Sunday, 1 April 2012

The Sun Sunday: The Return Of Mr Hyde

Like Dr Jekyll falling behind his lab table ready to rise as Mr Hyde, you can almost smell The Sun Sunday turning back into The News Of The World.
Early editions of The SOS were much criticised for being bland and unsensational, but now it's getting back to its bad old ways.
Today's cover story has got it all; Tenuous links to the Royal Family! Squaddies! Bizarre sexual practices! Anti-gay innuendo!
'A YOUNG squaddie at Prince Harry's Army base was the victim of a shocking gay sex attack, it was claimed last night. 'A drunken gang of three soldiers allegedly pinned him down as he slept at Wattisham, Suffolk...'
I bet this caused a collective "Phwoar!' in the newsroom.
The Sun seem unaware - or perhaps just don't care - that nobody catagorises "male rape" as "gay", anymore.
The item also includes phrases like "Sex at attack Harry's base" or "a military probe is under way", which don't seem unfortunate, just extremely childish.
Welcome back (school) boys.


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