Bad news comes round again – media round up

I sadly have some catching up on the news. As ever, quite a lot of depressing things that should not be forgotten – here we look at some media fails

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Bad news cont: Hate speech

Hate speech is one of my main beefs. I believe it is the foundation on which discrimination, prejudice and violence is built. These things do not happen in a vaccuum -they happen because there are people, organisations, the media and authority figures giving their consent and encouragement with their hateful words and bigoted speech.

I very much believe this is the basis for so much of the badness we face

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And the consequences of the hate

And, from hate speech we move on to it’s child – the discrimination

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And, inevitably, the violence

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This could be a way of stopping him stealing my food

Sparky: *is eating* nomnomnom tasteh

Beloved: RANDOM HUGS! *leap*

Sparky: aaaaaargh *falls from sofa to floor* Ow. This random hugging better be motivated by love and not a ploy to steal my midnight cheese on toast or I will have to hurt you

Beloved: Can’t it be both? I could be saving you from nightmares – nasty cheesey nightmares.

Sparky: I’ll risk it

Beloved: No, I shall save you *grab* *kisses* Bllaaaaaagle

Sparky: Oh, that’s nice. Totally sets the mood

Beloved: What are you EATING?

Sparky: cheese & marmite.

Beloved: You Sir, are not right.

Sparky: What’s wrong with marmite?

Beloved: It’s like pure salt! What happened to your health kick?

Sparky: BadNaughtyWrongComment about saltiness

Beloved: Nope, no way – you are defiled, unclean!

Sparky: Tough, I am marmitey and coming to get you

Beloved: *flees* RUNNING AWAAAAY!

Sparky: *grabs jar of marmite* CHASING YOU!!!!