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Originally Posted by shakermaker
...The fact is that it's a terrible state of affairs in this country where we (the general public) let a group of faceless journalists working for a toilet-paper-worthy rag such as the Daily Mail decide what we are offended at...
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The purpose of news media is to make us aware of events we'd otherwise be ignorant of. The disparity between complaints before and after the papers got hold of it isn't really relevant. Is it wrong to be offended by something you weren't privy to firsthand?
I have no love of newspapers generally, never mind the tabloids- but this is one instance where there is no way to dress it up with either a negative or a positive spin: The audio, poor-quality video and transcript speak for themselves. Everyone can make up their own mind, they don't need a newspaper to do it for them.