I thought I would make an award for people (and things) that are more overexposed than a pervert in a trenchcoat, or who just annoy me in general.
1) Lady Gaga - Yes, she has some catchy songs, interesting outfits, and is even kind of cute, in a Cindy Lauper kind of Jersey City, Queens way, but I don't need to know the details of her pap smear results. Sorry. Don't give a rat's ass.
2) Kate Perry - "Ur So Gay" was a brilliant single, "Teenage Dream" kind of catchy, "I kissed a girl," pretty good, but again, I am tired of a media that takes 20 people and beats us over the head with them relentlessly day in and day out on TV, radio, the internet, you name it. I couldn't care less.
3) Taylor Swift - Yes, she's young talented, and got dissed by Kanye West, who actually has original, funny and catchy songs, as opposed to being a white trash icon, but I really couldn't give a fuck.
4) Cher - She sings AND acts. Her son/daughter, Chastity/Chaz, who...wait, what is it Chaz Bono actually does? Remember when celebrities had an actual skill? Before the Hiltons and Kardashians caught hold of the public Zeitgeist and forced us to pay attention whether or not we wanted to hear about their retarded ramblings and new outfits? As for Cher, I'm sorry, you were more interesting as an actress than Vegas Lounge act/Queen of the Cougars. Recently there was a "Cher is dead" rumor, after Kim Kardashian tweeted it. I wonder how much Cher paid her. Was she jealuos of the attention fellow cougar, Demi Moore got from overdosing? Which brings us to -
5) Ashton Kutcher - The man responsible for Demi's descent. An idiot's idiot. The guy who actually kept Charlie Sheen off of this list, amazingly enough, by replacing him, and getting Charlie to mellow out and acknowledge Ashton's talents, though they are still a mystery to me. The only cool thing about Ashton Kutcher is he dated Britany Murphy, who actually could really act before her tragic demise. As for Ashton, you just got Punkd. Go away.
6) Dancing with the Stars - Like all reality shows, they provide an outlet for has-beens who are not good enough to make music or movies anymore, so they embarass themselves on national television dancing with people who do have skills.
7) American Midol - yes, some of them are good, a handful are entertaining, but in general, humanity, America and television would be better served if the contestants and judges had to compete under real pressure. Like a combination of American Idol and When Animals Attack. Getting up and singing and dancing for the false praise of washed up idiots with scorecards doen't impress me.
8) Smartphones. There was a time people got their self esteem from their talents, accomplishments or ethics, not the produts they buy. Want to impress me? Invent a smart phone. I can shell out the money for one at Best Buy as well. It's not an accomplishment to walk into a store and buy one of these productivity killers, integrated work avoidance systems. I couldn't care less if I got a morphine drip and a labotomy. My phone makes calls and takes pictures, and I actually had to wait a week for it to come in stock.
9) Ipads, touchpads, kindles, adroids, whatever. More ways of watching Youtube at work without your boss knowing. I don't care. I have a computer at work, a computer at home, a GPS in my car, so I don't know why people spend every waking hour obsessing about their gadgets. You're losers. Learn to do something productive so people will actually pay for your skills. Learning the aps on your phone is just sad.
10) Betty White. Just kidding. Betty White is the bomb. 90 years old and if she wants to go on Dancing with the Scars, she is entitled to it. Betty White rocks, and that's the end of this segment.
Hope I haven't offended anyone. Just kidding. I never gave a rat's ass about that, either. Feel free to comment your own entries, or suggestions - Who (or what) are you're forced to hear about day in and day out that bores you silly? Things they tack the word, "Sustainable" in front of to sound conscientious? Celebrities who's time has come and gone, or should have? Shows or products that are not nearly as interesting or vital as people would have you believe? Trends in health, fashion, work habits, whatever...the phrase whatever. The fact that this paragraph is now too long? Use your imagination.


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Also whoever the next 20 candidates are. Don't wake me up until we stand a chance of getting Jeff Foxworthy elected.
You can tell how much I really pay attention to the Hollywood Media Cluster --- I had no idea Demi overdosed on whatever she overdosed on until yesterday!! EEK!! :D
I don't know who almost all of these people are - and don't want to.
I'd rather find out about Tink's latest trip to the thorn bushes or who Linda's latest HUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGG-ee is, or read scanner's nifty new stories.
;-)
Oh, here's what I hate, though. The newspaper publishes a list of birthdays, both Local Stars and National Stars. About seven national stars are listed each day. About one person a week at most is someone other than an actor or a "celebrity" (a writer, scientist, or some other person who actually accomplishes something meaningful). The only thing tolerable about the list is that, without television, I don't know who most of these famous types are: "Huh? Who?"
....Okay, you got me ranting there. Sorry.