21 September 2009

WHY I AM OFFICIALLY NEVER READING THE NEW YORK TIMES AGAIN

I hate you.

I just read what was possibly one of the stupidest articles I have ever read in my life. Where did I find it, you might ask? None other than the New York Times, that supposed bastion of journalism and monopolizer of the hoity-toity and, some think, smart.

Turns out the Times isn't above a stale (and stretched) "tee-hee!" of baby boomer disconnect in the most IDIOTIC fashion imaginable: let's compare rappers with conservative radio hosts! What fun!

Especially at a time when these talk show hosts are at their most disgusting, basically inciting people to ignorance and thoughtless anger, just so they can sell more hatemongering, self-righteous books with their big fat faces taking up the entire back cover...especially at this time, with all the accusations of Nazism flying around, the Times thought it would be a good idea to compare Jay-Z to Rush Limbaugh.

Here's one major difference, NYT: Jay-Z is amazing and, however much you'd like to think he's a rich, misogyinistic ego (which I suppose was the initial link the author made to the radio hosts), he has actually brought a lot of beauty and happiness into the world in the form of amazing music and all of the people he has helped with it. These radio show hosts are just obnoxious and don't care who they hurt with what they say.

All of this might have been mitigated were the article actually funny. Instead if just comes off as being out-of-touch and bizarre.

First a bunch of articles about marijuana quoting only government sources and the Drug Free America Foundation, and now this. Fuck you, New York Times. Fuck you.

1 comment:

Baby Bear said...

And that's why we canceled our subscription!
New York Times lost touch with reality and the ability to write coherent articles.

At least we have the National Geographic!