Sean Bury and glove.I’m confused, you guys are talking as if anybody gives a shit.
Edit: Gives a shit about Web Dirt whatever the fuck. Not your conversation — that part is interesting.
At first I thought Web TV Dirt was a cool idea. Now I’m unfollowing. No more reblogs from me, guys!
I never did. The last thing our - or really ANY - industry needs is another snarky Gawker/Perez knockoff posting “dirt” on who’s flirting/canoodling/fucking/probably just sitting next to whom. It’s not news, it’s not journalism, it’s “gossip” - which is a near-meaningless word used as a fun little “get out of journalistic ethics free” card.
“Smile for the camera so I can make up rumors about your personal life! Someone told me some completely unsubstantiated speculation about this company that I’ll run as if it were actually valid news - who cares if it’s totally made up and has a negative effect on their business! Maybe I’ll get enough traffic to start selling ads and make some money off of you suckers!”
I can guarantee that if any of my friends is running it, and I find myself the subject of any post on a fucking gossip site, we’re going to be on rocky territory really fucking quickly.
Only if you find yourself the subject? What if one of your friends find themselves the subject? :-)
I actually rewrote that point from what it was initially because I decided don’t have the right to speak for other people. It’s obvious that I find it distasteful to say the least, but if someone else isn’t bothered by it - or even enjoys the “publicity” such as it is - I really can’t justify my righteous indignation on their behalf. In the end, I can only speak for myself, or defend and back-up those friends who have already expressed their concerns/anger.
