I thought I would start this thread to discuss things that bug us. It's not really snark, so I set up a new thread.
I've always been frustrated with the sensationalized headlines for news stories that are misleading and don't represent what happened.
Recently one in particular caught my mind, and as an anthropologist it sums up the human need to label and categorize every thing no matter how stupid it might be. Some of you might have heard about Michael Brea who killed his mother with a sword. He's just been charged with 2nd degree murder. He's an actor, and he had a tiny bit part in Ugly Betty, so small that not even IMDB lists him. What does the headline read: Ugly Betty actor charged with murdering mom with sword. In this case it's just a defunct comedy serial that is "implicated", but it does bug me.
I've always been frustrated with the sensationalized headlines for news stories that are misleading and don't represent what happened.
Recently one in particular caught my mind, and as an anthropologist it sums up the human need to label and categorize every thing no matter how stupid it might be. Some of you might have heard about Michael Brea who killed his mother with a sword. He's just been charged with 2nd degree murder. He's an actor, and he had a tiny bit part in Ugly Betty, so small that not even IMDB lists him. What does the headline read: Ugly Betty actor charged with murdering mom with sword. In this case it's just a defunct comedy serial that is "implicated", but it does bug me.
