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(09-23-2014 01:24 AM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  

(02-11-2014 05:15 PM)trian1 Wrote:  

The announcement mentions that she has a live-in boyfriend and a pasta maker. Wonder which one will burn out first.....

I hate this empty and pointless modern way of describing staff. Is the fact that she has a pasta maker or likes spending time with her dog supposed to make me feel closer to her? Whenever they tell me that, I just start wondering why she is covering her lack of actual accomplishments by mentioning her gadgets.

p.s. Anonymous Bosch has a superb take on the situation as usual

I was talking about this the other day to someone.

Completely uninteresting people are given platforms. Not to tell an interesting story, or something funny. It's about "can I relate to this person". So here we have a girl I've never heard of so I googled her and came across Matt Forney's great article about her. Her voice is annoying, she cannot speak well, her writing is poor, and of course she's fat. Unfortunately, a lot of women (and male feminists) can relate.

I remember in college taking writing courses and public speaking for purposes of self improvement, I wasn't even a journalism major. Prominent writers tended to be experienced journalists who attempted to make an educated argument or create an interesting discussion. Or at least that seemed to be the goal. Now, just be a dumpy fat fuck with an attitude and now everyone can relate to you, so here's a platform on a prominent newspaper (in this case, The Washington Post).