It is "bigotry and racism," but it is also an understandable response to seeing riots, bloodshed, desecration, and abuse.
The public responds to what it is fed. The various news and media agencies are the ones feeding us, and they decide what we are going to see. There is a whole world of events going on out there, and you know we're not getting it all in the ten minutes between sports and weather. And all the news is really feeding us is something to provoke an emotional reaction and keep us tuned through the commercials - or clicking through the ads, as the case may be.
I've somehow managed to miss the commercials and haven't seen these in the feminine products aisle. So it's kinda news to me.
Seems doubtful that my girlfriend would be all that interested in these, but I probably could win a few brownie points with a Georgia O'Keefe poster or something.
It is "bigotry and racism," but it is also an understandable response to seeing riots, bloodshed, desecration, and abuse. The public responds to what it is fed. The various news and media agencies are the ones feeding us, and they decide what we are going to see. There is a whole world of events going on out there, and you know we're not getting it all in the ten minutes between sports and weather. And all the news is really feeding us is something to provoke an emotional reaction and keep us tuned through the commercials - or clicking through the ads, as the case may be.
posted by webfiend 18 years ago
In ""In an absorbent homage to Georgia O'Keeffe, Kotex has introduced "flowerful" new packaging for its pads of all sizes.""
I've somehow managed to miss the commercials and haven't seen these in the feminine products aisle. So it's kinda news to me. Seems doubtful that my girlfriend would be all that interested in these, but I probably could win a few brownie points with a Georgia O'Keefe poster or something.
posted by webfiend 19 years ago
In "She's ... um ... dancing with a ... um ... er ... yeah ..."
What's the difference between a plain old mosquito and a blood-letting mosquito? Maybe I don't want to know.
posted by webfiend 19 years ago
In "Google-Kai"
They must have done it so that Kal-El Coppola wouldn't feel so bad. A noble gesture, but it probably won't work.
posted by webfiend 19 years ago
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