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Just read this on the news:

"Woman who received face transplant amazed to see nose and chin for first time."

You think?
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Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Just read this on the news:

"Woman who received face transplant amazed to see nose and chin for first time."

You think?


I just saw on a local magazine the before and after photos of that woman... And I got SO pissed because there are kids reading that freaking magazine, why do they do that?! They sometimes put pictures of dead corpses from wars or something, and disfigured people, I hate when they do that. The AFTER photo was VERY surprising, she looks very good. There is an obvious scar, but the whole thing looks pretty good.
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This reminds me of some of the medical reality specials they show on TLC, like the one about the boy from the South Pacific whose face was almost completely consumed by a tumour. Disturbing stuff.

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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Just read this on the news:

"Woman who received face transplant amazed to see nose and chin for first time."

You think?


I just saw on a local magazine the before and after photos of that woman... And I got SO pissed because there are kids reading that freaking magazine, why do they do that?! They sometimes put pictures of dead corpses from wars or something, and disfigured people, I hate when they do that. The AFTER photo was VERY surprising, she looks very good. There is an obvious scar, but the whole thing looks pretty good.


They do that, I believe, because they want to show reality, not a shielded version of it.
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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
This reminds me of some of the medical reality specials they show on TLC, like the one about the boy from the South Pacific whose face was almost completely consumed by a tumour. Disturbing stuff.


I've seen stuff like that on TV too. Horrible. Bloody sensacionalist media. And they say that they must show "the truth, no matter at what cost", oh come on! That is no excuse to show stuff like that. So, based on their logic, I'm entitled to show porn at any time I want.
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
This reminds me of some of the medical reality specials they show on TLC, like the one about the boy from the South Pacific whose face was almost completely consumed by a tumour. Disturbing stuff.


I've seen stuff like that on TV too. Horrible. Bloody sensacionalist media. And they say that they must show "the truth, no matter at what cost", oh come on! That is no excuse to show stuff like that. So, based on their logic, I'm entitled to show porn at any time I want.


No. They mean that, when reporting news, they should have the right to show what really happens, instead of shielding their audience from the truth or telling outright lies. And they shouldn't be prevented from that, asthat runs into the ideals of a communist country (controlling what your audience does and doesn't see to the point of leaving out what you consider undesireable). I doubt a news association would have any reason to excessively show porn, however.
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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
This reminds me of some of the medical reality specials they show on TLC, like the one about the boy from the South Pacific whose face was almost completely consumed by a tumour. Disturbing stuff.


I WATCHED THAT ONE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I WAS SAD TO HEAR THAT THE LITTLE BOY DIED SOME TIME AFTERWARD FROM PNEUMONIA.

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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
Originally posted by: ricarleite
Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
This reminds me of some of the medical reality specials they show on TLC, like the one about the boy from the South Pacific whose face was almost completely consumed by a tumour. Disturbing stuff.


I've seen stuff like that on TV too. Horrible. Bloody sensacionalist media. And they say that they must show "the truth, no matter at what cost", oh come on! That is no excuse to show stuff like that. So, based on their logic, I'm entitled to show porn at any time I want.


No. They mean that, when reporting news, they should have the right to show what really happens, instead of shielding their audience from the truth or telling outright lies. And they shouldn't be prevented from that, asthat runs into the ideals of a communist country (controlling what your audience does and doesn't see to the point of leaving out what you consider undesireable). I doubt a news association would have any reason to excessively show porn, however.


I've got news for you AWK. Every single news company presents the "truth" in their own way, according to their political, financial, and social mandates.

A story reported on CNN will greatly differ from one reported on CBS, for instance. They have different agendas and skew the stories to fit that perspective. There is no such thing as the truth, as seen through your television or read in your newspaper. The North American media is just as guilty of it as a 'communist country,' as you say.
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I'm saying that they generally don't attempt to shield things from their viewers. Opinion or not, they show reality.
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Nah, they show whatever will shock and get ratings. Sometimes it is reality, sometimes it's hyped up bullshit. Whatever the case, you can be certain you're never getting the whole picture, you are getting a tailored version. Anyone seen that DeNiro movie '15 minutes'? It's a pretty poor movie (what the hell happened to DeNiro anyway? He seems to be making a whole load of straight to video garbage lately). Anyway, even though it's quite a lame film, I think it emphasises my point about the media quite well.

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