‘Presstitutes’ – A word that we would think twice before saying, for the fear of mispronouncing, has comfortably found its way to the social media where even introverts speak their mind out.
Gerald Celente, the American trend forecaster, coined this interesting word “presstitues”. He was referring to the mainstream media that gave biased and predetermined views. As you might have guessed it by now, it is a portmanteau of press and prostitute.
Let us take a small example, ever thought why period of economic crisis are sabotaged by reports on possible and probable wars? To distract us from the daily economic and domestic issues? Well, our guess is as good as yours.
A closer look at journalists in smaller nations and economies, will reveal how positive news never gets reported and how the big brothers on this earth actually have these journalists on alternate payrolls to report lies that will cause disharmony in the nation.
At times, media makes us believe certain things by repeating the lies over and over again. We were made to believe that Iraq did have weapons of mass destruction, we were made to believe that the women in the Middle East are really suppressed, that 9/11 attackers were from Afghanistan and that everyone is up in arms against the US. Did you just ask if all of that is wrong actually? Well!
Ever wondered why the international media gives little or no coverage to human right abuses following military interventions? Ever read about deformations at birth following wars by the governments of the developed nations? Yes, money does speak honey!
Presstitues exist and that is the harsh reality. They actually make the real journalists look like the less researched ones!
While the west has started living with this word, for most of the other developing nations, the word has not yet found much currency in common language. Interestingly, India’s external affairs minister Gen V K Singh has popularized the world across the globe with his recent remarks.
He has time and again apparently “insulted” the media with the use of the word presstitue. He had tweeted following a press conference in Djibouti, where is was overseeing Yemen rescue operations that his visit to the Pakistan High Commission was more exciting than conducting rescue operations in Yemen.
This was to point out that the media covered his ten minutes meeting at the Pakistan High Commission for over a week, however, the Yemen rescue operations were not given enough footage. Clearly, it is a case of missed sarcasm. Missed by whom? We will allow our readers to think for themselves here.
As recent as April 7, Singh tweeted the following:
Friends what do you you expect from presstitutes. Last time Arnab thought there was ‘O’ in place of ‘E’ #TimesNowDisaster
— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) April 7, 2015
He has clearly not enjoying his courtship with the media. For last month too, he had voiced his opinions.
@Gen_VKSingh https://t.co/F8LXh0OoXO. Indian Express proves that P Word fits them like a glove. — Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) March 24, 2015
Fyi for all hyperventilating on term ‘presstitute’ should know it applies to persons whose pen is available to highest bidder. 1/2
— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) February 26, 2014
Singh has never shied away from speaking his mind out.
Any other meaning applied ‘specially the sleazy one’ is a creation of highly subjective mind. Overenthusiastic connotation only exposes. 2/2 — Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) February 26, 2014
Saw report by presstitutes of IE, hilarious front page justification of Coupta. Confirms who cooked up routine move to denigrate army.1/2
— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) February 21, 2014
Obviously, he has rubbed the media the wrong way. India’s Shobhaa De took it upon herself to defend the media fraternity.
#Proud to be a Presstitute ! Better than being a Joker General !
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) April 8, 2015
Clearly, the twiterrati is also basking in all the drama.
TimesNow couldn’t trend #VKDisaster ,Couldn’t Trend #AbusiveMinister n received gifts like #HatsOffGeneral , #Prestitutes #TimesNowDisaster — Pashyanti Shukla’??? (@pashyantii) April 9, 2015
And others feel that media is indeed a failure!
Consecutively 4th time i am tweeting this- “Electronic Media is the 2nd most threat to India after Terrorism” #VKDisaster #TimesNowDisaster
— Nitin Yadav (@_nitinyadav_) April 7, 2015
Arabian Gazette spoke to the people of India on their opinion on the word presstitutes. This is what they had to say.
“I agree with Gen VK singh , lot of media do act like presstitutes.This trend is certainly not healthy for media,”said Nitin Hajela Management Consultant , EY.
“When Modi thought Rajyavardhan Singh Rathod can be honored with the rank equivalent to that of V K Singh, he was right. When Modi thought V K Singh isn’t equal to Manohar Parrikar, also he was right. If at all, Anna Hazare too must share the blame with Modi for bringing in a lose canon into public life,”said Saye Sekhar, Senior Journalist.
Clearly, he has rubbed many sections of the media, the wrong way. India’s Shobhaa De took it upon herself to defend the media fraternity.
#Proud to be a Presstitute ! Better than being a Joker General !
— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) April 8, 2015
