timo Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Telegraph readers, like myself, are usually erudite, urbane characters, at ease with themselves and with the wider world. Guardian readers tend to suffer from what Auberon Waugh once called 'Pilgerism' [a reference to the journalist and broadcaster, John Pilger, or maybe Jon Pilger]. This is a tendency towards a state of permanent indignation, lips constantly quivering at possible 'racism', 'sexism' etc. Readers of the tabloids tend to be intellectually- incurious, bitter, unpleasant, moronically-stupid people. They tend to put lots of sauce on their disgusting food [fish fingers, oven chips etc], and their vulgar homes never see a decent bottle of wine from one year to the next. They like reductionist, unitary explanations for complex problems too, hence the appeal of The Sun etc. They are usually lacking in all social graces, and find copious flatulence highly amusing. They tend to shop at Morrisons and Asda, and drive nasty Japanese cars. Damn their eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthebean Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Telegraph readers, to my mind, tend to use more words than are necessary. A tendency towards pomposity is not uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Wot? Somebody 'aving a go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthebean Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Sorry timo, I had to retaliate, lips a quivering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I have always thought of Telegraph readers as being a slightly more intellegent Daily Mail reader I also think as Guardian readers as yoghurt weaving tree huggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by robbie I also think as Guardian readers as yoghurt weaving tree huggers Can I have that as my new signature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanSumption Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 <waves banner> "yoghurt weaving tree huggers against flippant pigeonholing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodameister Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I don't judge people by the particular paper they read. BUT, if the only method someone uses to learn about the world is by reading a tabloid, I think you would be quite justified in judging that they probably wont have much of a grasp of the way the world works. The aim of a tabloid is to present the world in a simplified way, and confirm the prejudices of the reader. It may be possible to read a tabloid and not be an ignoramous, but they are aimed at an ignorant readership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 All newspapers pander to the skewed views of their readership - that's why they gravitate towards each other (on the whole). It's self-perpetuating Mind you..... TV's not much better these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodameister Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by Strix All newspapers pander to the skewed views of their readership - that's why they gravitate towards each other (on the whole). It's self-perpetuating Mind you..... TV's not much better these days Yes, but the difference is that most broadsheets, while they do still have their own broad "agendas", they do tend to present enough information for you to reach your own conclusions. Tabloids tend to present their own conclusions as facts, and having ready made opinions suits a lot of people, because they don't have either the time, inclination or brain to reach informed opinions of their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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