Subtle

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6 responses to “Subtle”

1. 

   John Reed

   Mar 9, 2026 5:32 PM

   Follow-up question

   Who thought this was a good idea why hasn’t he (it’s obviously a he) been fired yet?
2. 

   Ophelia Benson

   Mar 9, 2026 5:43 PM

   Firing should be the least of his worries. Being sliced into tiny pieces might be looming.
3. 

   Francis Boyle

   Mar 9, 2026 11:05 PM

   That’s an ad, isn’t it? I’m having flashbacks to ̶̶̶ Freethought Blogs.
4. 

   Artymorty

   Mar 10, 2026 12:59 AM

   Firing should be the least of his worries. Being sliced into tiny pieces might be looming.

   Seconded. This is ourageous. Utterly intolerable.

   And the usual excuses about algorithms and automation won’t fly. The New York Times website has published an ad that is both misogynistic and functionally pornographic. A newspaper that still wants to be taken seriously cannot pretend this is normal.

   *sharpens knives*
5. 

   Ophelia Benson

   Mar 10, 2026 5:54 AM

   I mean to say. If the algorithms and automation result in this then the Times needs to pay someone to monitor what the algorithms and automation are doing.
6. 

   twiliter

   Mar 10, 2026 11:11 AM

   The advertisers pay the Times to put that crap on the site. The site is also paywalled, so the subscribers are paying to see the ads that the Times is already getting paid for. Anything for a buck, eh? No thanks.