Comments on: Gossip pages – morally bankrupt? http://aucklandista.com/2008/04/17/gossip-pages-morally-bankrupt/ All about the 09 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jo Hubris http://aucklandista.com/2008/04/17/gossip-pages-morally-bankrupt/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Jo Hubris Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:31:36 +0000 http://aucklandista.com/?p=59#comment-145 I think they're not published outside of Auckland so the paper doesn't get a whole lot of "Bloody Jafas!" type letters. But that doesn't explain why they're published in Auckland at all of course. And this is where I put in my disclaimer - I read Metro's GossipWatch column on their site since I can't read the gossip columns. But yes, "oh ho ho child hookers" does not sit well with me (or <a href="http://thehandmirror.blogspot.com/2008/04/talking-of-hypocrites.html" rel="nofollow">the excellent feminist Hand Mirror</a>) at all. I think they’re not published outside of Auckland so the paper doesn’t get a whole lot of “Bloody Jafas!” type letters. But that doesn’t explain why they’re published in Auckland at all of course.

And this is where I put in my disclaimer – I read Metro’s GossipWatch column on their site since I can’t read the gossip columns. But yes, “oh ho ho child hookers” does not sit well with me (or the excellent feminist Hand Mirror) at all.

]]> By: Robyn http://aucklandista.com/2008/04/17/gossip-pages-morally-bankrupt/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Robyn Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:47:57 +0000 http://aucklandista.com/?p=59#comment-144 Paul at the Fundy Post has <a href="http://fundypost.blogspot.com/2008/04/bridget-enquiry-into-morals.html" rel="nofollow">also noticed this</a>. He writes: <i>The striking feature of Bridget's ramblings (apart from her difficulties with English) is her absence of moral discernment. Famous people do things: they have fights in public, they have affairs, they hire child prostitutes and they rape people. It doesn't really matter; it's all goss.</i> <a href="http://tvnzondemand.co.nz/content/media7/ondemand_video_skin?tab=&sb=date-descending&e=media7_2008_ep3#ep_media7_2008_ep3" rel="nofollow">This week's Media 7</a> episode also looked at the Sunday gossip pages coverage of Millie Elder's trouble, with the suggestion that, uh, maybe they could leave her alone until she's finished her period of treatment. Paul at the Fundy Post has also noticed this. He writes:

The striking feature of Bridget’s ramblings (apart from her difficulties with English) is her absence of moral discernment. Famous people do things: they have fights in public, they have affairs, they hire child prostitutes and they rape people. It doesn’t really matter; it’s all goss.

This week’s Media 7 episode also looked at the Sunday gossip pages coverage of Millie Elder’s trouble, with the suggestion that, uh, maybe they could leave her alone until she’s finished her period of treatment.

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