Something We Can All Agree On?

Hugh Freaking Dillon

I imagine a Kardashian's comment on the matter........"9/11? ohmuhGAWD.....that was like, what? so 12 years ago! *shakes boobs at camera*".

celebrity fanaticism is at an all time high. it's disgusting.

Just an hour ago, I was on lunch in the break room at work, reading my book, but someone else was watching TV, and an ad for some talk show came on. Heidi Klum was the guest. It was all dramatic, because they were going to ask her "how she's doing". I don't care any more about how she's doing since her divorce than she cares about my life.

I will just never understand wanting to know about the life of someone I don't personally know. I don't want to know half the shit I know about people I actually know!

whygohome

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

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Just an hour ago, I was on lunch in the break room at work, reading my book, but someone else was watching TV, and an ad for some talk show came on. Heidi Klum was the guest. It was all dramatic, because they were going to ask her "how she's doing". I don't care any more about how she's doing since her divorce than she cares about my life.

Oh my god, she had to go through a divorce?!?!?! It must be so difficult because nobody ever goes through a difficult divorce..........repulsive.

People have the power to change things, but we don't

hedonist

whygohome wrote:

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

I
Just an hour ago, I was on lunch in the break room at work, reading my book, but someone else was watching TV, and an ad for some talk show came on. Heidi Klum was the guest. It was all dramatic, because they were going to ask her "how she's doing". I don't care any more about how she's doing since her divorce than she cares about my life.

Oh my god, she had to go through a divorce?!?!?! It must be so difficult because nobody ever goes through a difficult divorce..........repulsive.

People have the power to change things, but we don't

That shit will always be at the so-called forefront as long as people are willing to buy (into) it.

WHY does anyone care what some celeb's baby is named or looks like?

WHY does anyone care that George Clooney and his girlfriend have split?

WHY should I care about Madonna's manly arms?

WHY does anyone care that Lady Fucking Gaga did...whatever?

whygohome

hedonist wrote:

whygohome wrote:

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

I
Just an hour ago, I was on lunch in the break room at work, reading my book, but someone else was watching TV, and an ad for some talk show came on. Heidi Klum was the guest. It was all dramatic, because they were going to ask her "how she's doing". I don't care any more about how she's doing since her divorce than she cares about my life.

Oh my god, she had to go through a divorce?!?!?! It must be so difficult because nobody ever goes through a difficult divorce..........repulsive.

People have the power to change things, but we don't

That shit will always be at the so-called forefront as long as people are willing to buy (into) it.

WHY does anyone care what some celeb's baby is named or looks like?

WHY does anyone care that George Clooney and his girlfriend have split?

WHY should I care about Madonna's manly arms?

WHY does anyone care that Lady Fucking Gaga did...whatever?

It is horrifying.

Prince Of Dorkness

When I moved to America the first thing I noticed was how news was... well... it was more like "Entertainment Tonight."

Yeah, there would be mentions of actual news stories, but the majority was celebrity gossip. The top story wouldn't be the war or the economy, it would be the Michael Jackson trial.

They would switch to "International news" and the top story would be "Paris Hilton turned heads in Greece today."

They would have a few goofy stories about dogs riding surfboards and a feel-good story about the war like "this guy came home without telling his daughter and he surprised her on camera in front of her class... isn't that sweet? Isn't the war GREAT?"

And THAT is how we got this fucked. People didn't pay attention to what the government was and wasn't doing.

We can bicker about who was at fault later. The end result is that most people are totally unaware of just how fucked we were 4 years ago and aren't really able to tell you if we are or are not better off now.

And yes.... the Kardashian thing is foul.

Cosmo

If the Al Qaeda declared a Jihad on the Kardashians... would some of us be conflicted?
Because for me... I'd really have to sit and think about it.

Godfather.

Cosmo wrote:

If the Al Qaeda declared a Jihad on the Kardashians... would some of us be conflicted?
Because for me... I'd really have to sit and think about it.

I think Kris Jenner would try and come to a business agreement.....maybe a new sex tape ????

Godfather.

Cosmo

Godfather. wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

If the Al Qaeda declared a Jihad on the Kardashians... would some of us be conflicted?
Because for me... I'd really have to sit and think about it.

I think Kris Jenner would try and come to a business agreement.....maybe a new sex tape ????

Godfather.

...
Yuck! I like porn as much as the next Reg'lur Joe, but a Nasty ass Skankasaurus Wrecks getting banged by the American Taliban guy? No thanx.
...
and if there was a Jihad on the Kardashians... I'd be like, "I really hate the Al Qaeda... but... they WILL put an end to all of the Kardashians... so... how bad can they be, right"?
I guess it would come down to a coin toss.

butterjam

polaris_x wrote:

i agree that our fascination with shit is downright nauseating but i don't necessarily think this moment of silence should have been recognized by the major networks ... the same major networks that are complicit in pushing us to senseless wars ... the same major networks that didn't do their jobs as centres for journalism ... fuck nbc, abc, cnn, cbs and whatever networks are out there ...

having said that - if they chose to hold a moment of silence ... that's their choice

Exactly. The networks are terrible. They sensationalize and dumb down the news. The only decent news I get anymore is from NPR.

Speaking of the networks pushing us to wars, I recommend "War Made Easy". Really disgusting how everything went down.

PJ_Soul

inlet13 wrote:

Go Beavers wrote:

Not trying to be a jack ass, but I can't really agree that it's a societal problem. Seems like it's more of a media problem or an NBC problem. I put stuff like this in the 'things that don't really bother me anymore' category.

Seriously? :fp:

There's a reason NBC (or the media) did it. The other poster did have a grain of truth in saying it was probably monetarily motivated. So, what's that mean? That means a large amount of people (a large portion of our society) would rather watch a woman who has become famous for having a daughter who had a sex tape talk about her boob job, rather than watch a brief ceremony (and more importantly violate the "moment of silence") to honor those lost on that infamous day. In other words, the demand for that trash outweighs the proper respect for the greatest loss of life from a foreign attack to ever take place on our soil. This didn't take place that long ago. I remember it like it was yesterday.

Anyway, you crack me up - I kinda feel like you just want to argue.

I dunno... maybe... or maybe NBC just fucked up, as in made a very stupid decision and misread its audience. I have a tough time believing that many Americans would think what they did is appropriate. Am I overestimating the American public? I hope not.