Things dat Trivyully Annoy You (part whatever) *MOD WARNING IN OP* NEW

My colleague who works with sight impaired ppl txt me this (she is in the north midlands)

OMG rob* almost got run over(he didn't have his guide dog with him) on our run today, he was trying to walk me across x(a busy road with decent visibility) to make sure I could get into my car safely after our jog.

Such antidote to some of the #notallmen types on sm today, but what have we become that a blind man feels he has to protect a woman on a busy road in daylight like this?

Probably going to annoy a few here with this but it's very annoying the level of reporting on the case, no need to keep interviewing people who knew her and it's insulting to other families who have lost family members to violence. Just seems some lives are more important than others, nothing about that poor man who was shot the other day outside his own home. Imagine how his family must feel seeing all the resources the case is getting and the vigils while nothing for her husband. Where was all the sympathy for the elderly man who was beaten and died in Clare, the Brazilian woman in Dublin and the lady who got her throat slashed.

Purple monkey dishwasher.

Had the news on in the background this am, what ever station is on had a computer generated voice reading reports!

Beyond the lack of humanity in the voice, it says a lot about the cost benefit analysis of news on that station.

Steve McManaman’s constant state of surprise when commentating on a match is very, very annoying.

I think it’s time we had a vigil for all the butthurt anger men who feel, personally, attacked when simply asked to reflect on their own behaviour, and that of their friends, and see if they can help women everywhere feel a little safer.

Although, in this case I don’t think they need to worry about the friends part.

Yes, we’ll all have to end up apologising for existing

My trivial annoyance (sparked by serious issue) is that many people seem either willing to be manipulated by the media, or completely unaware that they are being manipulated by the media.

Just over a week ago Tommy Tiernan had former state pathologist Marie Cassidy on his show (which was an excellent show all round by the way)

If I remember correctly as the conversation progressed Tommy assumed it was normally a woman's body Marie would find. And he asked for the breakdown how much more women are found murdered than men.

@7:02 = 7:40 (direct quote from the show)

TT - "Was it mainly women that you found?"

MC - "Oh Good Lord no!"

MC - "Here in Ireland is only dealing with the suspicious deaths, the homicides. And the majority of those are going to be males. And young men. Young men who go out and end up in a fight. Get hit in the head. Or get stabbed. And you have your gangland shootings, or whatever."

MC: "Females are a very very small proportion of deaths, in those circumstances"

Marie Cassidy immediately was incredulous that Tommy believed this. As she said that men on men violence was by far the biggest percentage of murders in the country - etc. My thought at the time was I wonder why Tommy believed that - media?

Fast forward just over a week and the tragic events in Offaly. And it confirmed my belief. When something is rare or resonates with people it can be latched on by the media and those with agendas. It sells.

A climate of fear is then created and it almost creates a media frenzy and it almost becomes its own cycle. I just wish the media have a bit more responsibility in their reporting. Or at least those consuming the media are more aware at how they could be being manipulated by the media. Sensationalism helps no one.

My own elderly mother was going on about lighting a candle following the tragic murder in Offaly. She never wanted to do that for any other death of a person she did not personally know as reported in the media. She watches, listens, reads the main traditional media sources continually so when such a frenzy starts - she becomes completely immersed in it. The last time I can remember my mother been swept along by a media frenzy - caused by single death of a person - not personally known to her. Was when Princess Diana died.

It has again reminded me how powerful the media can be when sending a message to the masses. And how when a media frenzy starts statistics and all logic go out the window. And those with agendas can piggyback on this. It is part of the human condition I suppose and it must be much worse for those who consume media through social media?

People still posting on christmas threads in the middle of january.

Ah feck it, I missed the drama.. AGAIN!!!

Very annoying.😡😅