And If You're Frightened, You Can Be Frightened, You Can Be, That's OK
7 Comments Published by Carrie M on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 2:08 AM.
We are bombarded with images, sounds, words, etc. everyday. Many of them are frightening in this day and age. Since I can't be accused of being awfully serious on this little blog, here are a few things I've seen over the last couple of days that scare the bejesus out of me.
WTF? Michael Phelps, while an extraordinarily talented athlete and now the most decorated Olympian of all time, is not the most attractive man. He has an AMAZING body however, if you like the swimmer's build (I think most women do). But he is what you'd call the male version of a butterface. The infinite genuises over at Sports Illustrated decide to do this to him. Make him look like a very confused young man trying out a new, blingy halter top who hasn't decided if he's going to throw on a pair of pants today.
Hardly newsworthy, but seriously, how much work did Meg Ryan get done? And how bad
does the trailer for her new movie, The Women, look? After Sex and the City had such a huge bow at the box office, is this what Hollywood thinks women want? May I remind Hollywood the last time they made a movie with "what women want" in the title it featured Mel "Sugar Tits" Gibson parading around in pantyhouse, after waxing and painting his nails in an attempt to connect to the female spirit. Meg Ryan seems to think that "The Women" want botox and collagen. I'm scared either way.
I am not a fan of Playboy. Not because there are hotter woman than myself shaking what God gave them "artfully" for a camera, but more because of the slut culture it's helped produce as of late. I don't see them as often anymore, but a year or so ago, there were far too many junior sized t-shirts, trucker hats, and stupid necklaces featuring the Playboy bunny logo for young girls. I'm not saying we need to lease them power suits and Crackberries either, but I hate it. And then these dumb Playboy girls get a show? Granted, everyone gets a show. If I could convince E! or Bravo that my dog is
gender confused (she's not, though, for the record), I may be able to get a show. But folks, seriously, stop showing this dumb girl. This is the most ridiculous picture not ONLY because of those glasses (are you Kanye? And even still, Kanye looks dumb in them, but at least he's PERFORMING.), but because of her face and just all around ridiculousness (hello Lauren Conrad in 10 years and after a bad dye job, bad manicure, and a graffiti artist attacking your sweatshirt). Even on Perez, why is she news? Does anyone care? I'm convinced that Hef pays the bills on the Girls Next Door, and that's why it's still on the air. Or there are a lot more men who watch E! than previously admitted.
I'm not a huge fan of Kathy Griffin. I don't particularly dislike her either. Entertainm
ent Weekly had an interesting article about her awhile back, talking about her contraversy, how hard she works and how she's gotten to where she is. Speaking of incredibly dumb shows, her's may be worse than the Girls Next Door (but definitely better than Pam Anderson's show, which I had the misfortune of catching a few minutes of). She wouldn't stop saying Steve Wozniak. He was teaching her to ride a Segway and she kept saying, "Don't let me fall, Steve Wozniak." "I'm going to die, Steve Wozniak." "Woz loves the Big Boy." Griffin had "company meetings" that consisted of 4 other people plus herself, and I believe one of them was to perpetrate a plan to get her friend Rachel True (remember her from The Craft?) set up with one of the Woz' geeky, rich friends. Griffin continued having this useless meetings. That she employs a staff is frightening to me. Her face frightens me for that matter. The fact that someone who CAN be funny has such an awful show, and makes money off it, is truly frightening.
Oh, and anyone who wants a glimpse into the "future", click on the comments of Perez Hilton, make like the man who killed Inigo Montoya's father, and prepare to die.
