Comments on: ChicagoBoyz Makes the Village Voice

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:28:08 +0000

So, where are the hordes of angry trolls from Village Voice?

I haven’t seen any. This could be because Voice readers agree with my post, or maybe the Voice’s link to us (far down the page) didn’t generate much traffic. Some topics tend to generate angry comments, some don’t.

By: Brett_McS

Brett_McS — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:32:41 +0000

It was a good post. A few Bubbles/Plastic Surgery jokes and it would have been a great post.

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:05:56 +0000

So, where are the hordes of angry trolls from Village Voice? Are they pulverized immediately upon entering Chicagoboyz atmosphere? let a couple of them pass the filters, would you?
Or maybe they’re just busy worshiping the Passed-on Idol of the Moment.

By: onparkstreet

onparkstreet — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:52:27 +0000

Okay, somehow the convergence of Village Voice and Chicagoboyz is funny. Funny old world….

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:07:02 +0000

Nathan,

What struck me was that no one in big-media management saw the media’s extreme focus on Jackson as an opportunity to go against the herd. The media people would no doubt say that they know their business and that going with the herd in this kind of situation is the right thing to do. I’m skeptical of this argument. I think there’s a big enough audience for serious news that Fox, for example, could have done well with less Jackson.

It’s true that the media are giving most of the public what they want, but it’s also true that not all of the public want sensationalism at the expense of coverage of everything else. Maybe the broadcast business model only works if every media outlet piles on the latest Jackson-type news, but maybe not.

As to Jackson’s music I am agnostic. However, as I wrote elsewhere on this blog I don’t think Jackson was admirable as a person and I don’t think it’s a good idea to celebrate him — to put it mildly.

By: Carl from Chicago

Carl from Chicago — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:32:39 +0000

It was a good post

By: Nathan Plotkin

Nathan Plotkin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:14:48 +0000

Old saying about artists: judge the art and not the artist. Jackson was great. Media circus milking it, of course, but they are a commercial enterprise and
want to make lots of money–you believe in that, right? They cater to the public and this, alas, is what the public seems to want. Just turn away and tend your own garden…do not expect much from the media, as experience should have already taught you.

Obama? Don’t underestimate his place in history books this early. Simply having broken the color barrier will make him the Jackie Robinson of politics…can you recall Robinson’s hitting record (achievement)?

By: Lexington Green

Lexington Green — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:29:01 +0000

The ONE TIME you use a little profanity, and look what happens.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:54:39 +0000

Ha, I guess I validated someone’s prejudices (Those wingnuts are wrong about everything, but here’s one who doesn’t like Fox News, so that proves we’re right…).

;)

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:42:46 +0000

Methinks: I hope by that time he’ll be just a line in a history textbook, so lives of silly worshipers of African-type tyrant are spared.
What i wonder – when his action become transparent enough for enough people to kick him out of the White House.

By: methinks

methinks — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:06:45 +0000

I wonder if when Obama dies there will be mass hysteria and stampedes reminiscent of Stalin’s death and funeral.