CUTTING EDGE OF CRASSNESS

by The Stranger

In 5/26/08 LA TIMES there’s an article in Calendar on actress Denise Richards. She’s quoted saying that she’s “attracted to men who are generously endowed.” Why would a person want others to know this kind of information about oneself? And the answer is, over and above whether its true or not - its designed to get people to talk about her. And, in a nutshell its all that has become ‘the only game in town’ these days regarding stardom, celebrity, entertainment. Which has little, or let’s be honest about it, nothing whatsoever to do with merit, substance or quality.

Do people care if Denise Richards is into balloon dicks? If they do, more power to her, I guess. But, for me its what you do, I suppose, when you are an actress whom has been around for a while who is perhaps not on too many of the wish lists of vital filmmakers wanting to work with her. You say things in articles about you that are designed to get people to talk about you. What about wanting people to respect you? And by the way Ms. Richards - aren’t you the mother of two very small children?????

Last night on PBS there was a documentary on Harry Truman.
I found it so refreshing. Here was a man who wanted nothing at all to do with becoming President of the United States. Circumstances….Life forced him into that position. Unlike the Clintons whose lives and relationship with one another and the world around them has only one purpose…Ambition in the name of the presidency/power/position.

Truman became someone special because on some level his character and substance as a person had earned it, and deserved it.
What’s happened to us as a culture?
It seems today people will do and say anything just to get attention. The most savy and crass individual at this game was/is Madonna. Who, it seems to me, changed the playing field from merit to vulgarity, from talent to self-centered cunning and self-love. She begat Britney, begat Paris, begat Lindsay etc.; begat the biggest out of control ego the planet has ever seen - OPRAH!!!!

























Yah, Denise… “You go, girl!!!!”