Inspecting the Media

It's been a while since I've posted. The real question is why am I posting now. The answer is that I have been tasked with critiquing the media. The targets are infinite, and my ammo is educated responses. Lets have a go with my first attempt.

My first article is one from CNN. It was listed under there top U.S. stories. It is entitled "Four guy types to avoid". It is a guide listing four different kinds of guys that women should avoid. The article details the"He has children he doesn't see and/or support" guy, the "All his ex-girlfriends are crazy" guy, the "He's heavily invested in his persona" guy, and the "He's a compliment miser" guy. Basically the article is a piece of crap. I immediately assumed their would be at least one horribly inconsequential article in the "top" articles section, and I was terribly correct.

In the words of the text that I am reading, this article does not nurture, inform, or even deal very fairly with the subject matter. The article is completely from a woman's point of view, and could easily be considered demeaning to men. A similar article about women would likely never appear on CNN's website. It is for some reason fair for women to openly mock men as a gender.

Possibly the worst part of this article is the mere fact that it exists at all. It is easy to imagine several women discussing the ideas in this article. In that form it would be harmless conversation, but as a news article on a respectable news site, it is horrid to imagine them covering such a silly topic.

This article is a waste of time. Whoever decided to put it on CNN.com should be ashamed.