| 5/30/2007 |
I WHO HAVE NOTHING
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So adorkable Jordin Sparks wins American Idol. The girl can't even have a moments peace. She won American Idol and she is still being judged. A spokesperson for the National Action Against Obesity, and apparently the royal heir to the Throne of Thinsylvania, MeMe Roth spoke about how allegedly fat Jordin is. "She's going to have to lose that weight." Going on to talk about the "sway the up-and-coming pop stars have on American children."
What. The. Fuck.
Seriously...
This is exactly the reason why I can't stand magazines like Cosmo and the male equivalent (Men's Health?), because of the message I believe they send about how people should look. God forbid someone who isn't two dimensional have a career and be successful. Someone might look up to them. Who knows what might happen if people stop buying into the bullshit about the only way to really be anybody is if your thin and 'beautiful'. As a good friend of mine is prone to say, fuck that noise.
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty star, wrote and starred in the movie Real Women Have Curves. And it's true! Not just for women, but men to (well not so much the curvy part, but you get the idea). The idea is that not everyone has or ever will have a waifish figure, and it's ok. There is a BIG difference between being healthy and being skinny. According to my height, my ideal weight is 175 pounds. I weighed that once... and I looked emaciated. What was so healthy about looking malnourished?
If you are unhappy with your body and/or how much you weigh and you want to lose weight, that's ok. Do it for health reasons. Do it for your esteem. Don't do it because you think the only way anyone is going to like you is if you are thin. Or because you think someone else wants you to be thin. Or because you're so caught up in the hype of what the media tells us we should look like and be like that you have no choice to starve yourself.
Shut up, MeMe, and have a sandwich.Labels: entertainment, rant, tv |
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I posted this @ 5/30/2007 07:57:00 AM.............Need a link?..........
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| 1/24/2007 |
I'M NOT AN ADDICT
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I swear I'm not addicted to television. I can quit whenever I wa-... OMG! Heroes!
Ok let's give it a run down. I do enjoy television. A lot. There are some days that I don't even turn on the TV at all. Those days I'm usually parked in front of the computer playing WoW.
I am lucky that I'm seeing someone who enjoy reality shows as much as I do. The Cute Teacher has his own kind that he enjoys and I have mine. This is where the problems lies. In an attempt to find common ground among shows we sometimes watch each others favorites and will become addicted to them. I mean, not addicted... enjoy watching them.
Sunday - Pretty TV free overall. Simpsons & Family Guy is they are new or good.
Monday - Heroes (just started back up)
Tuesday - TV free night
Wednesday - Top Chef (currently)
Thursday - Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy, The Office
Friday - Most Haunted
Saturday - TV free night
Now here is the kicker... There are several shows that get recorded that I watch either with Cute Teacher or as background noise while doing other things. Jeopardy. Inuyasha. 30 Minute Meals. Everyday Italian. Good Eats. The Price Is Right. Those come on their various days.
Where it gets worse... Lost, Ghost Hunters, Survivor, and Amazing Race are all starting back up in February. I may have to start working 4 10-hour days and use my fifth day as a TV catch up day.
I swear I'm not addicted to television. I can quit whenever I wa-... OMG! Lost!Labels: entertainment, tv |
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I posted this @ 1/24/2007 08:47:00 AM.............Need a link?..........
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| 1/19/2007 |
I'M SORRY NOW
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I have been a fan of Grey's Anatomy since the beginning of the show. I openly admitted have a crush on T.R. Knight's character. Not because of his looks, but because of the character he portrayed. George O'Malley is intelligent if not a little bumbling. Nervous in an endearing way. Always sincere. In the few interviews that I've seen of him he's seemed much the same (if not a little less bumbling).
Last fall, when co-star Isiaiah Washington (Dr. Preston Burke on GA) referred to T.R. as a "faggot" during an onset dispute with fellow actor Patrick Dempsey I was a little surprised. In my mind, I figure it's Hollywood. There are gay actors all over the place (some less open than others). How close-minded could a person be? The flip side of that being. They're human. Location doesn't affect a person's prejudices or hate as much as I thought it might.
Now whether Washington's usage was because of a personal dislike for T.R. or a 'general' slur... what gets me most is how he's responded since then.
Following the incident a statement of apology was issued by Washington for using such a term. Ok... so was all forgiven or was that more just a PR spin?
T.R. outs himself in the wake of Lance Bass and Neil Patrick Harris. Did he really have much choice at that point?
Now we come to the Golden Globes this past Monday. Backstage Washington denied ever making the remark. Saying that it "never happened." Huh? Since then it seems to have spiraled even more. T.R. has been on Ellen where he openly talked about the fact that Isaiah did in fact call him a faggot. Going on to say that he had "never been called that to [his] face" before in his life.
So why even write about this? I don't understand the motivation behind denying it happened. Even if you are personally trying to put it behind you, in the world of showbiz there are going to me questions. Everyone wants the inside dish. Wouldn't you think at some point you'd want just start saying it's an internal matter. Or that it's been dealt with and you're trying to move past it. In my mind, denying it only fuels the curiosity as if there is more to tell.
I certainly thought less of Washington as an actor on a show I enjoy. Even watching (yet another teary) episode, last night... I find my view of Washington tainted. During a touching seen Between Dr. Burke and O'Malley all I could think about is the controversy and conflict between the two of them.
Has Washington said anything sincere? Was his apology really meant or something that he was asked (i.e. forced) to do to save face for himself and the show?Labels: entertainment, gay, tv |
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I posted this @ 1/19/2007 07:09:00 AM.............Need a link?..........
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