Shocking...
This past weekend I’ve submitted myself to torture: I actually watched a program on E! channel.
From times to times I like to know what the youth is watching; which celebrities they choose to idolise and which style, or trends, they choose to follow.
The program in question was “The 26 sexiest women in the world” and by the end of it I decided that I had to issue a manifesto:
I have always been in favour of freedom of speech, of expression…freedom per se. However I have always thought that we were intelligent enough to know that freedom is not entirely free and that being free doesn’t imply overlooking common sense and good taste.
Society has become decadent. Sensuality doesn’t equal a deep energetic connection anymore; being sexy doesn’t translate into the emanation of sensual scents that will attract the opposite sex any longer. Being sexual nowadays means to display common vulgarity and bad taste.
Wit, mystery, modesty, style; a certain way of walking, smiling, talking, and laughing; a tacit invitation, a look, a scent, a gesture, a stance…all this can be extremely sexy.
But apparently only a few share this opinion, for the majority is willing to accept women haters’ idea of what sexy is:
- Counterfeited breasts (some augment them to such sizes that one feels compelled to take pity on their spines)
- Lack of waist (why look like a woman when you can look like a man by working out 5 hours a day)
- “Liposuctioned” bellies (don’t love yourself, don’t exercise, don’t eat properly: just vacuum your fat)
- Nipples, thighs, buttocks exposure (does this mean that the world is about to become a huge “Bada-Bing”?)
- Having been arrested
- Having been seen in an alcoholic coma
- Assaulting law enforcement agents in airports
- Make use of fowl language
All this is worthy of being labelled as “Bad Girl” and from what I heard this is considered to be extremely sexy.
What are we doing? Are we so half wit that we do not realise that we are encouraging disrespect towards women? That our young men are being induced to believe that female counterfeit is the reflection of reality (and then when they grow up to marry normal and beautiful women, they feel like losers because they didn’t marry a “siliconised” Barbie)?
As a human being, I feel embarrassed.
Vulgarity should be repudiated.
Class, chic, elegance, style should be extolled.
Now that I have let it out my chest, I feel much better. But I wonder if until the end of the week I’ll be able to recover from the trauma.
Shocking…
Image: Lady Alston by Thomas Gainsborough
This is a great post Max! Recently my husband and I have been watching some old movies. It is interesting to watch how sexuality was portrayed in an era when crudity wasn't allowed. Often, movie critics extol the greatness of Hitchcock who they called the "Master of suspense". He was able to frighten people just as much by what he DIDN'T show as what he DID show. He did the same with sex. His characters kiss, but everything else is only alluded to. One of his favorite female actors was Grace Kelly. In every movie, she was very appropriately dressed, never showing too much skin. But there is no doubt that she was one of the most beautiful actresses of our time, and all without flaunting her body or sexuality.
ReplyDelete"Are we so half wit that we do not realise that we are encouraging disrespect towards women? That our young men are being induced to believe that female counterfeit is the reflection of reality (and then when they grow up to marry normal and beautiful women, they feel like losers because they didn’t marry a “siliconised” Barbie)?" AMEN! I think this is the biggest problem of all because young men are being sensitized to think that a normal sexual relationship resembles that of a relationship with a prostitute. They have a warped view of reality.
I do think I'm somewhat shielded, but it is self imposed. I don't watch R or X rated movies...I dont' want to see what they have to offer. I don't listen to music or watch shows that portray vulgarity. Some might say that I'm ignoring reality, but I say their view of reality is warped.
MAX:
ReplyDeleteNow this is an interesting topic, or topics I should say, because you touched on several subjects.
I will only address one of them: The idea of American acceptance of the nude form.
You, of all people, probably know that the rest of the world thinks that American Puritanism is a joke. We treat the human body as if it's a sin to even have a body, and then we show it on the tube and the silver screen and hide and giggle like school girls because we get a glimpse of someone's unmentionables. It's stupid. Unmentionables never hurt anyone.
As to the argument of what's natural? Nudism is natural! Please. Most people in the world treat the human body as just what it is - a body - nothing more and nothing less. But Americans treat it as the source of all that is wrong. Silicone? That's not the problem. Liposuction? That's not the problem. The problem is that people define the body as bad based upon their personal life perspective. On your site, for instance, you show a nude body. Is it bad? Of course not! Is it sexual? No. Is it a bit pious? Absolutely. So, in that case, it's perfectly okay. I don't buy it.
The problem with our acceptance of the nude form is our acceptance with the nude form - no strings attached.
Rambling over.
Nice post. You should get some fiery comments.
Happy trails.
Hey D!
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"This is a great post Max!" - why, thank you *bowing*!
"It is interesting to watch how sexuality was portrayed in an era when crudity wasn't allowed." - yes, I have spent some time analysing these differences too; you are right - it is very interesting indeed.
"Often, movie critics extol the greatness of Hitchcock who they called the "Master of suspense". He was able to frighten people just as much by what he DIDN'T show as what he DID show. He did the same with sex. His characters kiss, but everything else is only alluded to." - Hitchcock was incredible! I have noticed that humans become more creative when they are under duress. In Hitchcock's time there was this mystery in art that was pleasant but it also makes us wonder if it isn't a bit too much...
