Topic on Talk:Media Research Failure

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I have to admit this is one of my favorite Esoteric Trope Names. I can understand the need to change it, though. And the more I think about it, the more realize this is in fact nothing more than a special case of "Did Not Do The Research" committed by people for whom doing the research is part of what they ''do.'' "Pop Culture Callow" doesn't do it for me. "Non-Fan Dumb" comes closer, but still not right. Let me think on this. There's got to be some quick pithy way we can sum this up. "Too Lazy To Get It Right"? "Who Needs Facts When You Have Preconceptions"? I don't know. Yet.
I have to admit this is one of my favorite Esoteric Trope Names. I can understand the need to change it, though. And the more I think about it, the more I realize this is in fact nothing more than a special case of "Did Not Do The Research" committed by people for whom doing the research is part of what they ''do.'' "Pop Culture Callow" doesn't do it for me. "Non-Fan Dumb" comes closer, but still not right. Let me think on this. There's got to be some quick pithy way we can sum this up. "Too Lazy To Get It Right"? "Who Needs Facts When You Have Preconceptions"? I don't know. Yet.