The Beatles Bible - Topic: Internet/Political Etiquette

Eilwynn on Internet/Political Etiquette

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:14:41 +0100

kedame said

mr. Sun king coming together said
I'm of two minds. Is it the fault of the satire site, or of the girl? I want to say the girl, but it's the same problem The Daily Show creates - unfortunately, some young adults do watch it to get their news. And, while my gut is telling me you were right to say it, I think you need to be careful in being too blatant. We have a culture that blurs the line between satire and hard news. Do it, but make sure it's done respectfully (as I ...

unknown on Internet/Political Etiquette

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:34:05 +0100

Well I thought we were screwed either way, but I guess that's alright because we had to make way for China sometime anyways.

mr. Sun king coming together on Internet/Political Etiquette

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:46:31 +0100

But not everyone who watchs The Daily Show is as intelligent as you seem to be. Not everyone gets that. And, I do wonder if, in creating a very good show (which, in case it hasn't been clear I love) he's blurred the line between satire (his fake Romney tax releases) and his serious points (when he Dedicated a whole segment to lambasting Harry Reid for his claim Romney paid no taxes) to the point where some people don't see the line. I say this, not because of people like you and me, who get his moments of humor vs ...

kedame on Internet/Political Etiquette

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:23:04 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said

kedame said

mr. Sun king coming together said
I'm of two minds. Is it the fault of the satire site, or of the girl? I want to say the girl, but it's the same problem The Daily Show creates - unfortunately, some young adults do watch it to get their news. And, while my gut is telling me you were right to say it, I think you need to be careful in being too blatant. We have a culture that blurs the line between satire and hard news. Do it, but make ...

mr. Sun king coming together on Internet/Political Etiquette

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:45:30 +0100

kedame said

mr. Sun king coming together said
I'm of two minds. Is it the fault of the satire site, or of the girl? I want to say the girl, but it's the same problem The Daily Show creates - unfortunately, some young adults do watch it to get their news. And, while my gut is telling me you were right to say it, I think you need to be careful in being too blatant. We have a culture that blurs the line between satire and hard news. Do it, but make sure it's done respectfully (as I have ...

kedame on Internet/Political Etiquette

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:33:52 +0100

mr. Sun king coming together said
I'm of two minds. Is it the fault of the satire site, or of the girl? I want to say the girl, but it's the same problem The Daily Show creates - unfortunately, some young adults do watch it to get their news. And, while my gut is telling me you were right to say it, I think you need to be careful in being too blatant. We have a culture that blurs the line between satire and hard news. Do it, but make sure it's done respectfully (as I have no doubt ...

The Walrus on Internet/Political Etiquette

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:08:53 +0100

I point things like this out. People usually "fall" for stealth parodies of fundamentalist Christians, like Landover Baptist Church, and also The Onion. I'm really surprised people still fall for The Onion actually...

mr. Sun king coming together on Internet/Political Etiquette

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:23:00 +0100

I'm of two minds. Is it the fault of the satire site, or of the girl? I want to say the girl, but it's the same problem The Daily Show creates - unfortunately, some young adults do watch it to get their news. And, while my gut is telling me you were right to say it, I think you need to be careful in being too blatant. We have a culture that blurs the line between satire and hard news. Do it, but make sure it's done respectfully (as I have no doubt you did).

unknown on Internet/Political Etiquette

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:13:20 +0100

I would have done it. It annoys me when people post political things, since a lot of it is very ignorant and wrong (especially the responses they get), so I usually unfriend the people who post that stuff.

kedame on Internet/Political Etiquette

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:12:34 +0100

She posted some racist quote that Romney didn't actually say, which got all of her friends riled up. I'm sure Romney has said racist things before, but this wasn't one of them.

meanmistermustard on Internet/Political Etiquette

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:18:45 +0100

You did the right thing in my opinion. If someone didnt say what is attributed to them then its only right that its corrected, if a person who forwards it or passes a quote on as fact when it is not is there in the room then yes tell them and hopefully they will correct it.

There is enough ignorance in the world why add more or let it pass?

As for Romney i havent seen a lot of him but i dont agree with his proposal to rip up the health service which Obama is trying to put in place (and im not looking ...

kedame on Internet/Political Etiquette

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:52:28 +0100

Okay...so there's this girl in my class who posted a quote on facebook attributed to Mitt Romney that was from a satire website, thinking it was real. I don't particularly like Romney, but I hate it when satire gets put out there as being real. I told her it was from a satire website. Someone else asked, "who decides the website is 'satire?'"

Uh-hmmmm...the website, in their "this website is satire," disclaimer.

I walked away from the situation with a bad taste in my mouth, like I was in the wrong for pointing out the quote wasn't real, even though I don't ...