They all have one thing in common.....in my opinion - their 15 minutes of fame is over so , "GET OFF MY TV." All of them, of free will, have decided to parade their lives in front of us - lets recap: a slightly bonkers actor who is a big fan of Mr. Jack Daniel and Mr. Johnny Walker who has decided to get his girlfriend pregnant; two slightly bonkers women who had the need to see who could cram the most number of children in a space built for one; and a slightly bonkers woman who has a history of being a grifter who dated and got engaged to an NBA player, but she happens to forget that she has outstanding warrants in two state, and gets arrested at his home during the playoffs and finds out she is knocked up upon entering prison. Oh my lord - I am so over their "woe is me mentality." REALLY?!?!? The woe is mine.....and yet we are so drawn to the drama like a month to a flame.....why?!?!?! I think it's because we somehow need to validate, through their woes, that our life just may not be that bad. It is a sad commentary that we have become a society of voyeurs - it is true and I am am one of them. But what makes me more sad, in this era of electronic media, is these stories will never die and how horrible for the children. This is who really suffers - this crazy crap will be around until all these kids are well into their 80's and will reappear with little or no notice when a media outlet needs to boost sales or ratings. And the absolute most horrible thing about all of this - these kids didn't have a choice - these kids became meal tickets for their parents. For Jon and Kate - all the freebies. Hair transplants, tummy tucks, vacations, million dollar house all at the courtesy of TV viewers - getting something for nothing. For OctoMel - I am sure that the movie scripts will becoming his way with a bit more frequency as the due date of his 8th baby nears. For the OctoMom - already on state assistance when she gets pregnant with 8 - a cycle that will perpetuate itself with her children getting something for nothing. And Cristal Taylor who through her selfish behavior will give birth in prison and will never work a day again in her life because she will commit her life to raising her child which will require her not to work. And she will need to bring up the child in an environment to which she has become accustomed.
So as much as I rant, my husband rants or my kids rant - my four loads of laundry, my bedroom that has a family of dusty bunnies living under the bed, and a double car garage that only parks one (we are getting ready to have a garage sale) somehow doesn't seem quite so bad after watching their lives crumpled before me on TV. I really do care, but shut-up, deal with the situation you created, and get off my TV - I am trying to watch America's Next Top Model - Season 1 and you keep interrupting.
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SOME people in your family might have grown weary of "reality" shows long before you - just saying.
ReplyDeleteNow, the new ABC show "Wipeout"? Brilliant! There should be an entire network devoted to that show. I was blowing iced tea out my nose watching that last night.