Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Why does anyone care?
If I see another Prince William and Kate Middleton story I'm going to throw up. Why is this news? Who cares about these two people? We've got a mass slaughter going on in Syria, a Taliban prisoner escape in Afghanistan, Mugabe is still destroying his country 30 years running, and the top story is that Kate's vows have been leaked? Clearly, there is a demand for such trash or news organizations would not follow it. So who is to blame? I'll tell you who. You know who follows this shit? 40 year old single women who have never married, still have stuffed animals on their bed, always tune into Delilah (to request Richard Marx songs because they remind them of the last time they had a chance to score), and routinely watch General Hospital. I can see them right now, eating a pint of chocolate ice cream, softly petting Fido, watching the latest report on Kate's dress, and dreaming of the day they'll get married, hoping it will come sooner rather than later. I've got news for you, it's not happening, so find a good job, get another pet, and stop paying attention to this meaningless drivel (oh, and stop buying magazines like US Weekly so I don't have to stare at the latest about the Teen Mom 2 breakup or some reality show celebrity's baby; your demand for such products are to blame). You are not Kate Middleton and you will never marry a prince. End of story. Move on. And get rid of the fucking stuffed animals. You are 40.
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Easy on the animosity there. I'm sure a good portion of those ladies watching the GH, it's all they've got left (OLTL and All My children are gone dude), might say Peter Gammons rolling in with insights on the day's games are equally pointless and time wasting. And I'd be inclined to agree with them. So maybe cut US Weekly some slack (I agree it is drivel) or get equally snooty about SI and the half dozen ESPNs droning on and on about shit that is just as pointless when compared to Mugabe.
ReplyDeleteI heartily agree that ESPN is ridiculous. That's why I don't watch it. What's with sticking up for US Weekly? I know you are a big TV/Entertainment guy, but I never expected blowback for taking a hardline on the most inconsequential magazine in human history. Listen, if I had to cover every pointless time-consuming activity I'd have less of a life than I already have. The Royal Wedding was overplayed, just like LeBron's decision was overplayed. Here's the difference: I wasn't writing the blog a year ago. I have no regrets rebuking those who choose to pay attention to such nonsense.
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