This Week in Aggressive Apathy
The beat between apathy and rabid, nagging, annoyance. Do I have distaste for these things? Not really, I don’t care enough. Nor do I wish to see, hear, read, or discuss them EVERYWHERE.
An extra-special “now with more profanity” issue. Because I’m in that kind of mood tonight.
The top five things this week that I really really -really- do not care to hear any more about:
1. Spencer and Heidi.
I don’t even know what to say about these people because they are such non-people in my world. All I know is that they are on the muted tv in the cafeteria at work and in the magazines. And I’m annoyed by their presence in these places.
2. Jennifer Aniston’s love life.
For fuck’s sake, the poor thing has become the postergirl for the scorned celebrity woman. Bitchslapping her around for her supposed failed relationships has practically become a sport, amongst gossip media and everyday folk. Newsflash to the ladies on the street, some people don’t care and think it’s kind of pathetic that you do. I aggressively think it’s pathetic. (and kind of feel bad for her)
3. Miss California v. Perez Hilton.
As a general rule – I don’t care about Pageants. I don’t care about Perez Hilton. But everyone is missing the point and I’m tired of hearing the bullshit.
She did not lose because he had a personal, mean, vindictive, big gay vendetta against her. She lost because she gave an awful, idiotic answer in which she stated that in our country, it’s great that you can “choose same-sex marriage or opposite-marriage”. Um… not AT ALL true and “opposite-marriage” doesn’t even make sense. And then she went on to say that she is against it. Which she actually wasn’t asked. She was asked whether or not states should have the right to decide this. Perez is getting slammed for this because she fucked up. She did not have to personalize the question. Pageant queens are supposed to be experts at giving a completely saccharine, meaningless answer to any question and therefore, perfectly representing the USA and earning that title. She failed. I think everything he’s said about it since has been right, but still find him annoying. At this point I really wish we could be discussing the ACTUAL issue of same-sex marriage, instead of debating the fucking question and whether or not she was victimized by it.
On a completely unrelated note, she doesn’t deserve to share the same last name as Sister Helen Prejean or mispronounce it.
4. Hugo Chavez gave Barack Obama a book and he accepted it.
George Bush gave our country EIGHT YEARS OF SHIT… and now it’s over. Why are we still making issues out of NON- fucking-issues? Reading a book doesn’t make you agree with someone. If it did, then after 12 years of sunday school, I would still be the good, straight Catholic girl I was raised to be.
Obama has more important things to deal with then people who are outraged that he might (gasp!) read a book that presents an Anti-American perspective. And so do we.
5. American Idol.
the End.
April 30th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Who are Spencer and Heidi? And I’m absolutely 100% with you on that Miss California girl being utterly unworthy to share the same last name as Sister Helen Prejean.
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:55 pm
1. it makes no sense to me that these people are celebrities. what do they do, other than fight with each other? (oh god, WHY do i know that about them? DAMN YOU, MEDIA!)
2. why do we (and by “we,” i mean, americans, i guess. not like, you and me.) even care who is breaking jennifer aniston’s heart this time? or for that matter, why do we care who any celebrity dates? ohhh, right. because we have nothing interesting in our own lives and think that, for some reason, if she is unhappier, that will make us happier.
which is obviously not true.
3. the other thing about this is that as a *judge,* he gets to make the final decision on whether or not she fulfilled all of his expectations in her capacity as miss whatever. by his judgment, she didn’t. end of story.
except not end of story, because it seemed like she just had to throw in her beliefs on gay marriage just to spite him. we *all* know that perez hilton is gay. as someone in the expressed position as your “judge,” why would you make such a point to state an opinion that you know will alienate him? strategically speaking, that was a bad move. and now she’s making a big stink about it. a lawsuit? seriously? shut the hell up. i mean that.
4. shouldn’t we be excited to finally have a president who can read?
5. why has NO ONE ever believed me when i say i hate this show?
April 11th, 2011 at 1:43 pm
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