tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post6902492384839877676..comments2023-10-11T09:18:00.114-04:00Comments on Journalism & Society: Are You Offended by "Douchebag?"Geohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13931847026373746798noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-79884947473453533012011-02-04T17:31:44.304-05:002011-02-04T17:31:44.304-05:00Is Bigfoot Genuine or bogus? For over 4 hundred ma...Is Bigfoot Genuine or bogus? For over 4 hundred many years, there are actually reporting’s of a guy like beast that is definitely wholly covered in hair. <br />[url=http://www.is-bigfoot-real.com/]sasquatch[/url]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-59232570038215055862008-10-06T23:01:00.000-04:002008-10-06T23:01:00.000-04:00http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/09/anatomy-o...http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/09/anatomy-of-a-douchebag/#comments<BR/>If you follow this link... the comments are pretty fun/brutal. Check it out. Don't be a loser.<BR/>Nikki Allen J1111Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-43911225340245865822008-10-06T15:48:00.000-04:002008-10-06T15:48:00.000-04:00Yeah, I did read it. If the magazine has the ball...Yeah, I did read it. If the magazine has the balls to publish the word "douche bag" on the cover, I definitely want to know what's inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-64627730445596889162008-10-06T15:35:00.000-04:002008-10-06T15:35:00.000-04:00I believe that the actual article about being a do...I believe that the actual article about being a douchebag was actually fun and cute. The article was not meant to be offenseful unless you were actually a douchebag. I think that it is fine to print things like that because it's the job of journalists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-20965909006708344482008-10-04T18:55:00.000-04:002008-10-04T18:55:00.000-04:00So did you read it?- George (the teacher)So did you read it?<BR/><BR/>- George (the teacher)Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931847026373746798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-37513570754553718902008-10-04T17:26:00.000-04:002008-10-04T17:26:00.000-04:00It all comes down to the company's strategies to s...It all comes down to the company's strategies to sell as many magazines as possible. The word "douchebag" can definitely be interpreted offensively, (especially to older people) however, the attention the cover receives will make people want to read more! It's human nature. Now, maybe it's not the most poltically correct way of grabbing people's attention, but it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-51949846995174421932008-10-04T13:29:00.000-04:002008-10-04T13:29:00.000-04:00i think it's offensive. There needs to be some so...i think it's offensive. There needs to be some sort of responsibility and ethics in journalism. And I just don't think it's right to run a word like that in such huge letters on the coversummergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137361996636023534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-66023464717431612782008-09-30T19:24:00.000-04:002008-09-30T19:24:00.000-04:00at first when we talked about this subject in clas...at first when we talked about this subject in class i thought that it was harmless and satirical. <BR/>But after i read the article here i began to think that it was a bit over the line and offensive.<BR/>I'm not sure that it was right to run an article like this, but then again, i've never read the rest of the magazine. maybe thats the kind of magazine that it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-88187296187452209412008-09-29T20:09:00.000-04:002008-09-29T20:09:00.000-04:00I think using this word on the cover is extremely ...I think using this word on the cover is extremely unnecassary. Freedom of speech should not be abused and this is an offensive word, whether some members of society approve or not. It does not make it right. There are alternate words you could put in its place.Megan McCue Journalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426392348361855514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-85112633892994605692008-09-25T16:11:00.000-04:002008-09-25T16:11:00.000-04:00I think this article is hilarious. I don't think i...I think this article is hilarious. I don't think it's offensive, it's definitely obnoxious to run it so big on the cover, but it's just a word. Besides, worse things are said and done every day, this is so small in comparison. Not to mention the whole thing about children seeing it- children are exposed to the world everyday. The only way they would be safe is if they were to never leave their house, never turn on the TV or the computer. They're going to see "bad words" and hear them too no matter if douchebag is on the cover of "b" or not. And what about sex? What about the children who have walked in on their parents or see something on TV? Should everything be banned to save the childrens' innocence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-4464786311943395192008-09-25T15:33:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:33:00.000-04:00I think its fine; but maybe because I`m nothing on...I think its fine; but maybe because I`m nothing on that list. Maybe, maybe..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-30236998824441146962008-09-25T12:25:00.000-04:002008-09-25T12:25:00.000-04:00The story about Hillary Clinton having alien babie...The story about Hillary Clinton having alien babies was printed and distributed as well. Does that make it right?<BR/><BR/>- George (the teacher who will argue no matter what you say)Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931847026373746798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-34806058988727263212008-09-25T12:20:00.000-04:002008-09-25T12:20:00.000-04:00Call me ethically inept, but I really can't unders...Call me ethically inept, but I really can't understand what's wrong with doing this at all. I personally don't view it as the responsibility of the journalist to censor themselves in order to placate the audience, or just someone who happens to walk by. Publications are, well, published in order to make money. I think the douchebag story is funny. Had I passed it at a newsstand, I probably would have stopped to flip through. George asks alot of tough questions in his class regarding ethics and censorship, and quite honestly, I'm not sure what to think; however, the examples that he's showing us have been printed and distributed, so how bad can they be?Andrew Kirschenbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18292216034673071227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-19814784479234493192008-09-25T05:20:00.000-04:002008-09-25T05:20:00.000-04:00Legally, you can run the word. No doubt.But ethica...Legally, you can run the word. No doubt.