Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 16
th, 2016 at 7:17pm:
Ajax wrote on Mar 16
th, 2016 at 5:32pm:
Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 16
th, 2016 at 5:28pm:
They punched up each other. Wogs bunged it on too. They talked bad to aussie girls etc. People didn't bash innocent people like they do now. Old, young, poor , rich you are a target.
True I agree once more.
Don't know about everyone else, but while we were growing up we weren't exactly angels, but we still had respect for the oldies, people who were visibly not well or in a wheel chair etc etc.
We even gave up our seats to pregnant women.
Yeah it sure has changed, more and more like the USA.
Have a look at shows like
Australia's Got Talent and
The X-Factor.
What do we see but the inevitable 'crews' of Pacific Islanders aping American ghetto blacks with a whole series of hip-hop, rap, and mo'fo anti-social flinging about.
And of course, the white-bread judges go into the usual patronising raptures about how wonderful it all is, and how culturally enriching this sort of cop-shooting, motherf*cking 'up-yours' carry-on set to music and dancing is for our children to emulate.
Interesting, isn't it? I can't see that Islanders would make up that big an audience share. The question, then, is why this group does make up such a big pool of the talent. Is it just because more of them apply?
I doubt it. These shows pull in money from a number of sources: advertising revenue for the station, product placement (Guy Sebastian's latest album, etc), onward sales and internet advertising, and importantly, the audience vote. At around 50 cents profit a call, that vote alone can generate a few hundred thousand a night. Who calls?
Tweens and ethnic groups. Islanders, Philippinos, Africans - those with a big enough Australian population to matter, and a loyalty to their team players. People are encouraged to vote more than once. The more calls, the more money comes in.
The days of monocultural suburban families sitting in front of prime time TV are over. The media is now segmented. With social media, audiences are global. While Pacific Islanders are not a big enough audience to deliver prime time ratings, that's not the point. They're loyal, they share on Facebook, they generate buzz. But importantly, they call in to vote.
See? Your vote may not count for much in Canberra, but it may help a 17 year old church singer from the Cook Islands get a record contract.
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