Off Topic What grinds your gears

I don't believe that you find it strange.

 

I think we all have an agenda depending on our beliefs, but there has to be better processes at the BBC and alike to ensure balance and clarity. They are still influential in many forms,

I think that’s a huge problem in today’s society. It just spreads “local” gossip faster.

 

why is that strange?

theres a reason propaganda is one of the most powerful tools in the world
and it works.. good or bad

human brains are very susceptible to brainwashing

 

To be fair the BBC's coverage of the royal family has improved since they finally got rid of that odious Nicholas Witchell.

 

In another whats in the news thing.
Been on my mind for a while, contemplating posting or keeping my thoughts to myself.
The grooming gang story rose to the top of the pile with questions raised by the victims about the inquiry. Now displaced and seemingly forgotten with the shock headline non stop news of Andrew formally known as prince.
On one hand kids some not even in their teens groomed by adults, sometimes waiting outside school gates to collect them, plied with drugs and alcohol passed around groups of men, filmed performing sex acts, threatened with broadcasting those videos to keep them compliant. Taken to other towns so other groups of men could abuse them. When they or even their parents went to the police for help they were refused, it may turn out that some police may have been taking part in the abuse. Social workers knew what was going on but didn't act in case of being called racist or upsetting local communities.

On the other hand Andrew going to parties with other rich and famous people where there were attractive young girls, maybe the girls were coerced into going but at 17 if you were asked if you wanted to be flown to some Caribbean island to have a party with loads of rich people, politicians and royalty... well I don't think it's comparable to the above.

Not easy to write and I am aware that the second part is short of detail, both are wrong and need to be fully investigated but it's the imbalance of the news coverage that is grinding my gears.

 

one famous person dying gets 1000x more coverage than 100 people dying in a massacre in sudan or some other place

news goes for clicks, big names get the views and clicks

 

The general public tend to “forgive” celebrities and make excuses for them too, which really grinds my gears. How many times do you see a celebrity down for a wee while, then all of a sudden, they’re back getting million pound contracts. How many times do you see celebrities going bankrupt, but then living the high life only months later. “Ordinary people” commit suicide because of debts, owing tax etc., celebrities and the famous seem to get away with it.

 

I kinda agree, in that there are degrees to this kind of thing so one is ultimately more abhorrent than the other, but coercion of young women is still ****ty, and Andrew deserves to get ****ed for his predatory involvement. I just hope that we get to find out the full details and everyone else gets ****ed too.