2006/09/18
nihilistic standard
saw this editor's bit in the bc magzine, a bit shock they are so irresponsible and mean:
On another matter, wasn’t it lovely to see the great and talentless of the local entertainment industry bonding to complain about something meaningful – sadly it wasn’t about the imprisonment of a blind journalist in China, nor was it about pollution, global hunger… nor even about piracy. It was about a flash of bra strap and some back-stage photos. Voyeuristic probably, and out of order if the pictures were of a member of the public, but Gillian Chung of pop duo Twins is not any old joe shmo, she’s a ‘celebrity,’ an actress and singer who has used the media to fuel her ascent to superstardom, riches and the glamorous lifestyle she now enjoys. The hypocrisy of her position and her inane comment about the effect of the pictures on her young fans thus have no need of comment. Gillian, if I may be so informal, without the mass-market magazines and the paparazzi you would probably still be just another office girl. I suspect that as Gillian (massive publicity), Easy Finder (increased sales) and other local media (again increased sales) all benefited from the photos, so expect to see more voyeuristic exposés conveniently timed to coincide with said artist’s new film, album, tour etc. Now if only they could find something worthwhile to complain about, or make better use of the time by learning to sing.
s.d
or am I being hypocritical too?
On another matter, wasn’t it lovely to see the great and talentless of the local entertainment industry bonding to complain about something meaningful – sadly it wasn’t about the imprisonment of a blind journalist in China, nor was it about pollution, global hunger… nor even about piracy. It was about a flash of bra strap and some back-stage photos. Voyeuristic probably, and out of order if the pictures were of a member of the public, but Gillian Chung of pop duo Twins is not any old joe shmo, she’s a ‘celebrity,’ an actress and singer who has used the media to fuel her ascent to superstardom, riches and the glamorous lifestyle she now enjoys. The hypocrisy of her position and her inane comment about the effect of the pictures on her young fans thus have no need of comment. Gillian, if I may be so informal, without the mass-market magazines and the paparazzi you would probably still be just another office girl. I suspect that as Gillian (massive publicity), Easy Finder (increased sales) and other local media (again increased sales) all benefited from the photos, so expect to see more voyeuristic exposés conveniently timed to coincide with said artist’s new film, album, tour etc. Now if only they could find something worthwhile to complain about, or make better use of the time by learning to sing.
s.d
or am I being hypocritical too?
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Without this incident, the editor would probably still sitting in front of his computer and wondering what to write. Everything distributed via media becomes "sincere hypocrisy" / "hypocrisy sincere".
And without doubt being mean is the basic writing style that a media should equipped. Becasue it can arouse public attention which followed with a pathetic marketing effect.
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And without doubt being mean is the basic writing style that a media should equipped. Becasue it can arouse public attention which followed with a pathetic marketing effect.
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