"Appearance of impropriety"
by eloj
Something just came across my screen which made me feel both sad and a bit angry. Morgan Webb, host on G4TV and reviewer for X-Play, tweeted : https://twitter.com/#!/MorganWebb/status/98484038662242305 " The best cake ever!!!!!!!!! Thanks Id and Bethesda! !!! I can't bear to cut it! http://t.co/zLq9Vs8 " I realize people in the business receive all sort of crazy promotional items; drinks, figur...
Something just came across my screen which made me feel both sad and a bit angry.
Morgan Webb, host on G4TV and reviewer for X-Play, tweeted:
https://twitter.com/#!/MorganWebb/status/98484038662242305
"The best cake ever!!!!!!!!! Thanks Id and Bethesda! !!! I can't bear to cut it! http://t.co/zLq9Vs8"I realize people in the business receive all sort of crazy promotional items;
drinks, figurines, apparel, pieces of meat... but something about this particular
tweet just rubbed me the wrong way. I think it's exclamation marks. The excitement.
The tangy smell of 'quid pro quo' lingering in the air.
It just feels wrong.
It has the appearence of impropriety.