I get so annoyed when I turn on the Television at night to eat some supper and catch up on what is happening in the world. Admist all the stories that I consider to be important, news of politics, wars, foreign disturbances, natural disasters and weather, I am subjected to news of no particular importance.
You know what I'm talking about, stories like Kim Kardashian and her ridiculous sham of a marriage. I think she wanted to get married because she was so jealous of how gorgeous Kate Middleton looked at the Royal Wedding. Speaking of that, I would like to mention how I was insulted by the media dubbing the Kardashian wedding as America's Royal Wedding. If Kim Kardashian is American Royalty, I'm moving to Canada. Really? How embarassing. It is even more embarassing considering that it only lasted, what? 72 days? Pathetic.
"I Do" ("Want to make millions of dollars off of a fake wedding! Suckers!") [okay, sorry, rant over, back to my topic] |
Anyway, Kim isn't even the story that really pushed me over the edge. It was Casey Anthony. If you don't know who she is, you have obviously been living under a rock. She is the lady who caused a national sensation when her three year old daugher Caylee went missing. Turns out that poor little girl is dead. Now according to a jury Ms. Anthony isn't guilty, even though public opinion put a rope around her neck long ago. Now I'm not mad that this story was in the news. Watching the judicial system at work is perfectly acceptable. What made me so mad, is that SHE IS STILL IN THE NEWS and the trial is OVER.
"I cannot believe I just got away with that!" |
I guess the moral of this story is that I'm sick of seeing "news stories" that aren't real NEWS. I wish the news channels would stop worrying about the entertainment factor and start worrying about what is really important. I wish they would leave stories like this to TMZ and Entertainment Tonight. There are so many other things to talk about! So many more IMPORTANT things.
But then again, maybe it isn't the Media's fault. Maybe the media reports stories like this because that is what the people want to hear. They have a bottom line to think about too. Maybe the public has a responsibility to let the media know that we want to hear real news, and not garbage.
I dunno. Just one persons opinion. What do you think?
Back when the Charlie Sheen fiasco was going on, my Dad summed it up perfectly...Charlie Sheen and Lindsey Lohan should go live on some deserted island and leave the rest of us alone. I guess that can go for any overblown celebrity. It's ridiculous and all it serves is to make money for the tabloids.
ReplyDeleteAmerican people more aware of pop culture than what goes on in their own congress. New York Times poll: Should the New York Times tell people when politicians are lying?
ReplyDeleteBut see, that is the thing. Most ordinary American people, espeicially around where I'm from, couldn't care LESS about these celebrities. We get angry when they clutter up the NEWS with their rather unimportant lives.
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