Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Things Antoine Dodson taught me

So, before walking into JOUR 4250 for the first time, I was in the same boat as millions of people worldwide. You see, we all think Auto-Tune the News is hilarious, and it is. But it's concerning that we also never gave a second thought to the fact that Antoine Dodson's sister was nearly raped in this incident. Like many others, I simply forgot what the story was about because Dodson's antics were over the top and, frankly, hilarious.

So, like I said, before class Monday night, I hadn't thought about it and now I have. I read somewhere that Antoine Dodson has 20,000+ friends on Facebook. And he's also getting his own TV show. WHAT?! I'm flabbergasted (I never get to use this word!) that he shoots to fame over this. But after all is said and done, I don't really disagree with the way the news coverage was handled. Censorship was brought up in class, and I feel like covering up Dodson would have been just that.

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