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Kayenneh Offline
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One small picture
August 18, 2013 at 12:32 pm
I saw this picture on 9gag today, with this caption:

The crew on the set of the new "Sherlock" series give the paparazzi something to think about.

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Initially I thought "What a brilliant point!", But then it dawned on me. Paparazzi take photos of celebrities, because you get a lot of money from the business. And why does something sell? Well, because the demand is really high. Who creates the demand? The people. People want to read more about a movie star than about the riots and protests in Egypt? It makes me really sad, though I can't say that I am surprised.

So, even though I know I'm surrounded by avid news watchers and readers, I propose this:
  • Instead of buying a magazine, buy a newspaper.
  • Instead of watching a sitcom, turn on the news (Disclaimer: Fox does not broadcast news)
  • Download a news app.
  • Demand better social studies in all schools.
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RE: One small picture
August 18, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Most of all they are interfering with the filming of one of my favorite shows.
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RE: One small picture
August 18, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Why would they want to read about the riots in Egypt? Really man? Why would they even care? They aren't really able to do anything even if they do. It's the business of Egypt to sort its own problems. IF that means that a couple hundreds of thousands of people being fragged, so be it.
Let the arab union handle it.
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RE: One small picture
August 18, 2013 at 1:47 pm
(August 18, 2013 at 1:36 pm)kılıç_mehmet Wrote: Why would they want to read about the riots in Egypt? Really man? Why would they even care? They aren't really able to do anything even if they do. It's the business of Egypt to sort its own problems. IF that means that a couple hundreds of thousands of people being fragged, so be it.
Let the arab union handle it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCy8MpT45gk
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RE: One small picture
August 18, 2013 at 4:39 pm
There's too much of news shows already though. The media overkill puts me right off. I don't have time to read a broadsheet, but I do use google news on my mobile and follow top world stories and other subjects that I've specified, like science and tech. It's good because you only get the headline and can follow links to the full story if you're interested, and I don't get bombarded with uninteresting information.
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RE: One small picture
August 18, 2013 at 5:05 pm
(August 18, 2013 at 12:32 pm)Kayenneh Wrote: People want to read more about a movie star than about the riots and protests in Egypt?

I want to read/hear about neither. I tend to avoid the news just as much as I do celebrity gossip.
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RE: One small picture
August 18, 2013 at 5:10 pm
I don't know what's more depressing though...news full of wars and genocide, or tabloid images of Lindsay Lohan's floppy Joker lips peeking out from a skirt. Neither choice is very palatable.

Thank god for snuff films.
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