The Sun is along-standing British daily tabloid
newspaper beloved of truck drivers and despised by politically correct bores throughout and beyond the UK. The Sun is not known for it''s hard news and in-depth analysis of current events, but enjoys to make controversial and sensational headlines. For example, The Sun is
famous for the following front-page headline, "Freddy Starr Ate My Hamster" in reference to some Northern half-witted has-been comedian who probably who didn''t eat someones hamster, but who forever dine out on this lurid headline.
Other front-page headlines famously
include "Up Yours, Delors" in reference to a meddling French politician. (The Sun is vehemently anti-French.) Infact the politics of this newspaper are reactionary and right-wing and along with its anti-French sentiment you can include a general distrust of Johnny Foreigner.
It''s readership is generally working-class although The Sun is beloved by students who appreciate the post-modern irony attached to reading it and its moments of tongue-in-cheek irreverance which at times border on the genius. The best example of this is when it superimposed the head of the former manager of the England football team, the hapless Graham Taylor, on to a picture of a turnip to admirable effect. Taylor, who was probably the most inept England manager ever, will forever be remembered as Graham "Turnip" Taylor as a result of this desktop wizardry.
The Sun is also famous for its
page 3 girls, who delight car mechanics all over the country by appearing topless every day. In line with this titillation the Sun likes to print
lurid kiss-and-tell stories and "naughty sex" letters on its famous Dear Deirdre Agony Aunt page, which features problems with little other content.
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