Irony in Reporting A newspaper in Malaysia reported on a girl who lodged a complaint with the police after she was beaten with a piece of wood by her father. Just above the article...an advertisement for 10 free pints of beer. Really. Although this is an extreme example, societies around the globe (the US very much included) need to take a long and hard look at conflicting messages around alcohol consumption, abuse and dependence. Giving away pints of Guinness while at the same time reporting on a 14 year old girl beaten repeatedly while her mother looks on? That is the very definition of poor taste.
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