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Twitter? That is what it is, and anything goes. As for the rest, I find it refreshing that the NYT and Guardian are "bleeping" fewer quotes. I don't think th
by username223 7y ago
Twitter? That is what it is, and anything goes.
As for the rest, I find it refreshing that the NYT and Guardian are "bleeping" fewer quotes. I don't think the paper itself should start working blue, but if someone swears in an interview, you should print what they said.
EDIT: Oh, I hadn't read that particular article. It doesn't bother me much, but profanity is a crutch. I'm fine with it in day-to-day conversation and blog posts, but a professional writer using it in an opinion piece is lazy.
- 781 7y agoI wasn't talking about them "bleeping" quotes, but about the journalists themselves swearing in opinion pieces. > Is there, I wonder, a more appropriate phrase than “fuck off”? I don’t want to swear unnecessarily but, historically, people have found the expression useful. It’s certainly earned its place in common usage. And I have to ask myself, if we don’t tell Theresa May to fuck off, what on earth are we saving it for? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/07/theresa-may-id-gladly-never-see-your-boat-race-again-david-mitchell https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/07/theres...
- corin_ 7y agoI guess it depends on your definition of "journalist", but the author of the piece you linked definitely wouldn't call himself one. He's a comedian, actor, TV writer, etc. and for the Guardian he writes humorous columns.