Alex Trebek: “The answer is: the institution lowering expectations for humanity”
Sean Connery: “What is Your Mother”
Alex: “no that is incorrect”
Me: “what is the ratings-hungry media”
Alex: “correct response for 500, back to you”
sigh.
It’s so sad to see how much sensationalism is accepted and even promoted in the media today. For quite some time now I just refuse to watch the local news, much less the 24 hour news networks like CNN. What truly saddens me is the fact that all they seem to televise are human beings at their worst. When was the last time you heard of a breakthrough in science. Or stories of the crazy amounts of selfless service being done all across the world. Chances are incredibly slim those will ever make headlines or Top Stories because they don’t sell. Not like drugs, sex, rape, crimes, murders, or diets do. And it just keeps getting worse and worse as time goes by. They try to feed you with heavy loads of information. Like those crazy tickers that scroll by on the bottom of the screen giving you all this other news while the people on the bigger square talk forever about something else. And all they really have is like 20 minutes of news that they keep looping over and over again. It’s like we’re sinking further and further into the Rabbit hole…of DOOM. But seriously, i don't even watch the news anymore. All the information about the world that i obtain come from the genius minds of Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, and the people at SNL who tell it like it really is.
There's another insane craze I just can’t grasp: diets. More specifically, people’s unhealthy obsession with them and all the different packaging they come in. You got Atkin’s, low carb, high carb, all-liquid, no liquid, south beach, all juice, low residue, high residue, vegetarian, protein, seafood, and let’s not forget all those magic pills that supposedly allow you to fit completely into one of your pant legs within 2 weeks. And of course, all the celebrity endorsements that go along with each and every one of those. What the general public can’t seem to understand is the importance of exercise that MUST go along with any diet you choose to go on. It’s always in the extremely fine print of every diet ad. Maybe that’s why. It really saddens me to see people who are not happy or comfortable with how they look. The saddest part is that most of these people look just fine and healthy. BUT, obviously health comes second to “beauty” to many people. What IS “beauty” anyway? It truly is in the eye of the beholder. And I think the only beholder whose opinion anyone should care about is God…and I don’t think He cares much for things of the physical world. Do what you will with that. Those are my two cents.
...i think we should skip the whole courtship thing and just get married
7 comments:
im too tired to ready everything but all i have to say is that john stewart is awesome,and he should be put incontrol of all the news stations.....u should read America the book by the daily show and he's review of the media ..its pretty funny but true..seriously i dont even watch american news n e more....i just get it from independent sites and bbc sometimes....john stewart is really cool J.RO out..CORPORATE PIGS!
maybe you should become a news reporter and start writing about some of the good things happening. eh?
yeah i agree, independent news is sweet, althougth i dont think cnn is that bad, they do keep you informed and they aren't that biased. plus its kinda dumb to get all your current event information from a comdey show that is hungry for...ratings, what a suprise.
yeah good point about diets
except that vegetarianism isn't a diet. Its coolness incarnate! woot, Chris out
double comment YO!...yea vegetarianism is sweetness...when i get older im def gonna be a vegan...anywhoo i dont get all my news from john stewart ...and cnn is just as bad if not worse than the others....with fox it screams blatant bias...with cnn they sneak it in there..and if munib ever became a reporter no one would give the honest fool a job..cuz hes honest...not foolish.....CORPORATE SWINE! (REMIX)
Beauty--"The quality that gives pleasure to the mind or senses and is associated with such properties as harmony of form or color, excellence of artistry, truthfulness, and originality." (dictionary.com)
So: Beauty = Maryam
ooh ooh! is your quote from the movie American Splendour? j and i just watched that this week and we LOVED it.
boo anti flag stinks-thats justins newsw source-booo. lol.uh they do.
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