WTF? Michael Phelps, while an extraordinarily talented athlete and now the most decorated Olympian of all time, is not the most attractive man. He has an AMAZING body however, if you like the swimmer's build (I think most women do). But he is what you'd call the male version of a butterface. The infinite genuises over at Sports Illustrated decide to do this to him. Make him look like a very confused young man trying out a new, blingy halter top who hasn't decided if he's going to throw on a pair of pants today.Hardly newsworthy, but seriously, how much work did Meg Ryan get done? And how bad
does the trailer for her new movie, The Women, look? After Sex and the City had such a huge bow at the box office, is this what Hollywood thinks women want? May I remind Hollywood the last time they made a movie with "what women want" in the title it featured Mel "Sugar Tits" Gibson parading around in pantyhouse, after waxing and painting his nails in an attempt to connect to the female spirit. Meg Ryan seems to think that "The Women" want botox and collagen. I'm scared either way.I am not a fan of Playboy. Not because there are hotter woman than myself shaking what God gave them "artfully" for a camera, but more because of the slut culture it's helped produce as of late. I don't see them as often anymore, but a year or so ago, there were far too many junior sized t-shirts, trucker hats, and stupid necklaces featuring the Playboy bunny logo for young girls. I'm not saying we need to lease them power suits and Crackberries either, but I hate it. And then these dumb Playboy girls get a show? Granted, everyone gets a show. If I could convince E! or Bravo that my dog is
gender confused (she's not, though, for the record), I may be able to get a show. But folks, seriously, stop showing this dumb girl. This is the most ridiculous picture not ONLY because of those glasses (are you Kanye? And even still, Kanye looks dumb in them, but at least he's PERFORMING.), but because of her face and just all around ridiculousness (hello Lauren Conrad in 10 years and after a bad dye job, bad manicure, and a graffiti artist attacking your sweatshirt). Even on Perez, why is she news? Does anyone care? I'm convinced that Hef pays the bills on the Girls Next Door, and that's why it's still on the air. Or there are a lot more men who watch E! than previously admitted.I'm not a huge fan of Kathy Griffin. I don't particularly dislike her either. Entertainm
ent Weekly had an interesting article about her awhile back, talking about her contraversy, how hard she works and how she's gotten to where she is. Speaking of incredibly dumb shows, her's may be worse than the Girls Next Door (but definitely better than Pam Anderson's show, which I had the misfortune of catching a few minutes of). She wouldn't stop saying Steve Wozniak. He was teaching her to ride a Segway and she kept saying, "Don't let me fall, Steve Wozniak." "I'm going to die, Steve Wozniak." "Woz loves the Big Boy." Griffin had "company meetings" that consisted of 4 other people plus herself, and I believe one of them was to perpetrate a plan to get her friend Rachel True (remember her from The Craft?) set up with one of the Woz' geeky, rich friends. Griffin continued having this useless meetings. That she employs a staff is frightening to me. Her face frightens me for that matter. The fact that someone who CAN be funny has such an awful show, and makes money off it, is truly frightening.Oh, and anyone who wants a glimpse into the "future", click on the comments of Perez Hilton, make like the man who killed Inigo Montoya's father, and prepare to die.
Couldn't agree more on Phelps. His body makes me feel funny inside, but his face? Yoinks. Brown bag it, please.
I do think Kathy Griffin's show is funny, though.
I'm with Lem--I love Kathy's show but then again I love her humor.
She deadpans it in the same way me and a lot of my friends deadpan it (I am over snarky--I can't do it and its a lazy way of trying to be funny--sorry all snarksters out there!)
BUT good lord, Pam is scary, that photo is scary, Phelps has the sickest body but I thought the SAME THING when I first saw the picture.
IS HE WEARING A HALTER TOP!? Then I looked closer and realized it was in fact a flashy piece of hot male stripper fashion but his MEDALS.
What is up with SI?
Good post :)
Arg I meant, NOT a piece of halter...
HAHAHAHAHA. That was hilarious. I saw some photos recently of Meg Ryan and thought the exact same thing. WTF? Poor woman, she got lost in her own interpretation of herself and the outcome was not good.
I just cannot jump on let's bash how Phelps looks bandwagon. I have a great deal of respect what he's brought to the olympics and to the U.S.A.
Those kinds of opinions I keep to myself and my friends. For me, it's hard to bash someone who has worked so hard to get where he is.
I posted that very same pic of Phelps and mentioned something about a glittery halter top and then an anonymous commenter let me know that it was an homage to the cover that Mark Spitz got with his seven medals. So I guess that's something.
And The Women? It was a fantastic movie when it was made the first time. In 1939. I wish Hollywood would grow a brain and think up an original idea and quit remaking awesome movies.
Kathy Griffin not only has her own show, she's won an Emmy for it. Her mother alone is reason to watch that show, I think. And the repetition of Woz's name is deliberate, as are the frequent company meetings.
I think she's a love her or hate her type of comedienne. I'm on the 'love her' side.