Lunar Origins Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Oh lord. These things, these heinous, disgusting things. The tabloids. The perpetuation of negative stereotypes wrought through slander and libel, packaged in a neat and orderly easy to read magazine. What do you think of them? Have you ever read one? Has a story on the cover of one ever jumped out at you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Being bored at checkout in Walmart has led me to read some of the covers. Holy s***, they're so bad it's funny. It's been a while, so I couldn't name any specifics, but like "so and and so is in a scandal" and whatnot…. Do these people have nothing better to do in life then stalk some random celebrity and make up a ton of s*** about them? AND THEN PEOPLE STILL BUY THEM LIKE HOW? WHY? I just….ugh, people are so stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeriberii Haan Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 The format itself is innocent, but tabloid journalism is pretty damn crappy. Like, it has probably around zero-ish weight and importance in what they're writing, and most of the time they're just posting defamatory contents for the sake of sensationalization. Some of the tabloids here comes with general housekeeping tips and cooking recipes though, and laughing at how bad the articles are can be a nice way to pass time when I lack another alternative. But yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yeah the media loves to focus on the negative sides of things. But that's only because it's what people look for. Whenever a story about a good thing somebody does is showed people are like "Oh that's nice, finally a good thing." And yet many good things are overlooked. Or worse they are picked apart until they seem bad. Just look at celebrity news. All the time I hear about how this celebrity cheated, is an alcoholic or druggie, etc. etc. But there are plenty of stories of the good things they do that are simply ignored. And this is because people crave the negatives, despite how much they complain about it and act like it's a relief when something good is reported. This is all in general of course, not everyone feels this way. But many do. This fits here too! Huzzah for laziness! But basically yeah, people want to see the worse side of people and even go out of their way to find it. And when they go through hell and back to get a glimpse of something bad they jump on it as if it's the worst thing in the world and "How dare they do something like that, think of the children". Step 1: Find a famous figure. Step 2: Learn something even slightly negative about them. Step 3: Expand on it until it's out of context and sounds ever worse. Step 4: Spread it everywhere and demonize them. Step 5: Ignore the positive stories. Step 6: Complain about how the world is shit and people are bad, saying how they're sick of all the crap they see in the news. Repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 The shocking truth! Taylor Swift gives birth to goat! President Obama actually a white woman! The ultimate betrayal, Beiber cheats on Jessica Rabbit with Captain America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
宇佐見 蓮子@C94 Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Tabloids here come with nice cooking recipes and travel tips and stuff like that, as long as you ignore the bit about a local celebrity divorcing their 37th spouse, it's quite a nifty cheap little read. But yeah. From what I can tell American Tabloids are poop. Poop in paper form. I don't wanna read them, I don't wanna know what's in them, and I don't wanna know who takes this shit seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 But yeah. From what I can tell American Tabloids are poop. Poop in paper form. I don't wanna read them, I don't wanna know what's in them, and I don't wanna know who takes this s*** seriously. It's funny cause I was just thinking about how tabloids and wrestling have many similarities in how they're presented. Though of course the huge difference. Tabloids are harmful and against people in real life while wrestling isn't. (Er, there are exceptions obviously but I think my point still makes sense.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 The shocking truth! Taylor Swift gives birth to goat! I'm surprised she kept a boyfriend long enough to be able to give birth. Is the father still with her? A song about goats would be amazing, if not. I swear though, they could be using that talent for blowing s*** out of proportion for some other form of writing that they could make MORE money off of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 I'm surprised she kept a boyfriend long enough to be able to give birth. Is the father still with her? She goes on too many dates, but she can't make them stay. At least that's what people say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirrus Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 down with Gawker destroy the establishment long live novo media etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet MS Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 In Singapore, we have this little site for "citizen journalism", where the average Joe can write a simplified article about something they spot on the streets. It's meant to be a place to voice our opinions on things and stuff. Naturally, after one too many contexts being ignored and stories being distorted, it's our equivalent of tabloids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sage Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 I was expecting a topic about what's on TV for confusing reasons. My only contact with tabloids is the ones on display at my hairstylist's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 They make me face palm rather than bring any actually interest. The UK ones are usually celebrity stories or scare stories such as illness or cold weather snaps. So I tend to just blank them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 I just thought of a cover story that I could use to make a quick dollar: "YOU COULD HAVE THE EBOLA VIRUS" It would sell out in no time. I could make even more money if I actually explained how one contracts the virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 That sounds about right. One of the UK papers has a 'everything' gives you Cancer vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 That sounds about right. One of the UK papers has a 'everything' gives you Cancer vibe. You just reminded me of the "Everything gives you cancer" thing from Russell Howard's good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Personally, I really don't give a damn about American tabloids, considering most, if not all, of them are based on celebrities (whom I don't care about either). Basically, they're essentially negative things against certain people and blown out of context. The actual events themselves are probably much tamer than whatever the writers make them out to be. Never read them, but probably best that I didn't. (I've better things to do with my time than read celebrity gossip) I just thought of a cover story that I could use to make a quick dollar: "YOU COULD HAVE THE EBOLA VIRUS" It would sell out in no time. I could make even more money if I actually explained how one contracts the virus. This, I would read, considering that it is still relevant and is actually true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'll look at the covers whenever I'm checking out at the grocery store, but that's it. 2 out of every 3 times I go, there's always a Kardashian on at least one of their covers. And more often than not, the head story seems to be about a couple falling out or someone cheated on someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethera Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I'll look at the covers whenever I'm checking out at the grocery store, but that's it. This. Also my eyes tend to automatically glaze over and move on when I see a picture of a woman showing her stomach (lose 20 lb in two weeks!) or a celebrity. There're actually quite a few cooking ones though...and they always make me think about ways to cook a new dish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaMuddy Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 How about the old classic "The real way for you to get fit for the Summer!" article? I'm a 14 year old BOY, so I obviously don't give a s*** about Kim Kardashian's New controversial photo shoot and Taylor Swift breaking up with some other celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 How about the old classic "The real way for you to get fit for the Summer!" article? I'm a 14 year old BOY, so I obviously don't give a s*** about Kim Kardashian's New controversial photo shoot and Taylor Swift breaking up with some other celebrity. I really don't see what your gender has to do with it...I'm not sure what you're saying, but it sounds wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaMuddy Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I really don't see what your gender has to do with it...I'm not sure what you're saying, but it sounds wrong. 14 year old Girls love Kim Kardashian, One Direction, etc. They are the only people on the front of Tabloids. Not as many 14 year old boys are interested in that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 14 year old Girls love Kim Kardashian, One Direction, etc. They are the only people on the front of Tabloids. Not as many 14 year old boys are interested in that stuff. Ahhh, generalization then. Well, while I'm sure there are more and it's targeted more towards them, still seems odd laying so much emphasis on that you don't read them cause you're a boy. I mean, the main reason you don't read them from what I can tell is the same as everyone else here, it's really....really stupid stuff. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaMuddy Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Ahhh, generalization then. Well, while I'm sure there are more and it's targeted more towards them, still seems odd laying so much emphasis on that you don't read them cause you're a boy. I mean, the main reason you don't read them from what I can tell is the same as everyone else here, it's really....really stupid stuff. XDProbably shouldn't have put that much emphasis on it, but oh well. And yes, it's stupid and dumb. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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