Moral Relativity
September 25th, 2003 at 8:47 pm by David FarrarIdiot has posted on the Holmes affair, comparing it to Corkery, and suggesting I have double standards.
Firstly I totally reject that laughing about body parts being returned to a mother whose son died in Sept 11, is anywhere near the same scale of offensiveness as Holmes referring to Annan as a “cheeky darkie”. As I originally blogged, the appropriate comparison would be a broadcaster making jokes about missing children in the Wairarapa.
It saddens me that just because people do not like the US, or the current US Government, that they try to diminish the awfulness of having your child returned in pieces over a two year period.
Idiot says that my reaction to Corkery was “hysterical”. I would suggest that the hysterical reaction is having the PM and various minions condemn your remarks and being the major news story for several days, compared to blogging how offensive you found some comments and firing off a polite letter of complaint.
Idiot also accused me of double standards in not condemning Holmes, yet before I read his blog, I had indeed done so – albeit more lightly than I did Corkery, but any rational person would not suggest the two were equally offensive.
Finally the big difference between the two is that Holmes is showing very sincere remorse and has had to put up with nation-wide vilification, while Corkery had almost no negative publicity and even better got paid out the rest of her contract without having to turn up to work.
Informed sources advise me that Corkery’s show was stopped because she refused to apologise, and refused to give any assurance there would not be a repeat. TVNZ had been idiotic enough to sign a contract giving her total editorial control (which is very stupid), so as she would not back down, had no alternative but to stop the show early, but still had to pay her out.
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September 25th, 2003 at 11:51 pm
Actually, having read your posts on this, I’m perfectly satisfied that you’re being consistent on the matter. The standard you set for yourself through your response to Corkery was only that grossly offensive broadcasters must apologise. The real target of my ire is NZPundit, who having screamed so loudly for Corkery’s head in a jar is now left looking more than a little hypocritical for not screaming equally loudly for Holmes’s…
Vote:September 25th, 2003 at 11:53 pm
“..is that Holmes is showing very sincere remorse ..”
Bah! – The only remorse that holmes is expressing is the fear of losing his salary!
Either that or remorse at letting his underside show.
The gnome must go. Time for a change.
We have many talented broadcasters – why do we need the same guy all the time?
Besides, They (holmes and ilk) should not be cause celebre!. They are simply deliverers of information. Treat them as such.
Vote:September 26th, 2003 at 8:34 am
Also the stupid cow (that would be Corkery in case your confused
was promoting her show airing on TVNZ.
Holmes was just being an idjit and promoting himself…
Vote:September 26th, 2003 at 9:13 am
Idiot you seem incapable of making simple distinctions between stupid, offensive and grossly offensive comments.
Vote:September 27th, 2003 at 5:47 pm
You know, it’s people like Idiot that make me strongly in favour of selective breeding programs.
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