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In a public statement, a Chevron official defends the PR newspaper, saying it “was widely panned when it was first started, it was called corporate journalism . . . I mean, it was highly criticized. . . . But now it’s to the point it gets more traffic than the San Francisco Chronicle.”
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Major companies are also increasingly called to account for their products. In 2019, Macy’s found itself at the center of an outcry that began with one offended person on Twitter. They had to publicly apologize for producing a plate that showed portion sizes in terms of jeans sizes (which was considered “fat shaming”).32 They cancelled the line.
Helen Pluckrose • Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
the politics of ugly
“Which we must apologize for,” said the Hare. “They weren’t funny when that hack Carroll did it back in 1865, and they certainly have no place in an ebook of mommy porn.”
Melinda DuChamp • Fifty Shades Of Alice In Wonderland (The Fifty Shades Of Alice Trilogy Book 1)
Após a ascensão da pornografia da beleza e da revolução sexual pela metade, “boa” passou a ser “bonita-(magra)-portanto-sexual” e “ruim”, “feia-(gorda)-portanto-não-sexual”.