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Saturday, January 20, 2007"News is Emotional"
So MustControlFistOfDeath and I are sitting at The Ten Spot on Thursday night, sipping on martinis and having our toes painted (hers are pink, mine are ra-ra-red), when she turns to me and says "Wanna read something hilarious?" She dips into her covet-worthy bag and pulls out a broadsheet called Women's Post. The subtitle in the upper right corner is News Is Emotional, which of course is blatantly untrue. News is news. Women are emotional. Sometimes we get emotional about the news, but unless we're reading or watching something very skewed like CNN, the news itself is NOT emotional. |
She directed my attention to an article entitled The choice in green leaves something to be desired. The environment. That old chestnut. From start to finish the article was full of half truths and downright bullshit. My favorite part though was I think it all boils down to the astounding fact that I can't buy a hybrid car. Honey, there are several days a month when I can't afford to buy food, so I really don't give a flying fart about whether or not you can buy a hybrid to ease your conscience. Now, to be fair, Ms. Nickson wasn't alluding to price. If you can get your hands on the hard copy of the article, it is significantly longer than the online version. If there's one thing Ms. Nickson isn't concerned about, it's price. No, she's upset that she can't offroad to the cottage in a Smart Car. She laments that there are no 4WD hybrids to choose from. You see, she drives an SUV - but she has to. She's forced to, because nothing else can get her to her far-flung place of refuge from the great unwashed in the city. There is one area where Ms. Nickson and I do agree, though: Put aside global warming, of which our auto emissions cause 30%; with every gas dollar you and I spend, we are funding Islamic terrorism It's truly enough to make RightGirl go green. So if you want your news not only emotional, but elitest, mostly made up, and condescending too, Women's Post is the way to go. Having said that, check out Michael Coren's article. Hidden agenda, indeed. Labels: Canadiana, Main Stream Media
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