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Why Can’t Fox News Just Be Nice?

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Our Quote of the Week goes to Chi-Chian creator Voltaire, who held his own on Fox News’ The Big Story this weekend. They had him on as a goth pundit over the trial of a 16-year-old accused of murder… and melancholy.

Voltaire: Goths Sane, Unmurderous

“The thing is, when I look at the screen, I see that it reads ‘Goth Murder’. I wonder to myself, if he was an enthusiast of Country, if he was an enthusiast of Rap, would this be a Rap Murder? Would this be a Country Murder?”

      –Voltaire
              The Big Story Fox News
              October 22, 2005.

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Chelsea
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I am a goth and a big fan of Voltaire- and what he said in that interview and the quote is absolutley correct. Someone is a murderer because of who they are not what they look like or listen to. Why can’t Fox be nice?

December 20th, 2005 at 5:06 pm
Chris Adams
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Well, they’re Fox. Their brand is bellicosity.

Yes, Volt stood up to their nasty innuendo over Halloween, and the goth community should be proud. If there is such a thing as angst pride.

Fairness in Advertising: We ourselves are not goth, though we’ve worked with such dark luminaries as Volt and Holly Black. Barbara says that we are “goth compliant”. See Hob (http://www.yamara.com/hob/) Cf. Edward Gorey.

Have a suitably gloomy/merry yule!

December 25th, 2005 at 2:58 pm

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