Whoever thought that was a good idea needs a kick in the arse. The joke tanked badly. KIIS can PIIS off.
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Exactly. After seeing someone just break down in public and is looking so vulnerable, who thinks that is a good time to take the piss?
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Was the âjokeâ even at Smithâs expense though? I donât know because it referenced some reality show I actively avoid but it sounded along the lines of âwhat you did wasnât as bad as what this person/people did on this showâ.
Out of place? Yes. Inappropriate? Probably. Offensive/âdisgracefulâ? Hardly.
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Intern Pete told News Corp today that upon reflection it wasnât the best time to do that stunt at last nightâs press conference, but refused to say sorry. He added he wasnât instructed to ask the question by anyone at KIIS FM or any members of The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/kyle-and-jackie-os-intern-pete-breaks-his-silence-after-steve-smith-press-conference/news-story/7c83cfbd5809ba0e19cbeb4bb5835c98
Why did he use their name then?
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In his question? Probably because âhey, intern Pete hereâ wouldâve had everyone going âwho the hell is that?!â
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Well, his name is mud now, so good going.
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Not sure that Cricket Australia are the ones to claim the higher moral ground here?
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Personally I think this dumb stunt is going to be a lot more damaging than they think. It might not be quite the same as the Royal prank call but jeesh itâs not far off. Kyle and Jackie are moronic and so is KIIS.
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Now thatâs an overreactionâŚ
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I see the idea of it, but the execution was woeful. He is a forgettable type, I canât remember his name. Not much talent, the questions couldâve been smarter.
I donât think it ever was not. Heâs not the brightest tool in the shed.
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No itâs absolutely not. In both cases theyâve tormented and humiliated a person who is in a very fragile mental state. Actually this case is worse - because they know the cricketer is in a fragile state and already humiliated. In the case of the British nurse they didnât know that.
So itâs worse.
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Skilled broadcasters could have had a joke with not against him.
And it was bad radio, the questions were not of a good quality.
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How can you honestly believe that? The British nurse did nothing to attract attention or make herself a target. On the other hand Smithâs representatives called a press conference in an attempt to absolve the hit to his image, his embarrassment and professional (money-earning) reputation caused by his own disgraceful actions.
Are all attending members of the press obliged to go along with and pander to the âwoe is meâ narrative? Or are KIIS well within their rights to send an idiot along to ask whatever off-topic, banal question he wants?
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He might have brought the situation on himself but does that make harassment and ridicule alright now? Doesnât his mental state matter?
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See:
Right, so itâs the guy asking a question at a damage control press conference thatâs evil, not the rest of the media that went after him and his family for days and are still digging to try and expose moreâŚ
Nah, itâs not the Daily Telegraph who ran hit pieces on him thatâs evil.
Itâs some guy who had the gall to say something so awful as âmarried at first sightâ while the multi-millionaire in damage control cried.
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So the others were evil and he was an innocent victim who couldnât tell a broken and vulnerable person in front of him?
So you think his actions were altruistic and you still believe he wasnât just trying to be a dick, just to attract publicity for the show without thinking?
Course not.
Just saying that what he âdidâ was hardly the outrageous, offensive, thing that everyone is so hysterical about. And hardly on even the same planet as the royal prank call.
As I said, I find his comment neither funny nor offensive. It was a banal comment that was quickly brushed over and everyone has run to battle stations as if he single-handedly destroyed the profession of journalism and also caused Steve smith to cheat
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Donât call him a journalist. You lose all credibility with that.
Long stretch of the bow there.
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Never said he was, yet so many carrying on like heâs destroyed journalismâŚ