I’m appalled at the use of the media. I mean, we know that Britney Spears has a drinking problem and should NOT be raising children (nor should the so called father of the children either, so that’s up to courts to work it out) and we know that Brangelina are great adulterous missionaries. I get it. But when you turn on CNN and you see parents accused of kidnapping (or worse) their own children after months of searching and praying, it saddens me.
Can it happen? Hell yes. Does it happen? Hell yes. But should it be put in the papers and on the media that they are suspects in the case? No. Should they be put in the media once there is irrefutable proof? Yes. Should they be strung by their necks in the middle of time square if they are indeed guilty? Pass me the rope and I’ll do it myself!
I just don’t know why the media has the need to feed off of sorrow and devisitation from families. Look at the Virginia insident. The media couldn’t get enough pictures of people crying, families mourning, and … God knows they took enough pictures of the killer and gave him more publicity than they did any surgeon saving lives or kindness shown to a homeless person. The papers are obsessed with showing the bad in people, and teaching the future generations that in order to get your picture in the paper you have to do something so horrendous, so beyond human understanding, that people will talk about you for years to come.
What makes us read it? That’s another question. I see headlines and try not to read anything that is speculation or just plain cruel. We should all boycott this news! SHame on you for paying money to read it, for passing it on to friends, and for giving murderers exactly what they wanted before they either die or spend time (and not enough time if you ask me) in prison.
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Claudine
17 years agoI get entertainment mags in the mail and lately all the covers are Brit and her babies with headlines like:
Is she going to lose her babies? Can she keep her babies? Does she deserve her babies? Is Britany a good mother? Now, don’t get me wrong, Britany has some major issues that she needs to correct in her life. But but something finally came to me just the other day. Where in the hell is the magazine cover with this question: Who will keep the boys while dirty daddy KFed is doin the big nasty? (or the slightly below average nasty, if rumors are to be believed)
If it were up to me, I’d just take a picture of KFreak and Brit-Tardo and plaster it all over the net and title it: Poster Couple for Pre-Nup and Birth Control!
However, the media, no, the entire world has once again proved that the double standard is alive and well. It’s fine and dandy him to dip his wick in every dishy dish of oil around, but let Britany go out and everyone is up in arms about it. She’s such a slut! Such a bad bad mommy! Oh my goodness! Oh just shut up!
I’m not sure if either parent is up to the task of raising these children, but leave them to it and like you said, give the attention to things that really need it.
How about Global Warming or World Peace for a start?