Robo2010 opened this issue on Sep 22, 2006 · 268 posts
Phantast posted Fri, 13 October 2006 at 5:26 AM
Quote - > Quote - You think so? I hope you never attract the attention of Fox News.
Considering that Faux News is the broadcast equivalent of one of the birdcage liners, I'm not overly concerned. It panders to a particular audience that....I have little interest in sharing oxygen with.
OK I'll try and put the point less elegantly. I don't mean specifically and solely Fox News.
If you think it's clever to find that the literal, clinical meaning of "pervert" is something OK, and you post somewhere, "I'm a pervert and proud of it", then you will get shafted. Anyone who wants to blacken your name will pick it up and tell people, "You know, he admits he's a pervert". And however YOU mean the word, it won't be the meaning THEY give.
The right wing media are particularly fond of quoting people out of context to damage them. Hence, for instance, the absurd thing about Gore claiming to have invented the internet, which is quite false, but see how many people believe it?
Even if you don't brush with the media, you may still have enemies. So be careful.