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Even if she had gone to university I think she'd be as ignorant as she is now. Education does not always equate with wisdom. Two different things. People who go to university can be just as prejudiced or even more than those who don't. How they get away with writing this junk is beyond me, they must assume that it's the opinion of their readers and therefore what they want to hear. Ms Burchill is going to get a VERY strongly worded e-mail in her inbox tonight, I will be restrained but it won't be easy!! :evil:
What sucks right now is it's not just the tabloids being so vile against Michael. It's now broadsheets too. The independant, The guardian etc. I used to like these papers. Now I can see that even broadsheets report crap for their own agendas. This suprises me from the independant though as it is supposed to be unbiased. Shame on the reporter and shame on the independant for passing this article.
The kids remarks were just out of context. The kids have a skin that surely gets sun tanned very easy, one can see that. And Blanket is not especially a pale kid.That article was design to make readers angry.
despite his habits of dangling babies over balconies and having sleepovers with rug-rats, turns out to have been just plain folks at home
Quote from: "trublu"What sucks right now is it's not just the tabloids being so vile against Michael. It's now broadsheets too. The independant, The guardian etc. I used to like these papers. Now I can see that even broadsheets report crap for their own agendas. This suprises me from the independant though as it is supposed to be unbiased. Shame on the reporter and shame on the independant for passing this article.Agreed.Write the paper an email as well.
Even if she had gone to university I think she'd be as ignorant as she is now. Education does not always equate with wisdom. Two different things. People who go to university can be just as prejudiced or even more than those who don't. How they get away with writing this junk is beyond me, they must assume that it's the opinion of their readers and therefore what they want to hear. Ms Burchill is going to get a VERY strongly worded e-mail in her inbox tonight, I will be restrained but it won't be easy!!
Right.This creature has really got me frothing at the bit. She has dissed my two favorite guys now. I'd like to see her lose her job. How disgusting to state publicly that your glad someone is dead. I hope the Army of L.O.V.E. can act on this as well.
Quote from: "RK"Right.This creature has really got me frothing at the bit. She has dissed my two favorite guys now. I'd like to see her lose her job. How disgusting to state publicly that your glad someone is dead. I hope the Army of L.O.V.E. can act on this as well.Do it,raise that voice and type that email,you're part of that army.... bring the rain for Michael
Quote from: "Sinderella"Quote from: "RK"Right.This creature has really got me frothing at the bit. She has dissed my two favorite guys now. I'd like to see her lose her job. How disgusting to state publicly that your glad someone is dead. I hope the Army of L.O.V.E. can act on this as well.Do it,raise that voice and type that email,you're part of that army.... bring the rain for MichaelThe best way to raise our voice against this type of journalism would be to raise a formal complaint against the Independent - and possibly OFCOM - is this what you have in mind Sinderella?With L.O.V.E
Dear Madam or Sir,I am writing to formally complain about Julie Burchill totally unprofessional portrayal of Michael Jackson and his children in The Independent in her column entitled Sight of next Jackson generation makes me pine for ‘The X Factor’ published on the 11th.Julie Burchill's comments on Michael Jackson and his children are inaccurate, biased, cruel, and in breach of Clause 1 of the Press Complaints Commissions Editor’s Code of Practice. Clause 1 on Accuracy includes the statements:• The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.• A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and – where appropriate – an apology published.• The Press, whilst free to be partisan, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.The Independent failed to take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures. Burchill wrote: “The children – so light-skinned that they resemble the result of an illicit liaison between Nicole Kidman and Casper The Friendly Ghost -were cool, calm and collected as they paid tribute to their dear old dad who, despite his habits of dangling babies over balconies and having sleepovers with rug-rats, turns out to have been just plain folks at home. "He tried to raise us without [us] knowing who he was, but that didn't go so well... ” Burchill is blatantly questioning the integrity of Michael Jackson children and insinuating that Jackson himself was a love rat – on which ground please? This is also insinuating that Michael Jackson children are white as ghost, this is insulting to the children and a total mis-representation of the reality. Has Burchill not noticed the children tanned complexion? The Independent failed to distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.Burchill’s comments were patently not justified by the context. She wrote: “And despite seeing the darker side of fame played out on their father's poor ruined face, they told Oprah they plan career in showbiz”. Burchill has got no ground to assume on the state of Michael Jackson’s face and no right in assuming what the children saw or did not see. This is fiction not journalism and is misleading in the context of the Oprah interview.This is totally unacceptable and I am seeking formal actions from The Independent on this matter. Propagating lies is not what I understand the media to be about. The Independent needs to obey by the editors code and publish an apology about this totally inaccurate portrayal of Michael Jackson and his Children.I would appreciate to be kept informed of the status of this complaint.Yours Sincerelyxxxxxxxxxxx
OOOH! Here it is! This is what needs to happen in order to complain about this article:1. The UK press is loosely bound by the Press Complaints Commissions Editor’s Code of PracticeYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login2. In order to complain you need to either feel a form on line (It took me a couple of minutes see website link above) or send them an email at Complaints @pcc.org.uk3. I also believe that it is worthwhile to send an email to the columnist editor of The Independent: Johann Hari You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginSouza/Mo - Do you wish to do anything through the Army of Love again?With L.O.V.E
I'll send a personal complaint as well. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.