I Hate The Sun

I really cannot stand this paper anymore; I knew it was shite before but Christ all mighty they're blatantly taking the piss now.

I know this is all obvious but I feel like know one notices! If David Cameron decided to stab a baby tomorrow The Sun would say it was an act of self defence. But the second another member of another party does something they jump on it and write a 5 page story on it.

I normally don't let this anger me but I read The Suns website and all the people seem to agree like they haven't actually seen the debate and they're letting a newspaper make the decision for them!

Perfect example I read a week or so ago about tax break for married people, The Sun hailed it as the best thing since sliced bread! amazing and promoting family values, They failed to mention it's only saving £150 a year max and alienating people who don't want to get married or choose not to get married oh and it'll cost about 500 million!

Vent over. (for now).

Why on Earth should you care? What are you doing reading the Sun anyway?

The comments on their website are heavily censored. I've joined and made fairly innocuous but anti-Cameron comments and none have been used. They're worse than China when it comes to dissent.

Quote: David Bussell @ April 23 2010, 8:03 AM BST

Why on Earth should you care? What are you doing reading the Sun anyway?

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My parents buy it and I read it before going to work.

Your parents buy The Sun and you're still living there ?

Get out before it's too late !

Not only does my (step) Dad buy The Sun, but he gets The Star as well!!

I read the Guardian and the Sun pretty much every day. The reason being they (and I suppose the Times as well) are the only 3 papers with wit. They're funny, clever incisive.

But the Sun is a genius example of reduced, stream lined genius. Though it may be evil, vile and propagandist (spot the palindrome) it is still genius.

Quote: sootyj @ April 23 2010, 10:04 AM BST

But the Sun is a genius example of reduced, stream lined genius. Though it may be evil, vile and propagandist (spot the palindrome) it is still genius.

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It also has incisive thoughts on the important issues of the day from girls with their norks out.

I dunno the Guardian has George Monbiot and Naomi Klein, that's quite apir of tits. And the Mail is full of cocks such as Littlecock and Melanie Phillips.

To be fair the Mirror does the same thing with Labour.

Except millions read the Sun and it is an awsome force politically.

The last Mirror reader is in a case at the British Museum. For 50p you can poke him with a stick till he starts talking about Micheal Foote and cruise missiles.

Quote: Matthew Stott @ April 23 2010, 10:08 AM BST

important issues of the day from girls with their norks out.

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ok maybe it's not all bad...

Quote: Paul W @ April 23 2010, 7:45 AM BST

If David Cameron decided to stab a baby tomorrow The Sun would say it was an act of self defence. But the second another member of another party does something they jump on it and write a 5 page story on it.

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Every paper would do the same if it unearthed something it considered scandalous about the opposing party's leader. I dislike The Sun as much as anyone else, but let's not pretend it's the sole perpetrator of this conduct.

Quote: Paul W @ April 23 2010, 7:45 AM BST

I normally don't let this anger me but I read The Suns website and all the people seem to agree like they haven't actually seen the debate

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They probably didn't. There was a football match on, I believe. The last retreat of the braindead (i.e. Sun readers).

Quote: Paul W @ April 23 2010, 7:45 AM BST

Perfect example I read a week or so ago about tax break for married people, The Sun hailed it as the best thing since sliced bread! amazing and promoting family values, They failed to mention it's only saving £150 a year max and alienating people who don't want to get married or choose not to get married

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As opposed to the current benefit system, which disadvantages and alienates people who do the decent thing and get married. (The minimal savings is a fair point - although I believe it's higher than £150 - but I'd rather have that than nothing, and the Conservatives have clearly stated that once the country's finances allow, they will widen it to give money back to as many people as possible.)

I feel the much the same way about the Sun. It just feels...dirty.

It's the little headings like 'Groped' half way down an article which particularly annoy me...and that was in a feature on gardening.

They seem to take real pleasure in demolishing people and their reputations and I just don't think it's necessary.

scummy scummy paper.