Comments on: No, No, It’s Maternalism! http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/05/22/no-no-its-maternalism/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Barry http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/05/22/no-no-its-maternalism/comment-page-1/#comment-2295 Barry Wed, 23 May 2007 18:06:21 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1793#comment-2295 Julian: "Frankly, I worry for Garance. In our modern age, this silly article is now forever archived on the Internet, winding its way to tens of thousands of potential viewers. God knows what some future potential employer might make of it. Perhaps we'd better bump the age of consent for op-ed writing to 35 or so." Scr*w her; I hope that this is something that does follow her. IMHO, a major problem with our mass media is that saying really, really stupid or provably dishonest things doesn't harm one's career. Barring bad luck, of course, but that's a threat to everybody's career. The classic example is the predominance of pro-war fools who are still appearing on TV/in print, giving us the benefit of having learned nothing at all, but that's just one. Julian:
“Frankly, I worry for Garance. In our modern age, this silly article is now forever archived on the Internet, winding its way to tens of thousands of potential viewers. God knows what some future potential employer might make of it. Perhaps we’d better bump the age of consent for op-ed writing to 35 or so.”

Scr*w her; I hope that this is something that does follow her.

IMHO, a major problem with our mass media is that saying really, really stupid or provably dishonest things doesn’t harm one’s career. Barring bad luck, of course, but that’s a threat to everybody’s career.

The classic example is the predominance of pro-war fools who are still appearing on TV/in print, giving us the benefit of having learned nothing at all, but that’s just one.

]]> By: sangfroid826 http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/05/22/no-no-its-maternalism/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 sangfroid826 Wed, 23 May 2007 09:35:09 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1793#comment-2294 <i>... why not just require a specific degree of sobriety for signing a release?</i> <br /> Quick! Somebody photoshop me a breathalyzer on to a camcorder. First submission wins a GGW t-shirt! … why not just require a specific degree of sobriety for signing a release?

Quick! Somebody photoshop me a breathalyzer on to a camcorder. First submission wins a GGW t-shirt!

]]> By: Julian Sanchez http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/05/22/no-no-its-maternalism/comment-page-1/#comment-2293 Julian Sanchez Wed, 23 May 2007 05:39:04 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1793#comment-2293 Emma- Both great ideas, more responsive to the concerns Garance raises, and suggested by many of the initial critics of the piece! GFR is unpersuaded, and it's not all that clear why. Emma-
Both great ideas, more responsive to the concerns Garance raises, and suggested by many of the initial critics of the piece! GFR is unpersuaded, and it’s not all that clear why.

]]> By: Kevin B. O'Reilly http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/05/22/no-no-its-maternalism/comment-page-1/#comment-2292 Kevin B. O'Reilly Wed, 23 May 2007 05:24:35 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1793#comment-2292 Agree with Glen, very funny. But no vlog? Lazy! Agree with Glen, very funny. But no vlog? Lazy!

]]> By: Emma Zahn http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/05/22/no-no-its-maternalism/comment-page-1/#comment-2291 Emma Zahn Wed, 23 May 2007 05:19:40 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1793#comment-2291 As much as I hate the idea of expanding the legal code, why not just require a specific degree of sobriety for signing a release or maybe allow a period of time to back out of it after sobering up? As much as I hate the idea of expanding the legal code, why not just require a specific degree of sobriety for signing a release or maybe allow a period of time to back out of it after sobering up?

]]> By: Glen Whitman http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/05/22/no-no-its-maternalism/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 Glen Whitman Wed, 23 May 2007 04:48:12 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1793#comment-2290 This post made me laugh out loud about three times. This post made me laugh out loud about three times.

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