"One of his favorite female actors was Grace Kelly. In every movie, she was very appropriately dressed, never showing too much skin. But there is no doubt that she was one of the most beautiful actresses of our time, and all without flaunting her body or sexuality." - Grace Kelly was indeed classy. And even though she was a "Caesar's wife" kind of women outside the screen set, she at least knew how to dress and behave in public.
"AMEN! I think this is the biggest problem of all because young men are being sensitized to think that a normal sexual relationship resembles that of a relationship with a prostitute. They have a warped view of reality." - exactly...
"I do think I'm somewhat shielded, but it is self imposed. I don't watch R or X rated movies...I dont' want to see what they have to offer." - I don't watch porn either...the lack of class in it, shocks me.
"I don't listen to music or watch shows that portray vulgarity. Some might say that I'm ignoring reality, but I say their view of reality is warped." - it's a free world, dear; you choose whatever you want to watch or listen to; and it's nobody's business.
D, I really appreciated your comment, for which I thank you *bowing*! :D
Cheers
Hey Swu! :D
ReplyDelete"Now this is an interesting topic, or topics I should say, because you touched on several subjects." - lol yes, it is...and a tough one too...
"I will only address one of them: The idea of American acceptance of the nude form." - please do! That is a topic that has always intrigued me.
"You, of all people, probably know that the rest of the world thinks that American Puritanism is a joke." - Europeans do think that American Puritanism is hypocritical...
"We treat the human body as if it's a sin to even have a body, and then we show it on the tube and the silver screen and hide and giggle like school girls because we get a glimpse of someone's unmentionables. It's stupid. Unmentionables never hurt anyone." - LOL true, so true. I agree with you "unmentionables" are harmless. And a body is just a body, it's a shell and nothing more than that.
"But Americans treat it as the source of all that is wrong. Silicone? That's not the problem. Liposuction? That's not the problem. The problem is that people define the body as bad based upon their personal life perspective." - shocking...but I know exactly what you mean! And then America has these celebrities who try too hard to go against the national Puritanism, and I may say that they go overboard in their endeavour. Europe and nudity have a normal relationship, nudity is present in our art, literature, movies, music etc, and for that reason our celebrities do not show up in public displaying vulgarity. We do not find it chic to utter fowl language...however we may find it interesting to see a drunk singer on stage though...but that's another issue.
"On your site, for instance, you show a nude body. Is it bad? Of course not! Is it sexual? No. Is it a bit pious? Absolutely. So, in that case, it's perfectly okay. I don't buy it." - of course this cupid nude body is not bad, it's beautiful! Not sexual. Is it pious? I guess it depends on how one looks at it. LOL I get you!
"The problem with our acceptance of the nude form is our acceptance with the nude form - no strings attached." - Bravo!! America should learn from Europe to just chill...just chill...
"Rambling over." - I loved your rambling, Swu :D!
"Nice post. You should get some fiery comments." - thank you, my friend *bowing*! LOL LOL that would be quite interesting LOL...
Swu, thank you so much for this superb comment; I loved it and I must say that you are the first American I hear denouncing the American Puritanism *bowing*!
Cheers
I'm ashamed to say I got used to it because, well, let's be honest, US TV is pretty trashy.
ReplyDeleteI hate programs like body makeover, making these women feel bad about themselves while they are already beautiful. Makes me very angry.
Language... well, that's not the thing that bothers me the most. I hate English people who don't even try to speak properly though, like the "I ain't see nowt" etc.
Drugs and the like... I haven't had an idol in long time but I feel sorry for the so called stars most of time. Feels like a zoo to me...
I can tell you have class by your opinions.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for my long absences, there has been much business travel in the month of June and the Summer is a time for family fun.
I hope all is well with you too Max. Everything is good here. The Summer is beautiful.
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ReplyDeleteMax everything you speak of is the truth.
I was watching an entertainment tonight show the other night, which I don't do often, did you know there is a celebrity blog out there that had 8,000,000 hits in one day, he was posting about Paris or something deep like that, it's a shame but that's what the average person wants.
Somehow by reading about the woes and extravagances our celebrities gives us comfort and something to talk about at the water cooler at work.
I guess to get more traffic to your's and my sites we are going to have to put in words like Britney Spears and the such.
We have become as a society so desensitized that every new news item has to be more and more criminal, more sexist, more vulgar, more stupid then the one before if it's going to make the headlines. where will it all end?
I know what you mean...it is shocking indeed to see how far it's gone. :-((((
ReplyDeleteI wonder, though, how parents can guide teenagers through this madness in the best possible way...hmmm...
Hi Zhu! :D
ReplyDelete"I'm ashamed to say I got used to it because, well, let's be honest, US TV is pretty trashy." - LOL LOL I hear you!
