So I just saw Ricky Gervais's monologue for the Golden Globes and everywhere I look its being branded as offensive, crude, and down right uncomfortable. When I watched it all I saw was funny. That was the first time in a long time I've actually laughed at one of these award shows, normally I'm just shaking my head and coming to the realization that its a cunningly highlighted cultural juxtaposition, foregrounding the marginalization of talented artists in favour of glamorous but ultimately unfulfilling idols fronting technically limited and artistically barren works of entertainment.
I think it's sad that we've become this society chock full of pussies.You see it everywhere nowadays from sports to politics and everything in between. PETA has become this terrorist organization that has everyone and their brothers clamoring over the treatment of animals, "reporters" at Fox, CNN, and every other media network owned by Rupert Murdoch telling people not to eat or drink anything because they're going to catch Anthrax.
Aside from the constant paranoia about germs and attacks from a terrorist group that has access to "weapons of mass destruction" society has lost the ability to take criticism and either fix what they're doing wrong or stand up for themselves and let the other person know that they're fine. Instead now the biggest threat that's left is the almighty "I'll unfriend you on facebook!"
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