I just finished reading about the recent controversy with the Caylee Sunshine doll when I saw an article about the Orlando, Florida ban Biteboy!. Who are accused of exploiting the death of Caylee Anthony. The article, found at this link that contains excerpts from interviews with the band. Upon hearing the song, I don't think the band is wrongfully exploiting the death any more than Nancy Grace has been, other than the fact that she is making millions off of the tragedy, and that everybody seems to be okay with that.
The song in question, "Caseys Song (Wine Sick Mind)", doesn't even seem to exploit the Anthony family except for in its title. In fact, it even seems to reflect the very ideology that Nancy Grace is forcing upon her millions of viewers : Casey Anthony's assumed guilt. If anything, the lyrics "I can't make it go away, You can have all your money, soaked in blood" could be interpreted as exposing the mass media for the crooks that they are. The media can't simply be told to go away. It's a multi-million dollar business, even if it comes at the cost of a child's death.
Just another example of the hypocrisy of the media.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Tired of CNN
I've been seeing this Caylee Anthony case play out since mid July, perhaps earlier. The entire time, I've been wondering how much money television shows like Nancy Grace, Anderson Cooper 360, and Head Line News (HLN) have been making from this. Tonight the straw broke the camel's back. Upon watching HLN on CNN, I saw this Caylee Sunshine doll being criticized as an exploitation of the young girl's death; however, it is not the doll that I find most disheartening. It is, in fact, that the host of HLN was attempting to tell the creator it was a sad exploitation of Caylee Anthony's death.
Who is the media to point a finger at a company in the United States and tell the company that they are exploiting something, when it is the media themselves that should be condemned? I find it to be completely appalling that people would even entertain this idea. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. There is seriously something wrong with this. And the public mindlessly agrees with these major news corporations. For shame.
Who is the media to point a finger at a company in the United States and tell the company that they are exploiting something, when it is the media themselves that should be condemned? I find it to be completely appalling that people would even entertain this idea. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. There is seriously something wrong with this. And the public mindlessly agrees with these major news corporations. For shame.
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