Here is the car that killed Cecil

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 08/04/2015 at 14:53 • Filed to: Rant, Off topic

2

4

Can you believe that guy?

This obviously isn’t it, in fact I think its for 6 flags or something. I just wanted to say that I’m tired of this and any news story that has been, is being or will be beaten to death by media, social warriors and corporations for the express purpose of milking the momentum for personal gain.

I do think there have been some interesting discussion about a topic that up until a few weeks ago and in a month or so no one cared/will care about and I generally deplore the actual facts of the mater, though I do think that the issue is more nuanced and complex that can fit into 140 characters.

Cecil’s story aside, I’m tired of four weeks news cycles on the duggars, or hoverboards or cartoon penises. Look, I get that the business of news is a business, but its SO easy to spin a social charged issues into a news story with any angle that its ridiculous and with each new iteration it cheapens the impact of the original story and the facts.

“don’t read it” you say. And I don’t, actually, not unless I can see new facts or an interesting revelation on the facts that are pertinent to forming a broader and more complete picture. To be honest I don’t fault the writers for writing them either...again its news. My beef is just that its so painfully and obviously “me too”, like a aging hipster trying to get down with what all the cool kids are doing these days. Yes, it gets the views. Yes its cheap and lame.

Rant out.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > HammerheadFistpunch 08/04/2015 at 14:58

2

What? You weren’t wanting to read more about hoverboards?

Takuro Spirit > HammerheadFistpunch 08/04/2015 at 14:59

0

Can we just get back to the fact that there’s a LION on the LOOSE in MILWAUKEE?

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee…

nermal > Takuro Spirit 08/04/2015 at 15:05

0

Call Ned and Jimbo!

450X_FTW > HammerheadFistpunch 08/04/2015 at 15:19

0

Watch BBC World News for information. Watch Amercain News for conspiracy theories