(Picture courtesy of www.theage.com.au)
Since arriving in Melbourne for work, yours truly has been frequenting the Maccas next to the hotel for breakfast each day. The problem with this is that I now get exposed to something I've worked so hard to avoid during adulthood - morning television. Morning television consists of feel good stories (example: Cat and Dolphin "go viral") that are there for no other reason but to a) fill in time and b) make people who get no enjoyment out of life happy if only for a few minutes. It also consists of people letting the world know what they think about various issues - most of which are uneducated or designed specifically to stir shit.
The reason I'm explaining this to you is because I almost fell off my seat this morning when Rebecca Wilson decided to weigh in on the Wayne Bennett issue. I didn't think I could be any more shocked than I already was as I'd just had a run-in with a crack-head who was carrying a half-full bottle of Cooking Sherry (just what you want to see on a Monday morning at 7am) which wasn't pleasant to say the least. To top that off, Rebecca stated roughly the following (I couldn't bear to listen to it again so I paraphrased, it can be viewed here however):
"It's unbelievable, for someone who says the game isn't bigger than one person he's making a good shot at doing so. We need to stop reporting on it and teach him a lesson, he's stringing us along to his great delight."
Pro tip Rebecca - you'll make everyone happy if you stop reporting on this. Wayne is allowed to make the decision when he wants, it's his life. I wonder if she's ever contemplated a change of employer? I bet she hasn't had 1000 people ask each day what that decision will be. This is just another example of abhorrent journalism and an attempt to sound like you know what you are talking about. Let the man be - it's no one's business but his own. The problem is now that all the people who take this show for gospel will start chatting about it and invariably anyone who know's football will have to listen to Wilson's dribble. Do us all a favour and get a clue.
One bright light from this crap is that Rebecca suggested that the media stop reporting on Wayne Bennett's decision. In a perfect world this may happen, but I seriously doubt they could shut up about it for 24 hours.
ReplyDeleteAgreed - the problem is that I concur that they will not avoid it, what she has said is another example of horrible journalism. Suggestions that are unrealistic are really useful :/.
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