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When do tabloids go to far?

2004-05-15, 8:19 AM #1

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When this happens.
At least the guy got sacked over it though.

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2004-05-15, 8:21 AM #2

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2004-05-15, 8:23 AM #3

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nah they still have yet to say
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2004-05-15, 8:34 AM #4

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I think they go too far all the time.

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2004-05-15, 10:10 AM #5

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2004-05-15, 10:23 AM #6

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Seconded

[EDIT]Wait! I've just realised those are from the Daily Mail from over here in the UK! Hahaha I was hoping that sucker would get fired! Pwned![/EDIT]

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2004-05-15, 11:05 AM #7

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Thirded. And woo.

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2004-05-15, 12:40 PM #8

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being published is going too far.

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2004-05-15, 12:44 PM #9

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Eh, I don't really mind tabloids all that much. Sometimes it's fun to see articles like "Britney Spears Stole my Body", or "Saddam and Osama's Gay Wedding" (Both are real articles and the wedding one came complete with photos of Osama in a weddin dress and Arafat showing up in a tank.)

It's really all just a bit of fun, until they do that kind of thing.

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2004-05-15, 12:44 PM #10

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Quote:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Crimson:
being published is going too far.</font>

Writing is going too far.

Err . . oops...

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2004-05-15, 12:58 PM #11

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i prefer the zombie ones, like WWN's how to tell if your neighbor is a zombie in last week's edition

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2004-05-15, 2:04 PM #12

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outside of america, taloids are newspapers with larger print size and no hard reading. A newspaper like WWN (or WNW whichever it is, havn't seen it in ages) is considered a humour magazine.

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2004-05-16, 10:02 AM #13

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The Sun is the most read newspaper in Britain.

I think that's quite depressing.

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2004-05-16, 12:40 PM #14

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Its only for page 3.

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2004-05-16, 12:43 PM #15

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American tabloids aren't the bit of fun most others are. they are simply nasty rumor mills. that's the only purpose they serve.

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2004-05-16, 3:45 PM #16

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Yea they go to far all the time. I agree. Especially when they show topless women to sell clothes (not to mention any names ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH)

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2004-05-17, 9:40 AM #17

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Quote:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Mort-Hog:
The Sun is the most read newspaper in Britain.

I think that's quite depressing.</font>

Makes me want to pull out a gun and shoot myself. I either read the Metro (because it's free and there's always one lying around) or the Evening Standard because my Dad buys it religiously - occasionally he brings the Mail or Times home or I find a copy on the train... You're right, the Sun is just for Page 3 - perverts.

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2004-05-17, 9:54 AM #18

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No, The Sun is for the really easy Crossword and Dear Deidre [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2004-05-17, 10:43 AM #19

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i liked the one about martian cats. they were soooo cute!

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