Why I hate the Daily Mail, as distilled into one edition

although reading that you may wonder exactly how the fuck the daily mail hasn't been shut down completely

imo Jody McIntyre has more in common with great men such as, choosing two completely at random here, Stephen Hawking or Christopher Reeve

the fact those people are famous wheelchair users is actually a coincidence, although I can see why people might think oherwise

is Dacre not actually on the board of the PCC ie it is almost entirely self-serving? I realise I could look this up

That is absolutely unbelievably offensive. I sort of can't actually believe it got past an editor, even one who works for the Mail.

Complained :)

Fuck these guys.

just so you know what you're up against, here's the result of the last complaint against littlejohn, where the PCC decided it was OK for him to lie to make a point - ie, he really can make it up:

http://liberalconspiracy.org/2010/12/06/pcc-admits-that-richard-littlejohn-is-a-regular-bullshitter/

complained

Well, he may or may not have known what he was getting himself into, but he must have understood that being the person he is was just going to cause confrontation. and if he wasn't prepared for it, he should have been. Or forget it, and stay home.

.. Prince Charles, I mean.

Balance from the DM?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1338480/Jody-McIntyre-Video-police-tipping-wheelchair-tuition-fees-protest.html

Also yesterday they (rather belatedly) noticed that some members of the E...E...EDL are footbal hooligans. What are they up to?

How the mighty have etc etc:

http://twitter.com/stevebrookstein/status/14686147686965248

i've drafted and deleted several complaints to the pcc over this littlejohn bullshit, just can't quite get my feelings down on paper. i'm having a particularly visceral reaction to this story - my dad was severely disabled and often wheelchair bound, and every time i see footage of jody being attacked i'm sort of seeing my dad falling out of his chair, and losing my train of thought. that dacre is on the pcc and that littlejohn will likely escape any serious censure for this is making me seriously depressed.

xp

I wonder if he enjoyed the Mail so much yesterday?

Has-bean: X Factor 2004 winner Steve Brookstein urges viewers not to vote in 'scam' final after gig in an empty coffee shop

Thats a small part of it - really wasnt funny. liljohn cant do joeks.

obviously only a small part tho.

xp

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/12/article-1337993-0C74B739000005DC-280_468x579.jpg
And now, had anyone heard the one about the so-called disabled Muslim living in a mansion?

he brought his own mic

Has he been at the Random Shakespear Generator?

'Bitterness is a word used when tyranny is being exposed. The repressed will fall silent in fear of ridicule. I am brave. :0).'

Read more: No, Don't http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1337993/X-FACTOR-2010-FINAL-Steve-Brookstein-urges-viewers-vote-scam-final.html#ixzz1869CynfR

xp promoters insist he does, in case he wrecks it...

Fuck complaining to the PCC, I've half a mind to email Cafe Nero pretending to be a customer asking why they let a grey-haired old racist warble away to himself about how he hates the disabled.

So, today I learned that Liz Jones exists, and this thread has been an absolute goldmine. Thanks everyone!

The images below have been published to show the fury they've caused

Right, so tomorrow they print more of the Argentinian "Strictly Cum Come Dancing" pics that were in the Metro?

amazing

Almost wish I'd watched it now...

The success of the Daily Mail website is almost entirely down to the side-panel of tits and Z-listers from what I can see.

works for me

The images below have been published to show the fury they've caused

loooool

also "Do you know any of the dancers?"

Funnily enough, the bunch of comments on the HYS on that story were pretty much "so?"

I will say, used to get much worse back whenever. (Not so much the clothing, more the "that's not dancing, that's giving her one")

also "Do you know any of the dancers?"

I don't know. Could you repost more of the pics plz?

someone made a fair point somewhere about this being no worse than Hot Gossip or Cleo Rocos on the Kenny Everett show in 1984 or whenever (point being more that its no more o_O now than then i guess)

what? you mean things aren't getting worse? it wasn't better in my day? these aren't the end times? <swoons>

Yeah...

The one I was thinking of was "Tight Fit" doing Lion sleeps on TopOfThePops, one of the last times...

that's not about sex tho

right?

having seen the birds in Tight Fit, that is correct

Time to end the TV tax. Even the BBC news 'service' has become second rate compared with the internet which is free mostly. We get very little for the 3 billion pounds which is extorted from us under threat of imprisonment. Once a national institution to be proud of, it has now become grubby and corrupt. I have paid my license fee for the last time.

- rick, france, 14/12/2010 0:19

Are you going to tell him or should I?

Toto Coelo are fucking mingers btw, while I'm on

Once a national institution to be proud of, it has now become grubby and corrupt.

yeah, all that "SmileTV" and "TelevisionX" oh wait...

Marilyn was beautiful and didn't need to get her kit off iirc

She did anyway.

There were further complaints that boyband member Harry Styles was seen mouthing an obscene quip at winner Matt Cardle after Sunday night’s result was revealed.

FFS...

xp can you sign my copy of 'Sixteen Stone' please Gavin

This "One Direction" group look to me to be the real atrocity here.

Harry Styles is not second left in that picture, btw. They probably don't care because he doesn't have tits though.

Wait until his 'fat Robbie' phase.

Thank you very much for contacting us with your complaint about the article in the Daily Mail about Jody McIntyre. We have received numerous complaints about the coverage.

In response to the concerns raised, we sought to contact Mr McIntyre to see whether he wished to make a complaint to the PCC. We have now received a formal complaint from Mr McIntyre, and we will take forward the complaint with him directly.

We will seek to inform you of the outcome of the matter in due course. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.

Best wishes

Simon Yip

Administrator

Press Complaints Commission

w00t

write back and ask him if he's looking forward to seeing his dad David at Christmas

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2010/Dec/Week4/15873926.jpg

lol scare quotes

Classic "aren't you outraged at this/everybody panic" stories on the front page there. Added bonus of the ever so subtle "gays / swine" subtext as well.

Oh, hooray, more Liz Jones insanity:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1345402/LIZ-JONES-Since-did-TV-soap-turn-deranged-baby-snatchers.html#ixzz1AYRFDkSd

Or the ludicrousness of Carol – the mother of Billie, who asphyxiated on his own drinkfuelled vomit – who is now sleeping with one of his friends, who happens to be black, and who happens to spend most of the time with his shirt off.
I asked a black female friend whether she found the portrayal of this character racist.
‘He keeps taking his shirt off,’ I told her.

Racist? Why?

Also, nice sexist assumption on the Joanna Yeates case:

But we need to address the issue of why men commit these crimes, not ban episodes of Wallander or Miss Marple

especially when the TV issue sparking the article is a crime committed by a fictional woman.