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Re: NY Post Offensive Headline about Shaking Babies (Guest Voice)

archangel — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:45:18 -0000

JSpencer, you have true wit

Joe, the issue exists across the board with any group trying to bring focus to unspeakable harms.

The jingle-like writing of silly puns in headlines that I believe began with &#39free presses&#39 like The Seattle Times, Westword, etc., and then copped by some large newspapers, perhaps is not the issue:

I can see a headline on this particular subject being &#39SHaken but not stirred... How the Legislature Ignores Infant Trauma,&#39 for instance. I am not sure that it&#39s the pun exactly, but the poverty of the punner&#39s ability

dr.e

Re: NY Post Offensive Headline about Shaking Babies (Guest Voice)

archangel — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:45:18 -0000

JSpencer, you have true wit

Joe, the issue exists across the board with any group trying to bring focus to unspeakable harms.

The jingle-like writing of silly puns in headlines that I believe began with 'free presses' like The Seattle Times, Westword, etc., and then copped by some large newspapers, perhaps is not the issue:

I can see a headline on this particular subject being 'SHaken but not stirred... How the Legislature Ignores Infant Trauma,' for instance. I am not sure that it's the pun exactly, but the poverty of the punner's ability

dr.e

Re: NY Post Offensive Headline about Shaking Babies (Guest Voice)

JSpencer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:32:06 -0000

Perhaps the person who chose the headline (yes, it was in shockingly inappropriate) was shaken too much as an infant.

Re: NY Post Offensive Headline about Shaking Babies (Guest Voice)

JSpencer — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:32:06 -0000

Perhaps the person who chose the headline (yes, it was shockingly inappropriate) was shaken too much as an infant.