More product placement masquerading as news.

Editor: Is that Dr Flashman of the AMA?

Posted by Harry Flashman on June 18, 2010 14:57

No, why?

BTW sorry for not detailing another bit of placement, "...comfort of the five-star Chava Resort in Surin". Wasn't /isn't that owned/run/started up by your old mucker Larry C, a Phuket Post shareholder too I am told... What a small world!!

Editor: It's odd how being provided with a quality news service at no cost makes everyone an expert on ''product placement'' and journalistic ethics. We think we'd actually have a revenue stream if we charged for unwarranted criticism.

That means you owe us plenty, Flash Harry. Sadly, your cash is probably even more difficult to find than your courage.

Posted by Harry Flashman on June 18, 2010 19:49

Although to be fair to Mr Flashman, Phuket media does appear to be just one big circle jerk. I've never read negative reviews of anything, any place, or anyone.

Editor: Elements of the Phuket m**ia are sometimes easily confused with the real Phuket m**ia. Perhaps you missed Phuketwan's reviews of the national travel alerts, corruption on Phuket, and the Thai army's pushbacks of boatpeople? That said, we don't hesitate to highlight good news, either. It's up to readers to separate real news from promotional handouts and free feeds. I wouldn't waste time giving credibility to the views of idle point-scorers like Flashman.

Posted by Benjie on June 18, 2010 20:52

Sad that so many women think it's important to have big boobs. I can't stand the sight of those hideous false things. Small and sensitive is better than big and lifeless. On another note when this roadshow came to the Gold Coast, Australian doctors were quick to point out that they often have to repair botched jobs that have been done overseas on the cheap. Be careful, do your homework, sometimes you do get what you pay for.

Editor: Antz Pantz, women will choose the breasts they want. As the report says, while some seek breast enlargements, others ask for breast reductions. There is no evidence of ''botched jobs'' on Phuket. Standards of surgery here are rated as excellent by Australian surgeons, if not their lobby group. The scare tactics are designed to preserve inflated incomes. Care is essential for any kind of operation, anywhere.

Posted by Antz Pantz on June 18, 2010 21:46

Some people have too much time on their hands. Phuketwan has been a professional news source since it started.The recent award for the bravery of reporting the Rohinga boat people story was exceptional and an indication of how Phuketwan is viewed by its peers. Get off your barstool Dr Flashman and get a life - instead of trying to make others miserable!!

Posted by petr cecco on June 19, 2010 09:25

" Boobs" Boobs? Fully adult women referring to a part of their body with that juvenile slang term is further evidence of just how far we have slid back into sexist diminishment of females as the norm. Boobs. Like it is some kind of mistake.

Would a grown man discussing his penis in an article say,
" My peepee" or "weewee"? ( or maybe "peewee"?)
What a load of ka-ka. Thankfully Phuketwan has the..er, balls (Note how male genital slang carries a positive connotation?) to use the proper term, "breasts."

Editor: People are free to use whatever terms they wish these days. Just how slang brings about ''sexist diminishment of females'' escapes me. Young women today seem to have largely shaken the shackles of sexism, and fortunately the curse of overbearing feminism as well. I suspect many will laugh off your attempt to revive the long-dead issue of gender-speak.

Posted by Feminista !! on June 19, 2010 11:08

Good comment Petr. Unfortunately the Harry Flashman's of Phuket are many and hide behind pseudonyms. In their own country their opinions are worth S#*@ and...actually in other countries too!!

Posted by helen on June 19, 2010 11:26

" ..Shackles of sexism " shaken?
Is that why women in developed countries still only earn 2/3 of what men do? Is that why female sexuality is stifled and controlled through archaic virginity mores? Is that why thousands of women sell sex in Pattaya? Is that why it is acceptable to pay for a bride ?

I disagrees strongly and to choose the use of terms like boobs, girls, chicks, etc., only reinforces this diminishment. Women are going backwards in the struggle for equality, they seem to think their sexuality ( or more specifically attractiveness quotient) is the only power they have. I've witnessed this in myriad of ways and online discussion sites are full of controlling attitudes that refuse to allow full discourse of the subject.

Posted by Horse Doctor on June 29, 2010 11:34

To Petr Cecco, who said, "Some people have too much time on their hands". Quite obviously so do you, or why else would you spend your time commenting on someone (else) who has too much time on their hands? As for "Helen", the less said the better. There is never call for coarse language and for all I know, you're a bearded, testosterone-filled 6'4" hooker (as in a rugger player) whose real name is name is Harold. And by the way, no opinions are worth "excrement". To go down the path of dismissing another's opinions in such a way is the road to curtailing one's right to free thought and speech. You don't agree with that, do you, Harold?

Posted by Harry Flashman on June 29, 2010 15:09