On Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:39:40 -0800, BTR1701 <
atr...@mac.com> wrote:
>In article <tl0lk7$23uo9$
5...@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <
web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" was harshly criticized for including a clue that
>> referenced Brian Laundrie, the man who allegedly murdered Gabby Petito in the
>> fall of 2021.
>>
>> Laundrie committed suicide weeks after Petito's body was found, with her
>> strangled in a campground near the Grand Teton mountains. He left a note in
>> which he confessed to killing his longtime girlfriend.
>>
>> "In 2021, fugitive Brian Laundrie ended his days in Fla's Myakkahatchee Creek
>> area, home to these long & toothy critters," the "Celebrity Jeopardy!" clue
>> stated, referring to alligators, as actors John Michael Higgins, Wil Wheaton
>> and Joel Kim Booster competed on the show.
>>
>> Social media abounded with outraged fans offering their condemnation:
>>
>> "Jeopardy! just had the most absurd question I have ever seen in my life,"
>> one user said.
>>
>> Another added, "'This is the most tasteless and insensitive answer I've ever
>> seen on any Jeopardy! What the hell were they thinking? Making light of that
>> tragic situation is repugnant. Damn."
>
>> "What the f***, Jeopardy! A Brian Laundrie question? Tasteless," one added.
>
>So now the creampuff crowd has placed any references to murderers in
>off-limits territory, too?
The reference to a murder that is relatively recent feels at odds with
the family friendly feel of the show. To me the question might have
been better phrased as "Florida is home to these long and toothy
critters." No need to even reference Laundrie.
>Would "This Florida sorority was the site of the culmination of serial
>killer Ted Bundy's murder spree..." also be verboten?
At least then there's a reason to reference Bundy, plus there's the
advantage of time helping to fade the memory of his spree.
>Or is "This Russian leader is responsible for the deaths of
>approximately 20 million of his own citizens..." too much for your feelz?
>
>> "Have you no soul? I can't believe this question got past your lawyers," one
>> person asked.
>
>Why would lawyers have any special expertise on matters of the soul?
>Very few of them even have one.
There's a question of whether the soul even exists but it's reasonable
for whomever reviews the questions to ask is the reference to Laundrie
necessary to the question being asked. I would say it isn't.