When I talk about “weather bias in the media,” it isn’t about global warming or climate change. It’s about TV meteorologists who insist that “warm and clear” is good, and that “cold and cloudy” is bad. Big time important stuff!
This would never have occurred to me except that I’ve always preferred the “bad” weather. I’ll take a gorgeous chilly downpour over a gloomy blue sky any day of the week. When a meteorologist smiles and says, “The clouds will clear, it will warm up, and the rest of the day will be NICE,” it rents a lot of otherwise empty space in my noggin.
Why the bias?
It could be related to survival-simply because successful farming is dependent on the right weather. That would make it existential, and therefore deeply ingrained in our psyche. Can’t argue with that.
Or maybe it’s because driving to work in the rain is just plain hard. And staying dry when getting out of the car requires the awkward deployment of a contraption with a weird name (“umbrella”) that can sometimes be turned inside-out by the wind, making you look silly as hell. But I would argue that having to concentrate on all this rain-related activity keeps us rooted in the present moment. And don’t we all agree that doing the harder thing makes us better people? Aren’t these good things? Yes. Yes. I think so.
Or maybe–just maybe–it’s some sort of loosely organized conspiracy that we haven’t uncovered yet. Maybe some kind of financial incentive for TV stations. Or a political party. Or (gasp) the Illuminati! Could be a business trick that was created by the Florida Dept. of Tourism. Or maybe Speedo International. Those dicks.
Could be that I’m just a rebel. A weather gangsta in squeaky galoshes and a bright red toboggan cap.
(Originally posted here for day 3 of the YourTurnChallenge)
