Is the Guardian worse than it used to be?

haha

With hundreds of thousands of photographs taken up unsuspecting women's skirts being posted online, the practice of 'upskirting' is clearly on the rise. Emine Saner reports

this article is awful of course, but i can't help but notice that the way that the guardian formats these summaries — mostly in the part that i bolded — can't help but set the writer up for epic failure. "x reports" is like a built in challop

also the "self-conscious white guy writes about rap" story that dom posted on his blog (dunno if it's in here as well) is up for worst piece of journalism of the decade, def a lock for the top 5

Those smug byline grins are hugely irritating. Pictures should be taken as per passport photos, i.e. neutral expression, stare straight ahead etc.

Better still, get rid of the bylines altogether.

More white people discussing hip hop

xpost

weird feeling i know the writer, but can't place it.

"With loads of space to fill in a paper, the practice of 'upwriting' is clearly on the rise. Frantic Subber reports"

Coming from Scotland I know this does not just affect women, indeed there is a gay porn site called 'upyerkilt' (though I happen to know it is staged).

weird feeling i know the writer, but can't place it.

Plan B?

While the image of the "Peeping Tom" may seem quintessentially British, upskirting is not confined to the UK

Uh if we were going to work with quasi-xenophobic stereotypes here surely the Japanese would be comfortably in that number one spot?

Oh, you said that awready. x-post

While the image of the "Peeping Tom" may seem quintessentially British

Eh?

Emine Saner is a pretty good journalist and is not a major offender in the Daddy, I Want A Pony byline pic stakes ('winner': V. Coren).

A few of the actresses I've interviewed say they would be a-OK with paparazzi as an occupational hazard if they did not do this, and they've been calling it upskirt for YEARS.

Peeping Tom is on ITV at midnight tonight, watch and learn.

Everyone has been calling it upskirt for YEARS.

Peeping Tom is on ITV at midnight tonight, watch and learn.

It's a filthy German who does it though

also the "self-conscious white guy writes about rap" story that dom posted on his blog (dunno if it's in here as well) is up for worst piece of journalism of the decade, def a lock for the top 5

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The thing is, if you were trying to come up with, Onion-style, a fake name for a self-conscious white indie music critic trying to demonstrate knowledge of rap, "Louis Pattison" is pretty close to what you'd end up with.

LBZC will henceforth be referring to him as Lpattz.

I think it might be a bit late for Coren to ask for the pony.

There's nothing wrong with that Saner byline picture you fucking weirdos.

YEOOOOOOWCH. xpost

I think the 'weird' thing is that she's cute, blonde and doing a job certain people here quite covet.

She's stunning!

I worry for her somehow - maybe cos she's so stunning. All the inferior envious scumbags should leave her alone.

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Upskirt top ranking

^^^ Thank fuck for the voice of reason.

Give that man a byline pic

I love this:

It is impossible to judge how many women have been victims of upskirting,

i.e. the cross reference for people who need "women" explaining to them...

Stuff a Canon up my crack an' ting...

All those thrusting Thatcherkids are too busy going bust to find out what "women" are!

While the image of the "Peeping Tom" may seem quintessentially British

Eh?

OrigiNAL Peeping Tom that fellow who went blind looking at Lady Godiva?

But Lady Godiva wasn't wearing a skirt...

I don't think she even existed did she?

If she did though and she had been wearing a skirt no doubt some pervy Englsihman would have tried to make a drawing of it and sold it down the market.

She did, but there is no contemporary report of her riding naked through Coventry.

No wonder, she did it ages ago.

Mediaeval paparazzi sleeping on the job there

It was a three month journey up from London on perilous roads to be fair.

How did the story about her riding naked develop? Did some kind of historical fanfic writer come up with it?

It was a three month journey up from London on perilous roads to be fair.

Ending up in Coventry too.

Also there was an even more famous noblewoman dying of cancer in Northampton at the same time.

You mean Lady Jade?

One of those leeches vs. lechers editorial decisions

The Department of Health figures (one in five will have tried cannabis by the age of 15) insist use is falling in Britain. That's not how it feels in south London - or, presumably, south Manchester or south Glasgow. Here, it feels like everyone has had a toke by the age of 15. Of these, only some will become regular users. For most of them, it is a Saturday-night high and nothing more. But for some, it becomes unshakeable.

Is that Julie Myerson?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/10/cannabis-drug-abuse

the comments on that bad boy are ace; did someone mobilise the national cannabis crew or something?

"This is the worst self indulgent middle class non angst Ive ever had the misfortune to read. You have no idea of real pain, or grief. Your faux desire to help others whilst undoubtably pocketing an advance and profit from sales proves what is is wrong with the kid of the UK today. Their narcissistic parents. You could learn a thing or two from your teenage son. Listen to him"

btw no it doesn't feel like that in south London

I have hardly ever seen cannabis

yeah in south glasgow it doesn't feel like that all that much either

she was on Newsnight last night and I just wound up thinking, what is the point of all this public angsting? go away and do whatever you do in private. maybe she is too used to being looked at and on camera etc by this point

drugs are for idiots tbqh, but j-myer is one of the worst newsnight review people of all time. in a hotly contested field of shite.

agree about the field

and sort of about her
but it's so hotly contested!

I agree drugs are for idiots and also about j-dogg; perhaps a... poll is in order?