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The NY Post Jared cover

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Moderator1, Aug 21, 2015.

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  1. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    "Weiner/wiener" needs to be on the copy editor exam.
     
    Twirling Time, Aug 24, 2015
    #37
  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    The NY Post covers are as tastless as Subway.
     
    Ace, Aug 24, 2015
    #38
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  3. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Always take credit for your subconscious, Rags.
     
    Ace, Aug 24, 2015
    #39
  4. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Yeah, rule No. 1 is if people think you're smart or talented because of something you did accidentally, don't argue with them.
     
    da man, Aug 24, 2015
    #40
  5. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Chipotle sauce can't save either one.
     
    I Should Coco, Aug 24, 2015
    #41
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  6. Moonlite Gram

    Moonlite Gram New Member

    He's actually gonna be in iso probably since he is a "celebrity" and it's a liability to the place he goes if he gets hurt.

    If he isn't then it depends where he goes some jails will beat the F out of him in population, others won't or would be too eyed by cameras to do anything. If he goes to a prison it depends on the level.

    He will probably do some time at all but who knows if he will get what he deserves because 5 years isn't enough IMO.
     
    Moonlite Gram, Aug 29, 2015
    #42
  7. wisportswriter

    wisportswriter Member


    Do you have other examples of the Post or any other publication celebrating/calling for rape?
     
    wisportswriter, Aug 31, 2015
    #43
  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Of course, I don't have other examples of papers doing headlines like that, just as I don't have an example of anyone having handled the Bin Laden capture like this, for what it is worth:

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    What could possibly be the purpose of asking me to compare something the NY Post put in a large headline on its front page to something any other newspaper (with the exception maybe of the Trenton paper back in the day or the NY Daily News when it is struggling to make payroll) has ever done?

    I get it. It was a pun that played with prison rape. And you still really need to take a deep breath if your take away from that was the NY Post "celebrating/calling for rape." It's the New York Post. They saw low-hanging fruit with the Subway footlong thing, and they went for a cheap pun. In my opinion, if they should be criticized for anything, it's that it was too easy -- and therefore, not their most clever attempt.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 31, 2015
    #44
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  9. Kayaugstin Kott

    Kayaugstin Kott Member

    Damn. That is gold. The type of journalism I want the future inhabitants of earth to uncover thousands of years from now.
     
    Kayaugstin Kott, Aug 31, 2015
    #45
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  10. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Get off the cross. It's the New York Post. No one has "approved" of it. It's expected from them.
     
    wicked, Aug 31, 2015
    #46
  11. wisportswriter

    wisportswriter Member

    I should not have said "or other publications," because that led you to focus too much on that part.
    How about just the Post? Has the Post ever made a rape joke in a cover headline before?
    The reason I ask is comparing a rape joke to masturbation jokes is not apt.

    The bottom line is it's easy to roll one's eyes at someone being upset by a "dick joke" or even a "jerk-off joke" in a Post headline. It's my humble opinion it's quite another thing to be a little dismayed by a rape joke. Hard to fault anyone for that, I think, no matter who published it. Yes, even the Post.
    To be clear, I'm not losing sleep over this or demanding the Post issue an apology. But I think it's perfectly OK for people to be a little turned off by the headline, even more so than the Post's usual shenanigans.
     
    wisportswriter, Aug 31, 2015
    #47
  12. Kayaugstin Kott

    Kayaugstin Kott Member

    The NY Daily News cover after the broadcaster shooting was far more offensive than this, IMO.
     
    Kayaugstin Kott, Aug 31, 2015
    #48
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