Both Sides: Media coddling bigots edition

Two news directors at a Michigan NBC affiliate were ousted on Thursday following the circulation of an internal memo calling for scaled-back coverage of Pride Month events and directing the station’s journalists to “get both sides” on LGBTQ issues, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN.

The email, sent earlier this month by Stanton Tang, news director of Grand Rapids-based WOOD-TV, and Amy Fox, the station’s assistant news director, said the “polarizing” nature of Pride events had upset some of its conservative viewers, CNN previously reported.

“We need to recognize that some stories related to LGBTQ issues are going to be controversial and polarizing in our community,” the memo sent by Fox said. “While you personally may not agree with a certain position, people are entitled to their opinions and they are our viewers.”

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/30/media/michigan-news-directors-fired-pride-coverage/index.html

Holy fuck.

I hope they both find new jobs in time for Holocaust Remembrance Day.

How in the fuck do you "balance" that kind of story?

I'd love to see an example of a balanced story...or maybe a "balanced" story about the Holocaust...

I wanna see their coverage of Mothers Day, New Year's Eve, and Black history month

From the link:

What the article leaves out is that Deathstar (which is what we all call Nexstar because they’re so terrible) fired those two because they suspected them of leaking the memo to outsiders.

You mean the people running the stations realized that pandering to the 1% that care about pride shit and jamming it down everyone else's throats 24/7 was getting viewers to turn the channel and thus depriving them of an audience and that sweet, sweet, beautiful ad revenue?

I mean, who could ever have seen that coming?

God, you dipshits really are still convinced that you're the majority, aren't you?

News flash -- if you were, Republicans wouldn't be trying so damn hard to keep people from voting.

If I were a Republican, that might mean something.

Reactionary

DC was really, really hoping I'd go see Black Adam.
They shoved a bunch of shit into it they thought I'd like.
It does me no good to say "sorry fellas, I like the Marvel stuff better these days ".
They weren't making that movie for football guys, or tax accountants, they were making it for my nerdy ass.

Same goes for Republicans and bigots.

I love how they simultaneously follow the "silent majority" myth, and have a sense of themselves as a counter-culture rebellion.
Fun logic fact: it can't be both. You have to pick one.

true enough.. as it stands, you and your positions are probably relatively meaningless other than as "useful idiocy".

Talk to people who don't want to see it?

"Bigots are pissed" isn't really newsworthy until they commit an act of violence

"Lefties will be pissed" isn't a good enough reason to print a one sided story. There are plenty of partisan sites for you to get that fix. REAL news doesn't exist to make you comfortable and feed you a slanted view on life.

wow... you really failed this retort, didn't you?

describe the leftist bigotry in this situation for the class, would ya?

Who said anything about leftist bigotry? I'm merely asking for both sides of the debate to be heard. Why does that scare you so much?

Both sides of what?
Who deserves to exist?
Fuck you.

Well, it's possible. You can have a majority that's oppressed, and a minority that exerts disproportionate power over the majority.

It's just that American conservatives think they're the former, when they're really the latter.

I sometimes forget that posters like you are a bit on the slow side and need arrows in crayon drawing to see what any other normal human being can see.

Everyone deserves to exist. But that's not the issue. The issue is whether or not a debate on a subject is even allowed in the first place. You seem to shiver in your boots at any such discussion. What are you so afraid of?

Not my type little man. But happy 4th of July to you all the same

Would you like your existence debated?

Still need help I see. Let me help you out. ...

Everyone deserves to exist. But that's not the issue. The issue is whether or not a debate on a subject(hint: Pride Parade) is even allowed in the first place. You seem to shiver in your boots at any such discussion. What are you so afraid of?

The existence of gay people doesn't hinge on a parade.

I'll take that as a "no" then.

You answered your question.

Sometimes I forget how completely ignorant you are.

Debate my existence all you want. I don't live my life worrying about what other people think. Then again, I don't go advertising my personal life as I'm not an attention whore.

Had a feeling it was "I don't have to care, because I'm on privilege gools".
That feeling was correct.

I had a feeling it was "I speak for all people that I consider a victim."

That feeling was correct.

And you're still ignoring the question so I'll try a third time..

The issue is whether or not a debate on a subject(hint: Pride Parade) is even allowed in the first place. You seem to shiver in your boots at any such discussion. Whys shouldn't a journalist attempt to talk to people who have an issue with a pride parade? What are you so afraid of?

If you still can't answer it, then I'll just assume you lack the mental capability to answer a simple question and carry on.

Why not Nazis on Holocaust Remembrance day?
Klanners on Martin Luther King day?
Satanists on Christmas?
You want all them too, or is Pride special somehow?

Here's the deal:

When conservative Christian churches stop putting up anti-abortion billboards or advertisements telling me that Christ is only way, and stop donating hundreds of millions of dollars to buy politicians... then we can talk about rainbow flags and pride parades.

Both sides my fucking arse.

I haven't been to a church in decades and it doesn't bother me.

Both sides are donating millions of dollars to buy politicians. Or have you never heard of George Soros?