tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post227458104042437678..comments2024-03-29T08:30:16.027+00:00Comments on TPQ: Vile NamesAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-73097750926119120652015-06-26T01:18:54.251+01:002015-06-26T01:18:54.251+01:00Malachi
The familiarity of the candidates to the...Malachi <br /><br />The familiarity of the candidates to the people of Belfast and the clash with the images chosen to portray them was obviously an essential part of the satire. So thanks for pointing out the primary intent of the article: an opportunity to poke fun at the absurdity of advertising and "brand" making. I guess, however, that any woman who has weathered a torrent of Michael Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016015701619473456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-18823406415964372022015-06-25T21:43:26.278+01:002015-06-25T21:43:26.278+01:00The point that a lot of people missed or chose to ...The point that a lot of people missed or chose to ignore about my article on election posters is that there were more posters of men than of women dealt with in the article. And the point was to sneer at the images created for posters not at the people themselves, though that's also a distinction that didn't seem to mean much to a lot of those who didn't like it.<br />We wanted to Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199966355165414581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-2423382742860900262015-06-25T15:27:09.551+01:002015-06-25T15:27:09.551+01:00AM
Thanks for pointing that out about O'Dohe...AM <br /><br />Thanks for pointing that out about O'Doherty. I only had part of the story and at the time kind of felt sorry for him, assigned as he was to entertain a readership increasingly fed snippets and pulp. You should see our local newspaper, The Courier-Journal, another sad case of a newspaper becoming a shell of its former self. Guess I better learn how to spell Malachi's name Michael Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016015701619473456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-72202555350316210352015-06-25T14:26:39.032+01:002015-06-25T14:26:39.032+01:00Michael,
great comment.
In fairness to Malachi ...Michael,<br /><br />great comment. <br /><br />In fairness to Malachi O'Doherty he did not use anonymity and was not trying to intimidate the women he was having a go at. And even in terms of having a go he was asked by the Belfast Telegraph to do a tongue in cheek piece on the subject matter and. In his case I thought the response he got was out of order and some of it came from people who AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-49395508990232136752015-06-25T14:09:43.141+01:002015-06-25T14:09:43.141+01:00AM & Niall
Here's to the irrigated field ...AM & Niall<br /><br />Here's to the irrigated field of ideas, but dang the manure sure is thick between the strips. These completely malicious attacks on Corr Johnston and Higgins are a sad reminder of what women in the public eye must endure. It's tough enough taking a stand, fully exposed to the glare of media and the potential scorn of dissent, but women have the added challenge ofMichael Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016015701619473456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-54933630203138985012015-06-25T08:50:19.200+01:002015-06-25T08:50:19.200+01:00Niall,
there are times when we would all like to...Niall, <br /><br />there are times when we would all like to hoist the black flag and start slitting throats in that memorable quip from Mencken! But we desist for good reason. <br /><br />In this case a woman stands up, tries to enhance public understanding by making an observation that she feels has merit. Then the trolls go for her. Public understanding benefits from her contribution. It also AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-72019608633894296862015-06-25T08:28:15.434+01:002015-06-25T08:28:15.434+01:00AM
" Difference and diversity irrigate intel...AM<br /><br />" Difference and diversity irrigate intellectual life preventing it ossifying into the arid wasteland the troll prefers, so that the molehill of an idea churned out from the sterility of his cranium might look like a mountain on a flat plain."<br /><br />Great way to sum it all up. <br /><br />Many a time I feel like the trolls and many a time I have uttered the same Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.com