Comments on: The Daily Mail quandary

By: Dan and Dan on the Daily Mail | 6000 miles from civilisation...

Dan and Dan on the Daily Mail | 6000 miles from civilisation... — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:52:13 +0000

[...] rag which is Britain’s Daily Mail here on 6000 miles… There was that Peter Hitchens racist nonsense, their laughably inaccurate reporting on the Fishhoek shark attack and then, more recently, the [...]

By: The Daily Mail quandary - sorted | 6000 miles from civilisation...

The Daily Mail quandary - sorted | 6000 miles from civilisation... — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:14:40 +0000

[...] the infamous Peter Hitchens piece in the Daily Mail last year, covered so adequately in my “The Daily Mail Quandary” post? The quandary being that while the Mail is seventeen different sorts of crap and [...]

By: A negative end? | 6000 miles from civilisation...

A negative end? | 6000 miles from civilisation... — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:17:33 +0000

[...] on to the article itself, it’s actually rather cleverly written, reminding me of that Peter Hitchens one from last March, except that it’s rather cleverly written. There’s no one fact in there [...]

By: vuvuzela

vuvuzela — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:59:20 +0000

thanks for a reasoned reply to Hitchens – I am appalled at how his article is being forwarded to me like its some sort of Gospel truth. It probably is, I guess, for people who routinely mention “I am not a racist, but…” and then go on to dismiss other people’s cultures. Heck, I may not like Polygamy but I fail to see how that impacts on anything other than white, middle-class UK sensibilities. The fact that this nugget of info about JZ makes it into the headline of the piece gives you an idea of the cultural bias in the article.

Not that I want JZ as President, personally I’d prefer Zille. I just object to the whole country being trashed because of one idiot in the international press.

And can I remind everyone that when Mandela became president people screamed and bought tinned food and candles expecting Armageddon. Then they calmed down. When Mandela went people screamed and bought tinnned food and candles saying Mbeki would ruin everything. Now Zuma’s on his way and they’re….yep, squeeling again…

By: Persona non grata

Persona non grata — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:21:34 +0000

I struggle to understand why the British press feels the need to publish this stuff? Does the Daily Mail feel like it has a social responsibility to lead people’s thinking? (I usually buy the Times)

Not sure, but I think this article is damaging to all good intentions in SA, regardless of who you support in the election.

By: 6000

6000 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:20:33 +0000

Wiggy > I think it may be a little late for that.

By: wiggy

wiggy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:18:12 +0000

I’ll put a review up on my website I think And I’ll hide it away so only your readers know what the hell i’m on about HAHA I dont wanna tarnish your great reputation with my seedy links

By: 6000

6000 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:08:09 +0000

wiggy > OI!! This is a family blog. Not some cheap pr0n links site!

(so – any good?)

By: wiggy

wiggy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:55:30 +0000

Oh forgot to add… i’ll check in more detail when I get home

By: wiggy

wiggy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:55:10 +0000

haha thanks for that Darkwing clicked on it even tho i’m at work