<BR/><BR/>But ethically, should you? <BR/><BR/>- George (the teacher)Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931847026373746798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-10032885874882174222008-09-24T23:45:00.000-04:002008-09-24T23:45:00.000-04:00Freedom of speech. whether or not its right or wro...Freedom of speech. whether or not its right or wrong to publish the word Douchebag on the cover of magazine doesnt matter. its still allowed. a word like douchebag will get you into a lot of trouble, however, if your reporting the news and claim someone to be one. i dont see anything wrong here.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134419777850375126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-46852945000397912722008-09-24T15:52:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:52:00.000-04:00freedom of speech, press, etc., i guess. i'm not o...freedom of speech, press, etc., i guess. i'm not offended at all, because it doesn't affect me in the least, and i really wouldn't understand why others would care so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-58730265109039968532008-09-23T20:28:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:28:00.000-04:00There is absolutely nothing wrong with the cover o...There is absolutely nothing wrong with the cover of this newspaper. Think of the demographic that the newspaper is being written for. I believe that George said that it targets a younger audience, the teen demographic. In this case, most people who would be offended by it wouldn't read this type of newspaper anyway. The younger generation says the word douchebag all the time. I don't see a problem with it because it is part of the lingo of the target audience of the paper. Although, I will say that it is most definitely for shock value and to get people to read the paper. And if we're talking about it and doing blogs about it, didn't those people who decided to put this on the cover do their jobs extremely well. I mean this is getting a lot of coverage, and not just from the area of circulation. Congrats fellas, you managed to do your job very well. You should be commended for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-84703620139787553262008-09-23T19:58:00.000-04:002008-09-23T19:58:00.000-04:00Honestly, I don't find it offensive, but I know th...Honestly, I don't find it offensive, but I know that people that maybe older would. I told my grandmother about this and she was uncomfortable with the word, until I explained that it kind of lost the real definition, and is just another word for calling someone an ass. So I think that if people understand what is being said then it's funny and not offensive, but if you're thinking in the sense of the true definition i could see how that might be a little disturbing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-86460780723645293752008-09-23T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-23T15:25:00.000-04:00I could completely understand why it would be offe...I could completely understand why it would be offensive to my grandparents, but I'm almost positive that this magazine isn't targetting the elderly audience. I personally don't find it offensive it reminds me of Cosmo which is constantly being filled with sex tips or how to please your man moves. Like how we learned in class there are so many niches in the media we can pick and chose what we want to look at and don't. Like it or not, accept it because its not going away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-61843775754184184822008-09-23T14:42:00.000-04:002008-09-23T14:42:00.000-04:00Running the word on the cover is just to get peopl...Running the word on the cover is just to get people's attention, I didn't think there was anything necessarily wrong with it until I read the actual article, and I think the article itself is offensive; it's discriminating against people... So what if you like to spike your hair, or watch Dane Cook; I thought this was a free country...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-45088653535685872692008-09-22T23:31:00.000-04:002008-09-22T23:31:00.000-04:00If you take the time to read the article it is jus...If you take the time to read the article it is just ridiculous. It almost feels as if you are reading a tabloid. The term "Douchebag" could be offensive to some, like someone said earlier about not knowing what it meant. However, I think that the picture complements the large font and pink backround very well and it absolutly grabs your attention. Whether or not it crossed the lines is questionable based on who you ask. It is definetly on the line. If you read the article and read the comments, apparently this journalist got his information from some bogus website and maybe even took some information that he claimed is his own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-69669889201994749162008-09-22T22:56:00.000-04:002008-09-22T22:56:00.000-04:00Honestly, it's a word that our high school used on...Honestly, it's a word that our high school used on a daily basis. I remember saying it a couple months ago in a public place and my boyfriend gave me the evil eye. I asked George what I did and he told me that it was a nasty word.... Apparently my definition and his were slightly off. It's all a matter of opinion... if the Baltimore Sun published it, I'm sure they were comfortable with it. In Fact, where can I get a copy? =) Heck, I'd buy it.<BR/><BR/>Nikki Allen<BR/>Jour1111Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-31234323295238005262008-09-22T22:46:00.000-04:002008-09-22T22:46:00.000-04:00Agreeing with what Geo said, I think it is offensi...Agreeing with what Geo said, I think it is offensive to run a word like that on the cover because of young ones who shouldn't be exposed to that kind of language. But then again, if it were hidden in the article, parents wouldn't know not to let children read it, so it somewhat acts as a warning that the article is not suitable for children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-16034886858239965002008-09-22T20:53:00.000-04:002008-09-22T20:53:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.bethany bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606648459100758666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441166968399353218.post-52497661921737427362008-09-22T20:47:00.000-04:002008-09-22T20:47:00.000-04:00I don't think that the publication of the word is...I don't think that the publication of the word is offensive. It's not picking out any sort of stereotype and pinpointing one group of people over another. However, bordering the appropriateness level? Yeah, I think so. But hey, I'm sure they sold a few copies. This is a business after allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com