Men vs Culture: Damn Liberal Media...or "Poor Li'l Sarah"

Jul 5, 2009

Damn Liberal Media...or "Poor Li'l Sarah"

7 sucka ass fools had something to say:

Jay Gee Whizsaid...: At the beginning of the trailer I kind of wanted to see it, but by the end I was already too annoyed to watch further. Is there any definition for media for them other than people on TV talking?

David Letterman does not count as media. Neither do editorial columnists who create no misperceptions that they clearly have an opinion and are not unbiased. You could make a whole documentary about the media being right-wing biased and just focus on Pat Robertson and Bill O'Reilly.; July 9, 2009 12:03 PM
Lankowniasaid...: Why isn't David Letterman part of the media? I get your point about biased talking heads vs journalists who attempt objectivity but isn't that all still media? Is John Stewart not part of the media either even though a large segment of the country learns about news events (at least some) from him?

It seems like our society or at least a large segment of it is accepting that objectivity is a squishy notion and therefore it should be disregarded so that we can watch from our preferred vantage point (indignant fox news or comical comedy central - perhaps I show my bias by equating the two.)

John Stewart's excuse is always, yeah but I'm a comedian, but he knows his role is far bigger than that and you can youtube hundreds of clips where he is quite clearly not kidding. He exerts great influence and he knows it. That his program doesn't label itself as "fair and balanced news" is hardly relevant.

I guess my point is that regardless of it being talking heads or legitimate journalists (whatever those are) your point about the ability to make either side of the case by using snippets stands as true.; July 9, 2009 12:33 PM
Jay Gee Whizsaid...: I was just thinking, they could remake the Charles Barkley commercial from the early 90's where he said "I am not a role model" and have his fat modern self say "I am not the media." Of course, to your point, back then he was a role model whether he wanted to be or not and he is part of the media today whether he wants to be or not.

To my original point, and your point, Letterman, Stewart, and O'Reilly can be labeled as media under a loose definition. But as I said before, doesn't that mean that anyone with a voice is media? If we watch a sitcom on TV and they make a joke about healthcare and we form an opinion from it, does that make it media? Is Barack Obama, the man himself, media? He gets on TV and tells us about the situation in Afghanistan and it shapes our opinion about it, so that makes him media, right? So, we are all media to one degree or another. Sarah Palin is the media. Basically, "media" is all in the rigidity of your definition.

So, yeah, if I say hey, the media is biased and ruined me and I show a bunch of clips of biased people giving negative opinions about me, then yeah, I guess I'm right. But, so what? Tell me something I didn't know.

The biggest joke in all of this is the notion that historically, in the simpler, purer days of yore, we had an unbiased media that gave objective reporting and now that all has been lost. yeah, fucking right.; July 9, 2009 12:56 PM
Space Zombiesaid...: This is the information age, brother; we're all the Media now.; July 9, 2009 4:28 PM
Jay Gee Whizsaid...: That's what I just said; July 9, 2009 4:39 PM
Lankowniasaid...: Now, we're all media.; July 9, 2009 5:28 PM
Space Zombiesaid...: This is a transcendental moment men: We are now meta-bloggers. With the very act of blogging, we become at once the stories, the audience, and the story-tellers.
Life will never be the same.; July 9, 2009 7:40 PM