Saturday, February 25, 2012

Yes, you are ugly.

....and, no, you are not pretty. Not because of what you look like, but because it's an extremely repugnant thing to do to thrust your face into the public eye, and invite comments on it. You should concentrate on developing a sense of decorum, reasonable manners, and modesty as to your position in the grand scheme of life. The only thing more repulsive is how the media has made this the issue of "du jour." If I said I saw this so-called story televised a thousand times in the last two days, that would be an overstatement. If I said I saw it fifteen times already today, that is probably an understatement. Planting the seed in the minds of impressionable young girls that this is a newsworthy story will almost certainly do more damage than downplaying the sensational aspect and dealing with each case individually. The media chooses to select the faces of innocent-looking girls begging for confirmation that they are cute. The media overlooks similar FB instances of teens provocatively dressed and posed, and asking . "Am I hot?"

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