In the media, how will you be referred to?

[ShadownINja]

A Friday thread for you...

Just reading that article about the overweight benefits woman from Sussex: "The Take That fan had spent the whole of her life..."

How do you think you'd be referred to in the press or on TV if you were in the headlines?

I suspect I'll be referred to as "Therapist" or "Charity worker". "Therapist worker Darren was blah blah..."

[johnfm]

ShadownINja said:

A Friday thread for you...

Just reading that article about the overweight benefits woman from Sussex: "The Take That fan had spent the whole of her life..."

How do you think you'd be referred to in the press or on TV if you were in the headlines?

I suspect I'll be referred to as "The rapist" or "Charity worker". "The rapist worker Darren was blah blah..."

EFA - amazing what a space can do!

[aclivity]

Multi Millionaire Playboy Andy ...

but in real life probably "Overweight father of four (40)"

[ShadownINja]

aclivity said:

Multi Millionaire Playboy Andy ...

but in real life probably "Overweight father of four (40)"

Maybe we should have a "wish to be referred to" and "how you really would be referred to".

[ShadownINja]

johnfm said:

ShadownINja said:

A Friday thread for you...

Just reading that article about the overweight benefits woman from Sussex: "The Take That fan had spent the whole of her life..."

How do you think you'd be referred to in the press or on TV if you were in the headlines?

I suspect I'll be referred to as "The rapist" or "Charity worker". "The rapist worker Darren was blah blah..."

EFA - amazing what a space can do!

OI!

(Mind you, I did think that, too. )

[Odie]

"Anomalous psychic loner Odie today blah blah"

Edited by Odie on Friday 31st July 11:38

[johnfm]

Smug underachiever...

[MentalSarcasm]

Depends on what I've done.

Either "Bubbly and vivacious MentalSarcasm..." or "Introverted and quiet MentalSarcasm...", depends on if I've been victim or the perp.

[V8S]

MentalSarcasm said:

Depends on what I've done.

"Bubbly and vivacious MentalSarcasm..."

So you're overweight then?

Bubbly = fat

Vivacious = likes to shop in Evans while listening to the fat woman music they pipe in.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

[Don]

Best: IT Director

Likely: Overweight, greying businessman.

[Nolar Dog]

"Deceitful sex change model found murdered in luxury apartment by enraged lover"

By all accounts.

[stifler]

Good:- Self taught, naturally intuitive, successful engineer.


Bad:- Rampaging dole scum murderer.


Middle:- Truck driver who didn't kill any prostitutes.

[Ikemi]

Likely: "Ikemi, the young 'Jesus' lookalike ..."

Preferred: "Ikemi, the driving god and all round top bloke ..."

[schmalex]

Best:

Likely:

Worst: Ginger

[ShadownINja]

MentalSarcasm said:

victim or the perp.

Ah, I was also thinking that.

If I was a crim then it'd probably be "Loner Shadowninja blah blah". Those media people are scary. They can really get the public on your side or ruin you!

So, it could be:
"Charity worker Shadowninja won the lottery jackpot of £18 million and would be celebrating by taking his family out to their favourite restaurant..." (building me up as a really nice family person who deserves to win - what a lovely person!)

or:
"Loner Shadowninja killed the family of four in a head-on collision in his Ferrari supercar capable of over 200mph and walked away with just cuts and bruises..." (look how rich he is, he must speed which is anti-social, he killed normal people like you, dear reader, he's a freak without a family, and he didn't even get properly injured - HATE HIM!)

[metro lover]

Ladies man

[Jag-D]

Probably Anti Social Biker...cos the media love to paint us that way

[GreenDog]

I work in IT so they'd not doubt go for the obvious "Computer whizz GreenDog ...."

[metro lover]

Metro enthusiast

[Slikk]

Actual: Bass playing, Bohemian, misanthropic philanthropist and part time Gentleman.

Probable: Idle, self centred tt