I think this video fails on a couple of issues.
#1: the metaphor of the fairness doctrine as it applies to a news program and an opinion based medium such as this show in a best case scenario is a stretch. It comes across as forced. The whole point of something like the fairness doctrine was so that news had to express the facts about the story. If it's not in place, as it is nowadays, a producer of a cable news show can say whatever it wants and disregard whatever it wants to try and sway an audience. Rather than get the facts of a story the audience receives an opinion when they should here concrete facts. An opinion show or piece, like the Big Picture, is supposed to show the opinion of the creator/s. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. If someone disagrees then they simply disagree. Neither side of the equation doesn't have to listen to the other. Applying the fairness doctrine does not make logical sense to an opinion show.
#2: "I like preteen girls, especially since they like to dress like they want it." Now if I actually believed what I just wrote, WHICH I DON'T, that would be an opinion. As an opinion it would be subject to all of the ignorant defense entitled to one. You could say that someone with this opinion, and there are people with this sick opinion, has every right to say something like that. Who am I on my moral high horse to disagree with this person. He has freedom of speech and expression doesn't he? The point I'm trying to make is that believing every opinion is equally true and viable is incorrect. It is down right ignorant. Granted this is a insane example, and I doubt anyone on this site holds this crazy idea in their head, but it goes to show you not everyone is right all the time at the same time. Opinions mean nothing if you don't believe them to be true. Why say anything at all? For example if I happen to like a certain console over another and think it is better than all challengers, then I truly believe and attest to that perceived fact. Now it would be nice to back up said statement with evidence to the claim but whatever. If you fail to back up anything you say you're blowing smoke out of your ass. That makes me or whoever said whatever wrong on principle.
Now I said all that to say this. It's okay to have an opinion. It's okay to like something over something else. If what you believe can't be quantified and proven it doesn't change the fact that you like something. The same goes for disliking something. It doesn't make you right. It doesn't necessarily make you wrong either. Bob it's plain to see that you like and dislike certain things. Who doesn't? Why do you care if someone disagrees with you? So they call you a fanboy. The truth is YOU ARE. You have well documented evidence that proves what I just wrote. Just look at some of the videos you've made for this site and others. Now I say this because it seems this video was made as a general response to naysayers and flamers the world over. More importantly this video was made to quell the hate aimed at you for whatever reason. My question to you is why do you care? Embrace the fanboy. I know I do. I'm proud of what I believe, and you shouldn't be ashamed of what you like either. If you go on making pointless videos like this you are no better than your detractors. If you didn't want people to have differing opinions from your own then why did you make videos in the first place besides the fact that it is your job? You can't please everyone, everyone is different, and win one for the Gipper.
