE ONLY NEWS SOURCE THAT HAS A CONSERVATIVE BIAS. All the other ones lie, but do it together and on the same note. If there were only one news outlet that was liberal, you can bet that it would stand out on its own and get railed against. It would be an enigma, just as fox is. So every time Fox steps out of line, everyone points and laughs, but other news outlets get a free pass. Either they all should get a free pass to bias their news, or none of them should. This, singling out Fox news is... irritatingly hypocritical.
I mean, read the story Fox put up. It points out, accurately, that ABC news has completely ignored, and not even bothered reporting on Fast and Furious at all, none, zip... until now, and now only mentions it, reluctantly, as some sort of unfounded Republican political vendetta. While the republicans may be using it as ammunition, it is still a warranted issue. At least one person died at the muzzle of weapons that Holder's justice department let go to Mexican drug lords. For ABC to ignore the story is unconscionable.
But, no one rails against ABC news. When was the last time you heard someone pointing out all the biases at ABC? Have you ever heard that? This social double standard is heinous. Off-topic has jumped on this hate Fox first bandwagon and needs to wake up to the way things really are.
Post by
gamerunknown
That sounds less like a prank, and more like trying to get someone killed.
Impersonating a police officer is a misdemeanour offence, but I don't know the statute of limitations.
I still don't feel compelled to hold a parade.
Christmas, say? Or
Mardis Gras
?
As for why it's necessary:
The suicide rate among homosexual teenagers is 3 times that of the teenage population (D'Augelli 2005). Sodomy laws were on the books in US states up to 2003. A minority of states have legislation banning employment discrimination on the basis of sexuality. Homosexual men that practice safe sex are barred from donating blood. Parents that leave a heterosexual relationship for a homosexual one often lose custody of their children and states do not usually recognise same sex relationships as a basis for adoption, despite the evidence (Bos et al. 2007 and Tasker 2005) pointing to the fact that homosexual parents are just as effective. A study of 500 homosexual youths in Canada, New Zealand and the US (quite enlightened countries one would assume) found that 75% were verbally abused and 15% physically attacked (D'Augelli again, 2002)
Gay prides work as PR to foster a sense of acceptance.
I generally feel that there is a lot of unnecessary babysitting going on by the government, and so am wary about laws like this.
Obesity, on average, reduces lifespan by
six to seven years
. Roughly a third of US citizens are
obese
. That's one hundred millions people with their lives curtailed by six years. The average age of murder victims is just over
30 years old
. Assuming each murder victim would have lived to 80, that's a loss of 700 000 lifeyears each year (
14000
*50). With the current obesity trend of a third of US citizens becoming obese and 4m births each year, that's a cost of 7 800 000 years of life (1 300 000*6) for US citizens. That's not accounting for overweightness.
As it stands, we could just as easily say that people that hang out in dangerous areas should show some responsibility and that way there'd be fewer murders, since obesity is a far more pressing threat to the US.
Post by
MyTie
Gay prides work as PR to foster a sense of acceptance.
I can't imagine anyone seeing a parade of homosexuals and then deciding to accept homosexuality as a legitimate form of relationship, if they didn't have that inclination prior to seeing the parade. I'm sure it is possible, but I don't see it as likely. Further, I am curious as to why anyone would want homosexuality to be accepted as a legitimate relationship. I understand the desire for homosexual rights, but the "acceptance of homosexuality" itself, I don't.
Egypt
chooses
between an Islamic "extremist", and a fixture of the old dictatorship. I put extremist in quotes because the nature of Morsi's beliefs (Muslim Brotherhood) is pretty commonplace in Middle Eastern politics. In fact, wiki just informed me that the Muslim Brotherhood is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab countries, and one of the largest overall Islamic movement. Not so "extreme", and pretty mainstream.
Post by
gamerunknown
The parades also serve as demonstrations for
rights
, according to the wiki.Presumably being openly homosexual is a good duck test: it encourages people scared of recriminations to come out. In countries where parades are suppressed, it sends a signal that homosexuality is not condoned. Likewise with the cancellation of the anti-racism Rise festival under Boris Johnson.
Oh, I forgot to mention marginal costs in my discussion of the drink banning. Due to the cheapness of the syrup and the water in the drink, selling greater quantities is cheaper (and more profitable) per unit of product than minimal ones due to the additional packaging per fluid ounce. Larger portions also
increase consumption
.
Post by
MyTie
The
very first featured article
on the completely not-biased-like-Fox news network cnn.com is a slam on Romney.
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