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Talk about a sense of entitlement: When the baby boomers came along, they (we) got the voting age lowered for their benefit. They also demanded that the drinking age be lowered, and it was — only to be raised once they were safely into adulthood.”
There’s never been a more self-indulgent generation than the Baby Boomers. Drinking age and voting age are just two of the lesser forms of evidence. Look at how they’ve handled warfare. Vietnam and the Iraq War. National Guard service as a way out for them but as a way in for today’s kids. The Boomers screwed up the world for the rest of us. Now there’s no turning back.
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Prominent U.S. hip-hop executive Russell Simmons Monday recommended eliminating the words “bitch,” “ho” and “nigger” from the recording industry, considering them “extreme curse words.”
Should the hip-hop industry censor itself? The founder of one of the most successful music publishers in the arena thinks so. Shouldn’t that be enough to make it happen?
The writing was on the wall. All it took was a nappy-headed white man by the name of Don Imus and an equally hair-challenged black reverend by the name of Al Sharpton. There was no question as to which one had the most political and social power when the two faced off in public media regarding a perceived racial slur uttered by the white guy. Now some African Americans don’t want black people slurring each other either. Hypocritical?
I don’t think so. But I don’t see the point in suppressing speech either. I’d rather, if it’s going to happen, it be from the hands of industry insiders - as long as they overreach and try to limit the freedoms of others outside their group - than from the hands of government bureaucrats. But legislation is rarely the solution to a social problem. Education has done a lot more to change minds than oversight.
That’s why I don’t understand Russell Simmons’ point of view. He rode to success on the exploitation of his own culture, now he wants to restrict up and comers from getting there themselves. I’m aware that it doesn’t take a mealy mouth to succeed in music, but expression after all is an individual pursuit. Shouldn’t it be up to the individual?
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — City prosecutors said Thursday they will ask a judge to revoke Paris Hilton’s probation in a reckless driving case, a move that could lead to a jail term.Hilton could face up to 90 days in jail if a judge finds she violated her probation, Velasquez said. A hearing was set for April 17, but Hilton is not required to attend.
Now this is interesting. I’m not a huge fan of this spoiled brat - or any spoiled brat for that matter - but revoking probation doesn’t seem fair. That was the decision. Can they lawfully take it back and impose another punishment? That smacks of double jeopardy to me. Not that Miss Hilton wouldn’t deserve it.
What we really should do is take such rich kid spoiled brat celebrities and lock them up for 90 days in their own little boot camp - a sort of Alcatrazz for spoiled rich brats who think the law doesn’t apply to them. That might not solve any problems but at least we could televise it and squeeze out some entertainment value for the rest of us. Would that be considered cruel and unusual punishment?
Below is one of the most boring Oscar articles I’ve ever read.
While it gets off to a good start, it’s primary thesis, that Eddie Murphy bolted from the show because he didn’t win isn’t supported by any facts, then the writer goes on to write a whole bunch of boring silliness about people few of us really care about. He barely even mentioned Al Gore’s award:
Eddie Murphy did not like losing the Academy Award for best supporting actor to Alan Arkin last night. He split the show — exit stage left! — as soon Arkin’s name was announced.
Maybe his pager went off, or he suddenly realized he had an appointment to pick up a transvestite hooker as a token of good will. I mean, if could have been coincidence that he got up at the time that his competition was announced as the winner and he left the awards show. Maybe he had to use the little boy’s room. It happens.
Nevertheless, that one paragraph was the best part of Fox’s article. Still, it’s interesting to read the different versions of Oscar night to see who emphasizes what aspects of the night the most.
If Roger Friedman wants to see how to write a news feature story, he can take clues from Beth Fouhy:
“An Inconvenient Truth,” Al Gore’s film on the perils of global warming, scored two Oscar nominations Tuesday for best documentary feature and best original song.
People Magazine focused less on Eddie Murphy’s exit and more on his entrance. Of course, People always writes interesting features. If you want to know what happened at the Academy Awards then People is a great source. The writing is good, the photos are fabulous and you feel like you were there, even if you weren’t. However, People has a tendency to gloss it over and spectacularize the event as if it were a circus act.
The News and Media Blog congratulates Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker, the big winners. A word to the wise, if you’re going to write a news feature of a big event like the Academy Awards, start off with the big winners, not the big losers.
Britney Spears shaved her what?
Say what you will, but Britney doesn’t look all that bad. I mean, for a lady with a smooth clean noggin.
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Anna Nicole Smith lived her life in fame and shame. Thin and buxom one minute, the play bunny of every teen boy’s dream, and fat mama jama the next. From the sweet young wife of a Texas redneck to the dollar-sign chasing angry widow of an oil millionaire 60 years her senior. She whined and dined. Now she’s dead and we dread. You might not have liked her, but we’ll certainly miss her.
