Carlton Supporters Club

Quote from: kruddler – on May 15, 2025, 04:24:00 pm

Did you ever listen to sheargold or are you looking at the incidents in isolation?

As you say, nuance is crucial.

He, unlike Bob Murphy, is in the comedy business. Cutting edge comedy usually offends someone. People are easily offended.
Actions speak louder than words and Sheargold on-air persona is a bit different.

I listened to Marty Sheargold for about a year. Says things that are controversial, but does it with a smile. Even the female on-air talent that are the barbs of his jokes follow him from network to network, so it can't be all that bad.

I don't have any skin in the game one way or another, but painting Bob Murphy as a 'good guy' and Sheargold as 'not' is subjective and limited to their on-air personas. Its very dangerous.

How many 'good guys' end up being serial killers. You don't know people. You only know what they show you.

At the end of the day, what you say might be right......but it might be wrong.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/torture-your-soul-insiders-reveal-dark-toxic-days-with-marty-sheargold/news-story/9134c68b6a6bf4896b9b3702916dbbea

“Marty is a talented bloke … but, like most talented comedians, they’re tough to handle,” he said.

The question is why don't our reporters wear the high viz and helmets clearly identifying them as press that most countries do.

Quote from: Lods – on June 11, 2025, 06:58:30 am

The question is why don't our reporters wear the high viz and helmets clearly identifying them as press that most countries do.

Firstly, in the USA you can buy combat clothing and paramilitary garb at the local corner store, how you are dressed means nothing and that applies to both sides of the fight.

Her crew probably did have HiVis on, but to the MAGA crew that might only make you a bigger target.

The professional media will be briefed by a security crew what the best tactic is to get in safely and get out, none of the experts would have thought some d@!khead in the National Guard might decide to deliberately shot bystanders.

The media crew would probably have been focussed on watching the other way to avoid being hit by stuff launched by the rioters, they wouldn't have thought a line of National Guards was the main problem.

Hi viz, helmet, body protection and clear 'press' identification would be obvious requirements.

The channel 9 reporter shot with the rubber bullet...It shouldn't have happened. A camera and a microphone should give you a good indication that you're  press.
But in the age of social media influencers you can never be sure.
The question is why don't our reporters wear the high viz and helmets clearly identifying them as press that most countries do.

California could be a Canadian Territory by years end.
  

The channel 9 reporter shot with the rubber bullet...It shouldn't have happened. A camera and a microphone should give you a good indication that you're  press.
But in the age of social media influencers you can never be sure.
The question is why don't our reporters wear the high viz and helmets clearly identifying them as press that most countries do.