The term Attention Whore

[bottomofthehill]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by REP (a host of the General Discussion forum).

Well, I have been around DU a long time. I don't post too often, but this is a first to me. Apparently it is ok to refer to Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Sarah Palin {none of whom I like or have any respect for} and a host of other right wing women as Media Whores as found by google search, but call Media Benjamin and Dennis Kucinich media whores ( Spending time on Fox News trashing the President and Democrats) and your post gets hidden by a 4-2 jury vote.

I was certainly not referring to Ms Benjamin or Mr Mr Kucinich sexuality, but their willingness to say anything to get on TV, even Fox.

Is it ok to use the term media whore when talking of a man and not ok when talking of a woman. I used the term in a gender neutral way by mentioning them both.

What is a better term to use?

[Bucky]

1. Someone who starts a pointless thread is often referred to as an attention slut.

But only in the gender-neutral sense of the word slut.

[Bucky]

3. Ha ha. Seriously, try "attention hog" or "attention sponge"

or Fox weasel.

[arely staircase]

2. i think it is less a gender thing than

the fact a fairly sizable minority of DU rs are Kucinich apologists.

You apparently have had a run in with said group.

[bamacrat]

4. Ok either way, if it fits.

Keep saying if it applies. Pay no attention to the word police and the nice Nazi's........Alert! Alert!

[quinnox]

5. politics likely has something to do with it

Many of those of us on the liberal side feel appreciation and respect for Kucinich and other liberals, in a way we definitely don't feel any kind of appreciation for those right wingers such as Malkin or Coulter.

[oldhippie]

6. If they are Republicans it is OK to call them that .....

... or pretty much anything else (with the exception of a few Forbidden Words.) Democrats? Not so much. At least that is what I have observed. It's Community Standards.

[LadyHawkAZ]

7. "Attention Sex Worker" n/t

[arely staircase]

10. "attention escort" eom

[Enrique]

13. lol

[Skittles]

8. I don't take the DU jury system seriously

many of them completely miss the point - it's the roll of the dice, bottomofthehill - sometimes they get it and sometimes they simply DO NOT

[lpbk2713]

12. ... and some times the wrong post is alerted on

... or the jury member(s) renders a verdict renders a verdict on the wrong post.


True, the DU jury system needs some serious work.

[pinboy3niner]

9. Drama queen?

[lpbk2713]

11. It was applied many times to male candidates and news readers during the past election.

Kind of surprised you don't recall noticing it if you find it disconcerting.

[Hugabear]

14. Sexism is alive and well here on DU.

Don't expect to make any sense of the rules.

[Arctic Dave]

15. Can you sight something specific or are you just whining?

I mean really, what a fucking transparent horseshit post of character assination.

Both those two have done more in a few hours then you probably have in a lifetime for progressive causes.


It appears DU is not DB free zone.

[REP]

16. Locking

This does not fit the SoP of this Forum, but can be reposted in Meta-Discussion. Thanks!