Someone explain to me PLEASE why privileged white racists and misogynists and a war criminal are feted by the British media. Why are they constantly given lucrative platforms and extensive room to monetise their vileness in a way that would not be acceptable for ordinary mortals? And – yes – I know on one level it’s because it’s good for ratings but DEAR GOD…
Take one of the examples listed below. The vile,
half-witted and inadequate posh bloke and some-time 2nd rate actor Lawrence
Fox. Who had even heard of this guy outside the luvy circles of London before
he became the self-proclaimed Anti-Woke Warrior – euphemism for racist misogynist?
Suddenly he is given way more air time than his acting career ever warranted.
I get the screeching about cancel culture. Another
handy media phrase mixed up with ideas of free speech but often used to protect
those who have many platforms across a wide range of media. Increasingly this whining is used to protect those saying vile, damaging things and harming the lives of
those who do not have a voice or a platform. So, in the interests of balance it
would be nice to see and hear much less of some of the worst of that ilk. Don’t
‘cancel’ them; just stop actively PROMOTING them and helping them bank their
bigotry and bad behaviour.
Dear UK Media – please platform and
pander to these privileged men LESS In 2022
Boris Johnson (no explanation needed)
Tony Blair (war criminal and now knight of the realm!)
Nigel Farage (who stood for election to the House of
Commons SEVEN times and never won but was treated as if he had and was
regularly platformed by the BBC, among many others, even on issues no one would
ever associate him with like the climate)
Jimmy Carr (for consciously using racism successfully
to gain attention and prop up a mediocre
talent)
Lawrence Fox (a bit-part nobody until he discovered
that coming out as racist and misogynist and bashing Meghan Markle got him lots
more TV time)
Piers Morgan (One-time Trump toady and ongoing MM
basher also)
The media are often equally obliging the other way.
Though clearly it’s hard to bury the hideous Prince Andrew shit – the media are
doing a pretty good job. At the moment we are being swamped with slop about
perfect royals – The Queen and The Cambridges. And now strenuous efforts to
shine up Camila ahead of the possible accession of Charlie-the-tampon. Celebrity
and shine mags are at it with this type of stuff Off limits to the cambridge children by Cosmopolitan. And of course the obvious
answer to what is off limits to the Cambridge children surely has to be PRINCE
ANDREW.
So, I appeal to the media – stop helping these vile
men to bank their bigotry. Stop letting them off the hook for their bad behaviour.
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