Dancing with a...wannabe!

I have a confession to make. I love celebrity gossip. I am not ashamed of this. It is not a secret. Those that know me know how excited I get when my latest issue of Us Weekly arrives in my mailbox (yes, I subscribe). I read stuff online and even receive email updates of "breaking news."

That being said, I am NOT a fan of so-called "reality" TV, with the exception of The Amazing Race. Hubs and I love it but more so because we love to see where they are traveling to. And I sometimes watch Dancing With The Stars. Hold on to your seats, folks, because the rant will now commence.

Kate Gosselin. Where the eff did this vapid, obnoxious, condescending bitch come from?!? I know she had that Jon & Kate Plus 8 show and all that, but still? So she is now "famous" for being nothing more than a bad mother? I am disgusted with ABC for putting her on their show. Why does our media continue to give this woman another 15 minutes....over and over and over again? There came a point where I seriously considered canceling my Us Weekly subscription because either she or her equally obnoxious ex-husband were always on the cover.

As much as I enjoy celebrity gossip, this is the problem I have with it. The media continues to give people like her, or that Octo-Mom freakazoid, or those looney toons Spencer and Heidi, exposure. Why? And why do we feed in to it. I know it can be said that I feed in to it with my confession of enjoying celeb gossip and reading Us Weekly. But I consider celebrities to be the people I watch on TV and in the movies. Unfortunately, so-called "reality" TV (there is nothing real about it, people) has saturated the airwaves, leading ordinary, all too often obnoxious, jerks to think they are famous. And the media perpetuates it! And so does the American public!

Which brings me back to Kate Gosselin. Her being on Dancing With The Stars is just one more thing that will feed in to her delusion that she is important. To my knowledge, in all the seasons DWTS has been on, none of the dancing professionals have ever thrown off their microphone in disgust and threatened to quit. Kate's partner did. Can you blame the guy?! I mean, c'mon, the poor guy even flies back and forth from CA to PA to practice with her there! Still, she never smiles. She just pisses and moans and complains and rolls her eyes. She rolls her eyes at the judges. She does it to her fellow competitors. She always has such a disgusted look on her face. She and her ex-husband need to get themselves out of the limelight and concentrate on raising their kids! They need to grow up and be parents first and foremost because there is no doubt, from what I have seen and read about those kids, that they are suffering. And I will say it again....she is NOT a star!!! Why is she even there?!? I know some will argue that others on the show are not "stars". For instance, Buzz Aldrin. OK, not a star, per se, but the man (adorable! love him!) is a legend. A true American patriot! ALWAYS smiling! ALWAYS having fun despite the fact that he is not the best dancer. He is just loving life and it shows. HE is the type of person we should be looking up to. Or Niecy Nash. Not a huge star, those she is known. And look at her! She is clearly a plus-size lady yet she embraces her curves and gets out there and out-dances even the skinny chicks! And she is ALWAYS smiling! And she is ALWAYS having fun! And she is so obviously grateful for the opportunity.

We can only hope America wakes up and votes Kate's miserable ass off the show!

OK. Next. You thought I was done, didn't ya? Nope. I got another celebrity rant swirling around in my head.

This is what I don't get....when did it become OK to cheat on your spouse then try to garner sympathy by calling yourself a so-called "sex addict"??? For real??? Is this how people sidestep personal responsibility. And I know this isn't limited to celebrities...i am sure it happens with everyday people, too.

"Yes, honey, I did cheat on you many many times, but it is not really my fault. I am a sex-addict and I need rehab..."

What a load of crap!!! Why is it that these days people try to explain away every transgression by claiming they have some sort of addiction? Or some disorder? It even happens with kids. How many people claim this kid or that kid has ADHD when, in fact, a lot of them are, plain and simple, spoiled brats? I know there are plenty that do suffer from this affliction, but it just seems like our society is so quick to label everything as a way to avoid having to take any kind of personal responsibility.

So now people like Tiger Woods and Jesse James are actually getting some sympathy for their dirtbag behavior by checking in to clinics and claiming they have an addiction? Luckily it seems that Sandra Bullock is not going to stand for it and is kicking Jesse James to the curb (though, as much as I enjoy her in movies, I have to wonder what possessed her to marry him, considering almost all of his exes were either porn stars or strippers...). Tiger got lucky. For now it seems his wife is standing by him. If that is what she feels she needs to do, then more power to her. I could never do it....and I probably would have done far more damage with that golf club than she did!

Personal responsibility, people. Sadly it is another thing we are lacking in this country...

You know what really cracks me up?!? People are so quick to judge rockers and other musicians, what with their longish hair, tattoos, and loud music. Yet, some of my favorite rockers have the longest, most enduring, and seemingly very loving marriages. Take Jon Bon Jovi for instance. He married his high school sweetheart, and they are still married  some 20+ years later! Bono from U2 married the woman he started dating at the age of 15. 30+ years later they are still very much together, happily raising their family out of the limelight in Ireland. In fact, all of the members of U2 are in long-term, stable marriages. Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa....married around 20 years. They are pretty much together 24/7 since she is in his band and they are still going strong. Even Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have been married 25+ years, happily and very much in love! I know there are many more. Don't judge the rockers!!! :-)

Well, I guess I will get off my soapbox now. I promise I have some posts lined up about much lighter, though no less thought-provoking, topics! Coming soon.....