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The Guardian is one of the most toxic news sites around. A lot of their pieces are complete fluff filled with snarky opinions. It's pretty damning when you read

The Guardian is one of the most toxic news sites around. A lot of their pieces are complete fluff filled with snarky opinions. It's pretty damning when you read a "news" article and it sounds like a little kid rambling on.

tim333 8y ago
Do you have an example of them being toxic? I read it a fair bit and there's some pc/lefty silliness but it seldom sees toxic.
- 781 8y ago
  Some example of quality Guardian writing: > Like walking into a space and suddenly realising everyone there is white. You know that feeling? When you go to a rooftop bar in Peckham and you worry that you’ve inadvertently stumbled into a Klan meeting? Just imagine the same text with white replaced by black and Klan by gang. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/22/avengers-endgame-superheroes-marvel https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/22/avenge...
  - MrsPeaches 8y ago
    Here you go: Like walking into a space and suddenly realising everyone there is black. You know that feeling? When you go to a rooftop bar in Peckham and you worry that you’ve inadvertently stumbled into a gang meeting? Thoughts? Does this sound more or less racist? Or are they both the same level of racism? Does it matter what race the person is who wrote it? Genuine questions here.
  - gjm11 8y ago
    That's an opinion column about a superhero movie. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't expect subtle sociopolitical analysis in that sort of material in any newspaper.
    - 781 8y ago
      That was exactly my point. The Guardian casually drops anti-white bigotry in articles as random as a superhero movie review. If that statement had the word black instead of white, the next day the author would have been fired and an extensive apology published on the front page.
- malvosenior 8y ago
  Sure: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/laurie-penny https://www.theguardian.com/profile/laurie-penny
- gambler 8y ago
  What is the specific threshold that would (supposedly) prove to you that The Guardian is toxic?

tim333 8y ago

Do you have an example of them being toxic? I read it a fair bit and there's some pc/lefty silliness but it seldom sees toxic.

781 8y ago
Some example of quality Guardian writing: > Like walking into a space and suddenly realising everyone there is white. You know that feeling? When you go to a rooftop bar in Peckham and you worry that you’ve inadvertently stumbled into a Klan meeting? Just imagine the same text with white replaced by black and Klan by gang. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/22/avengers-endgame-superheroes-marvel https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/22/avenge...
- MrsPeaches 8y ago
  Here you go: Like walking into a space and suddenly realising everyone there is black. You know that feeling? When you go to a rooftop bar in Peckham and you worry that you’ve inadvertently stumbled into a gang meeting? Thoughts? Does this sound more or less racist? Or are they both the same level of racism? Does it matter what race the person is who wrote it? Genuine questions here.
- gjm11 8y ago
  That's an opinion column about a superhero movie. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't expect subtle sociopolitical analysis in that sort of material in any newspaper.
  - 781 8y ago
    That was exactly my point. The Guardian casually drops anti-white bigotry in articles as random as a superhero movie review. If that statement had the word black instead of white, the next day the author would have been fired and an extensive apology published on the front page.
malvosenior 8y ago
Sure: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/laurie-penny https://www.theguardian.com/profile/laurie-penny
gambler 8y ago
What is the specific threshold that would (supposedly) prove to you that The Guardian is toxic?