Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hypocrisy of Media

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.

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