‘Gitstorm‘ – Charlie Brooker’s descriptor for the BBC’s Russell Brand/Johnathan Ross flap.

Great piece from him here.

Says Brooker, for the benefit of those bemused at the popularity of the Daily Mail, which fanned the flames of this particular conflagration:

‘The Daily Mail – not so much a newspaper as an idiot’s guidebook issued in bite-size daily instalments’ *

My own take on the Brand/Ross thing? The ‘victims’ of what was admittedly a very juvenile prank were a) a self-styled ‘unholy she-bitch’ satanic slut and b) the former poster boy for British xenophobia, as propagator of one of the longest-running racist stereotypes on British TV. (I know nothing, I am from Barcelona.)

Que? Commence flaming.

*I have written for the Daily Mail. I have read articles in the Daily Mail. I know plenty of people who have done the same. I have never, however, bought a copy. Read into that what you will.

Should we just call him Spike and be done with it?

Good to see you Friday, amigo.