I've read the Bible, skimmed the Koran, and surfed the Internet. But I don't believe I ever found a more succinct profile of our strange human nature than on page 4 of your July 6 edition....!
First, we learn that after 117 proud, staid years the University of Chicago has discovered a new gender. In addition to the Biblical male and female, now the UC has added "transgender." Translated, that means students who are "more comfortable" with the opposite sex, even without sex, are considered transgenders, and can live together in the dorms. I take that as either progress, pragmatism, or simply weary surrender!
Next, we learn that Facebook is breaking exciting new frontiers by showing England's new national spy chief splashing around in his swimming trunks. I take that to mean the era of Jame Bond has been replaced by middle-age guys in speedos!
Finally, there's your story about ex-DC mayor Marion Barry arrested for stalking. I take that to mean reading about our American politicians has now become even more popular than Danielle Steele novels!
Oh, and the SunTimes tossed in there an ad for cut-rate garage prices. I take that to mean there's no place like home even in a recession!
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You obviously give this tabloid too much credit. Assuming they get your wry humor is giving their staff too much credit. They simply print this stuff from wherever they can find it, hoping to fill the space in between the ads
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot of what you are saying, but I find nothing wrong with transgender individuals. Are you saying they do not exist? They have every right to their individuality as any of us.
ReplyDeleteFair enough, but my issue isn't with transgenders. I was just having a litle fun at the expense of what tabloids fill their pages with. Is it really true the media gives us such trivia because it's what we want? Or is it just as likely the media gives us stuff as an excuse for some serious reporting? Like their politics or not, the NY Times is perhaps the last example of authenic American journalism where news takes up most of their space, putting the trivial way in the back if at all
ReplyDeleteThat's the trouble -- American journalism is more about trivia than news these days. Hard to tell the difference between the Sun Times, People Magazine and the National Enquirer. Healthcare? Oh yeah, that's being debated, but don't lay too many facts and figures on me, because they're nowhere near as interesting as Michael Jackson and Sarah whatshername.
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