What's behind the Daily Mail's campaign against gays?

[sp1814]

It's all looking a bit suspicious, but for the life of me, I can't work out why the Daily Mail had zeroed in on this story.

And by 'outrage' do the mean Christian are annoyed? Why have they gone to the Catholic Herald for comments?

Really - what's the big deal? And why bring ex-servicemen into the argument?

http://www.dailymail....ch-charity-event.html

[Answerprancer]

That's what the Daily Bogroll does. Just the sort of story this insideous rag *would* zero in on.

[VHG]

You have to take a lot of these stories with a pinch a salt.

A few weeks ago one of Murdoch's papers was "outraged" that some council boss had been paid off with a huge sum of money and a large pension.

But when they closed down the News of the World (also a Murdoch paper) the editor was also paid off with a multi-million pound sum. No mention of that in Murdochs papers.

I also happened to see the front of the Daily Sport (cheap rag) in my newsagents the other day. On the front was a huge photo of some busty bimbo, and next to it the headline "Outrage at stolen nude photos".

The Daily Sport was so "outraged" it had to print these so-called stolen photos on their front cover.

Most papers realise that their days are numbered. The internet and other media means the printed press only has a few years to run before daily papers will almost be gone for ever (or will merge into just a couple of papers) and they will have to finish up giving them away.

They are now desperate to hang on to the last of their readers so making them feel "outraged" is one way to get people to read your papers (and talk about them).

[DTCwordfan]

Excuse the intervenion please, sp, is that the Lakes or Scotland in your avatar, VHG?

[VHG]

I posted this question / comment back in April when a relative of mine was involved in a story in one of the "rag" newspapers.

Shows you cant believe anything in the papers.

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1012900.html

[mushroom25]

mystified too - particularly when it's reported (as is usually the case with righteous indignation stories) at the end, that the dropping of one event and adoption of another are wholly unrelated, and that the £30k sponsorship for Pride (representing barely 4% of the event's total cost) will be used for childcare facilities and suchlike.

I try and avoid the mail - reading it just makes me very cross.

[ChuckFickens]

I thought the Daily Mail had already got cancer cured anyhow..

http://hellokinsella....hings-that-give-you-c

Basically don't eat anything, drink anything or go near anything.

[Answerprancer]

I have always hated the DM and more recently had some experience of their gutter press antics first hand. Your story is very similar. I even spotted one of the little rats lurking in a car near the end of our driveway late one night, so as I slowly walked by (on my evening stroll to the off license) I drew out my mobile and snapped a couple of photos of his number plate. When I got back - he'd scuttled off.

[sp1814]

VHG - I see your point. There seems to be a strangely high amount of outrage in newspapers generally. For the life of me, I cannot remember the last time I (or indeed anyone I know) was truly outraged. Ticked off, yes. Annoyed, yes. But outraged? Nah.

But then again, I'm neither a hardline Christian nor Muslim fundamentalist - both groups seem to spend most of their waking hours running around being outraged - anything to do with gays gets them frothing...perhaps that's why the Mail chose the Catholic Herald for quotes?

[DTCwordfan]

Thanks - though that was the view - born in Kendal here....

[Answerprancer]

Mushroom "reading it just makes me very cross".
That is precisely how they operate, they prey on the millions of miserable lonely fascisistic old farts who GET OFF on having their short tempers triggered.
I'm glad you avoid it - it's the scum of the earth (IMHO !)

[DrFilth]

Answerprancer may i ask how you know it was a mail rat and not a sun rat or bbc rat
the reason i ask is that the new bbc guideline introduced in january this year to tv licence scum is they must leave as soon as they realise they are being filmed

[Kayless]

leaving aside your obsession with mildly cheerful issue for a minute, is it not actually true that Tesco's are in fact dropping support for cancer and are also supporting the mildly cheerful event that has hijacked another useful word of English? So even if you do not like the messenger, the messenger is in fact reporting the correct details here. Hardly a "campaign" is it?

[rov1100]

I agree with your comments Kayles about Tescos. I wonder what changed their minds? Maybe the upsurge in Gurkins or toad in the hole has swayed senior bosses.

[sp1814]

Kayless

Type 'gay' into the search box on the site, order the stories chronologically and have a look at the tone of the reports.

[sp1814]

rov1100 - do you mean gherkins?

[bazwillrun]

"short tempers triggered"

now thats something you really do know about...for a change

[DTCwordfan]

you really are out to needle folk this afternoon, baz......the Mod will be dispatching you to Doc country shortly if you carry on like this. And take this as friendly advice.....

[DrFilth]

DTcrosswordfan that is not very nice plenty of other members have been banned before the doc