tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post3221086623995783294..comments2023-05-26T01:08:22.886-07:00Comments on The Religion Virus: Big Stink over Malawi Farting Ban ... a racist meme?Craig A. Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10569974341270668010noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-81262115974290731242013-06-16T11:33:12.555-07:002013-06-16T11:33:12.555-07:00I knew something about that story smelled funnyI knew something about that story smelled funnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-65266344442150581382012-05-07T14:27:27.824-07:002012-05-07T14:27:27.824-07:00The Register is racist? Hmmm. Sounds about right....The Register is racist? Hmmm. Sounds about right. Oops. I just passed a viral judgement. I wonder if it'll catch on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-33109411695698290992012-03-26T17:14:01.056-07:002012-03-26T17:14:01.056-07:00The justice minister thought the law could legally...The justice minister thought the law could legally read on public farting the way it was written, and as far as that goes, he's probably right. If the rest of the world thought that this was screamingly funny, what's wrong with that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-56666608888826141932011-02-17T11:24:14.556-08:002011-02-17T11:24:14.556-08:00I thought something smelled about that story.I thought something smelled about that story.Jaycubednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-8940879982562877122011-02-16T18:01:36.624-08:002011-02-16T18:01:36.624-08:00I don't mind an interesting hook; it's kin...I don't mind an interesting hook; it's kind of an art in and of itself. I just don't want a misleading one, like "Asteroid could hit earth in 2036, say Nasa scientests", when the chance is admitted as 1 in 250,000.<br /><br />Sure, it COULD, but the odds are pretty darn low.Jonathan Leardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026935342110890118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-54108151305787799332011-02-15T14:22:19.882-08:002011-02-15T14:22:19.882-08:00JL – I'm guilty of sensationalist headlines to...JL – I'm guilty of sensationalist headlines too. The difference between a good headline and an accurate one can mean 10x more readers. Sad but true. And I'm guilty at the other end, clicking on provocative headlines and ignoring less sensational ones. That's life I suppose.Craig A. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569974341270668010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-33898466105507501392011-02-15T13:59:08.664-08:002011-02-15T13:59:08.664-08:00The sensationalist nature of news, especially in t...The sensationalist nature of news, especially in the age of "firsts", is concerning. It wasn't until someone pointed it out to me recently that I realized Huffington post often has blatantly misleading and tantalizing titles to get those page-clicks when the story within isn't quite as shocking as the title would have led you to believe.<br /><br />I don't know if its racist so much as it's classist. Western society is pretty proud of itself, so it easily believes that there could be some pretty stupid laws in third-world countries that we only see in the news occasionally.<br /><br />None so stupid as specifically banning Sharia law, but surely, someone out there is banning flatulence, right?Jonathan Leardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026935342110890118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-60465328101231260252011-02-15T13:22:08.946-08:002011-02-15T13:22:08.946-08:00Oh, this is too funny! I wonder how far this bad v...Oh, this is too funny! I wonder how far this bad version of the game of "Telephone" will go.Rho-samahttp://musings.elisair.comnoreply@blogger.com