Where is the social media outcry?, I wouldn't bet on it... Options

[TallDarkAndHands...]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38826211

Women are treated like slaves and animals in some countries. But lets all pretend its not happening. Im just surprised Trump the bogeyman has not been blamed. Just whatever you do don't say his name 3 times.... Trump, Trump, Trump....

Candyman....

[Turin Machine]

The impartial view of the Guardian even extends to the TV! Here's the word on last night's BBC drama SS GB,

"Part of me wonders if, in adapting this 1978 novel now, the BBC is unwittingly supplying Brexit propaganda. SS-GB may seem to be counterfactual history but it serves, too, as allegory of the all-too-real German domination Theresa May will trigger article 50 to escape."

Excuse me while I go and giggle behind the sofa!

[Simon Kirby]

The impartial view of the Guardian even extends to the TV! Here's the word on last night's BBC drama SS GB,

"Part of me wonders if, in adapting this 1978 novel now, the BBC is unwittingly supplying Brexit propaganda. SS-GB may seem to be counterfactual history but it serves, too, as allegory of the all-too-real German domination Theresa May will trigger article 50 to escape."

Excuse me while I go and giggle behind the sofa!

Do you see a correlation between Brexit and the prejudiced media coverage of stories with an Islamic angle?

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Do you see a correlation between Brexit and the prejudiced media coverage of stories with an Islamic angle?

The Rupert Murdoch owned press? Why do his papers sell more than the guardians of the world? If people didn't want to read a lot of the sensationist garbage in these red tops they wouldn't. They buy them because they don't want to read about how JC is saving the labour party (LOL) but they do want ro read about some terrorist thats living in the UK on benefits that they contribute towards. And it makes them cross and they vote brexit.

[Andy Capp]

The Rupert Murdoch owned press? Why do his papers sell more than the guardians of the world? If people didn't want to read a lot of the sensationist garbage in these red tops they wouldn't. They buy them because they don't want to read about how JC is saving the labour party (LOL) but they do want ro read about some terrorist thats living in the UK on benefits that they contribute towards. And it makes them cross and they vote brexit.

QED - RM owned press sells many papers because the average Joe is at least a bit of a bigot and a bit prejudice. It's called appealing to the lowest denominator; populist if you will and the sheep lap it up.

[TallDarkAndHands...]

QED - RM owned press sells many papers because the average Joe is at least a bit of a bigot and a bit prejudice. It's called appealing to the lowest denominator; populist if you will and the sheep lap it up.

No one ia arguing with that. Would you want the country full of guardiansta types though each trying to be better than the other in a constant battle to prove they are at the top of the snowflake tree? Personally I think I wouldn't. Perhaps the press is not as balanced as it should be. Some TV networks try and make up for it though such as the BBC and C4.

[Andy Capp]

No one ia arguing with that. Would you want the country full of guardiansta types though each trying to be better than the other in a constant battle to prove they are at the top of the snowflake tree? Personally I think I wouldn't. Perhaps the press is not as balanced as it should be. Some TV networks try and make up for it though such as the BBC and C4.

I think you are building a straw man argument there. Just because one complains about a spiteful and antagonistic press, doesn't mean that the same person wishes a misty white puffy cloud existence either. What I would prefer is on one hand, people would just be more considerate and on the other hand people weren't so easily offended.

If that can't happen, I'd like to see people become more open-minded. That people would scrutinise what they see and hear more. It is doing that which has made the species as successful as it is; however, I am starting to see some kind of dumbing down occurring.