I
read a brief report published on one of the prestigious British
Papers, The Guardian, disparaging the Spanish singer Pastora Soler, on
her appearance in the Eurovision Festival of song contest last weekend:
'She has the face of a constipation sufferer
and, probably due to the economic crisis, wearing what must be the 3rd
best tablecloth of her mother.' So commented The Guardian.
The usually dignified BBC says: 'She looked rather emotional, must be because she has an account in Bankia.' (Bankia is the bank in Spain on the point of total bankruptcy recently, a huge and ongoing scandal affecting a lot of businesses and savers.)
Still, it seems to me that these media's foremost objective is to report news, not to judge, jeer or mock, had completely degraded their profession and put themselves in the category of 3rd rate Tabloids, centring the importance on scandals and sensationalism for cheat frills. Even get down to as low as criticizing the singer's appearance and her dress without any opinion on her singing. What's that got to do with her ability to sing?
As to BBC, hitting below the belt to a country's unfortunate crisis is despicable, putting their own reputation at stake.
I don't expect anyone to agree with me, nor would I apologize for what I said here.
Tags: bbc, theguardian
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