tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post2203674977744415260..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: RIP SubtletyCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-83145785011299350042017-08-08T17:33:22.491+01:002017-08-08T17:33:22.491+01:00Myers said: “I note that two of the best-paid wome...Myers said: <i>“I note that two of the best-paid women presenters in the BBC — Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz, with whose, no doubt, sterling work I am tragically unacquainted — are Jewish. Good for them.”</i><br /><br />Righteo. Out of 95 names in the BBC’s list of high earners, only about three are ‘known’ Jews. That’s Winkleman, Feltz and Simon Schama. <br /><br />http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/830476/BBC-salaries-salary-pay-full-list-chris-evans-gary-lineker<br /><br />Winkleman, <i>is</i> the highest paid woman, but she’s 8th on the list. Feltz is 10 places lower (below Alex Jones and same level as Fiona Bruce and Tess Daley) <br /> <br />So why would anyone think “being Jewish” has any bearing on their over-generous pay?<br /><br />Even so, let’s say that coming 8th and 18th out of 95 on the list “whilst being Jewish” is significant, (never mind the other 92 non-Jews) because, as Myers says: <i>“Jews are not generally noted for their insistence on selling their talent for the lowest possible price “ </i> then, let’s ask ourselves if there is there anything derogatory in this observation.<br /><br />Was Kevin Myers simply admiring these ladies’ financial acumen, as some claim? Or do the words: <i>“with whose, no doubt, sterling work I am tragically unacquainted”</i> imply that he hadn’t heard of them so they’re probably rubbish? Perhaps Kevin Myers is so inherently sarcastic that even his most innocuous remarks appear to mock? Perhaps he genuinely didn’t realise he was skating ever so close to an antisemitic trope. <br /><br />I’m sure the Scots and the Jews would take pride in ‘being thought careful with money’ if that’s all it was. For one thing Scots are thought of as ‘tight’ albeit in an affectionate type of way. It’s a running joke.<br />Jews? look it up. <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_antisemitism<br />suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693686958796849316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-52766780199053666612017-08-08T08:31:12.748+01:002017-08-08T08:31:12.748+01:00Yes, that's the idea, but the reality is that ...Yes, that's the idea, but the reality is that the headline is the message - the more sensational, controversial and eye-catching the better. Your average follower might not bother to look any further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-67565660526496692202017-08-07T23:57:50.850+01:002017-08-07T23:57:50.850+01:00I agree. To suggest Jews, Scots and upper middle c...I agree. To suggest Jews, Scots and upper middle class people are "careful with money"...is not really an insult...It's suggesting they are serious people who look at life seriously and value family as a way of building social permanence. Equally, I don't think to say some people "live only for the moment" is an insult - whether they be Caribbean, Irish or working class. There's a lot to be said for living in the moment. <br /><br />These are stereotypes (meaning individuals may vary hugely from the type) but they are not free floating lies...they tend to relate to some observable facts. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-11472618262727138042017-08-07T23:51:44.248+01:002017-08-07T23:51:44.248+01:00I don't agree. Not a Twitter user myself but y...I don't agree. Not a Twitter user myself but you can deploy it to link to much more detailed work - essays, videos, charts and so on. The character limit is a bit like the headline and para headings in a newspaper. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-12779770773565868822017-08-07T23:48:41.254+01:002017-08-07T23:48:41.254+01:00Caitlin Moran is extremely rich and therefore has ...Caitlin Moran is extremely rich and therefore has every right to be as unsubtle as she likes with regard to referencing female pudenda because she is a major shareholder in Modern Feminism Inc (a very profitable globalist media property). Such privilege is not extended to the plebs of course. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-91294551607366964152017-08-07T23:32:02.895+01:002017-08-07T23:32:02.895+01:00I don’t think you were being too eager a critic of...I don’t think you were being too eager a critic of Myers and by extension Murray, Sue. This kind of stereotyping can be harmless. How often have I heard Yorkshiremen relishing in it? But the whole Jews and money thing is different. Not only is it simply incorrect, but for centuries it has been the starting point for so much conspiracy based anti-Semitism. <br />Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818860172734529356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-35395550059256617432017-08-07T18:26:55.329+01:002017-08-07T18:26:55.329+01:00Maybe if Kevin affects a radical hair do... and se...Maybe if Kevin affects a radical hair do... and self describes in new and interesting ways, whilst engaging potty marf to eleven?Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-8053002595920076412017-08-07T18:18:44.235+01:002017-08-07T18:18:44.235+01:00Yes, unfortunately Twitter personifies the age of ...Yes, unfortunately Twitter personifies the age of the soundbite.<br /><br />As for Caitlin Moran, I don't have access to Times Online so as far as I know her article might have been a moment of rare insight. The tweet seems more typical, but after all she is the archetypal forty-year-old, fourteen-year-old.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818860172734529356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-1115237048117782302017-08-07T17:18:40.029+01:002017-08-07T17:18:40.029+01:00The 140 character limit on twitter has removed any...The 140 character limit on twitter has removed any scope for shades of opinion. It's all or nothing full on all the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-70777836665200328232017-08-07T16:58:30.113+01:002017-08-07T16:58:30.113+01:00I'm sure most Jews (and Scots) take a pride (c...I'm sure most Jews (and Scots) take a pride (can I use that word) in being thought careful with money.<br />Perhaps you are catching the 'see offence everywhere' disease too?<br />The trouble with the written word is that the reader can't see the 'tongue in cheek' of the writer and the writer can't see the furrowed brow of the reader. Speaking one-to-one we continously adapt what we say depending on the reaction of the listener.<br />Reading 'between the lines' has always been something that has been done at the reader's risk, now the writer is expected to anticipate the reaction to things that they didn't write too. It becomes easier not to write anything at all, which is <i>exactly</i> what the post modern facists want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com