"I hate programs like body makeover, making these women feel bad about themselves while they are already beautiful. Makes me very angry." - detestable programs indeed...*nodding*. You should see my facial expression whenever my eyes land on that type of TV show...
"Language... well, that's not the thing that bothers me the most. I hate English people who don't even try to speak properly though, like the "I ain't see nowt" etc." - LOL LOL LOL it hurts the hearing, doesn't it?
"Drugs and the like... I haven't had an idol in long time but I feel sorry for the so called stars most of time. Feels like a zoo to me... " - indeed..I totally get you...
Zhu, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this; it is highly appreciated :D! Besides you actually made me laugh...I am still in shock.
Cheers
Hey Scott! :D
ReplyDelete"I can tell you have class by your opinions." - why, thank you; Oswegan *bowing*!
"I am so sorry for my long absences, there has been much business travel in the month of June and the Summer is a time for family fun." - no need to apologise! Although you were missed, I understand that life and family come first always :D! I am glad you are having fun with your wife and kids!
"I hope all is well with you too Max. Everything is good here. The Summer is beautiful." - yes, everything is well with me, thanks :D! That is good to know, my friend! Indeed, the Summer is gorgeous!
Thanks for having stopped by :D!
Cheers
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL Scott LOL LOL LOL for sure NOW you will become a top 10 commentator LOL LOL *nodding*!
ReplyDeleteHey Bob! :D
ReplyDelete"Lol oswegan." - LOL Oswegan kills me LOL...when I read his comments I had tears of so much laughter *nodding*!
"Max everything you speak of is the truth." - share your thoughts, my friend....
"I was watching an entertainment tonight show the other night, which I don't do often, did you know there is a celebrity blog out there that had 8,000,000 hits in one day, he was posting about Paris or something deep like that, it's a shame but that's what the average person wants." - "or something deep like that" LOL LOL LOL! 8,000,000 hits in one day? My Lord...the world is more futile than we thought, Bob! Yeah, it is a shame indeed...
"Somehow by reading about the woes and extravagances our celebrities gives us comfort and something to talk about at the water cooler at work." - now isn't that appalling? Thank heavens I have far better things to talk about than media manipulation of celebs' life.
"I guess to get more traffic to your's and my sites we are going to have to put in words like Britney Spears and the such." - ROFL....hell no! I prefer to keep my traffic as it is, thank you very much!
"We have become as a society so desensitized that every new news item has to be more and more criminal, more sexist, more vulgar, more stupid then the one before if it's going to make the headlines. where will it all end?" - I can tell you it will probably all end in a puritan society if this doesn't change soon. And we don't want that either!
Bob, thanks for this superb thought sharing; I loved it! :D
Cheers
Hey Amel! :D
ReplyDelete"I wonder, though, how parents can guide teenagers through this madness in the best possible way...hmmm..." - it's quite simple: parents must come out of their selfish shell and spend their spare time with their kids, talk to them. When they are at work, they must ensure that their offspring is occupied in activities up to their neck, that way they won't have time to consume TV garbage. Not to mention that teenagers should interact more with family, their community etc...
Girl, thanks for sharing your view with us :D!
Cheers
Hi Max,
ReplyDeleteThat is why I label E! as "trash TV." Stations like this are making such vulgarity acceptable, and you made a strong case here for pointing out that what passes for sexy these days is actually open sexuality. Ever wonder why college aged girls feel free to flash their chests to anyone with a video camera and why people are making millions selling thses DVDs? It is because what was once titillation has become out and out decadence. Thanks Max.
-Mike.
Hi Max
ReplyDeleteWell, it's pretty hard to argue with you on this point .... you're right. ANd it took me a few days to respond because I wanted to reply intelligently to this but then when I was ready all the thoughts on the issue I wanted to make were taken up by Swubird, Bob and many others. So I will end mine with :
You are definitely right about the lack of morality and common sense... and I fear it will only get worse.
Bravo on taking a stand and putting it out there.
Max, to me these are the people starving for attention, they will do anything to get one, because they have nothing inside. I have seen that before, and I feel sorry for these people. I often find kids driving in fancy cars, dressed different, again starving for attention, because when you get to know them, they are empty, the don't know what they want. Max as always you brought up an excellent point. Thanks for sharing, your thoughts are always worth reading. Anna :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mike! :D
ReplyDelete"That is why I label E! as "trash TV."" - absolutely!!
"Ever wonder why college aged girls feel free to flash their chests to anyone with a video camera and why people are making millions selling thses DVDs? It is because what was once titillation has become out and out decadence." - :O...oh my! Now we know why they feel free - they consume TV garbage *nodding*! You are totally right, my friend!
"Thanks Max." - my pleasure :D!
Mike, thanks for sharing your point of view with us; it is much appreciated *bowing*!
Cheers
Hi JD!
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"Well, it's pretty hard to argue with you on this point .... you're right." - you are part of the few who do not agree with the women haters *bowing*!
"ANd it took me a few days to respond because I wanted to reply intelligently to this but then when I was ready all the thoughts on the issue I wanted to make were taken up by Swubird, Bob and many others. " - my friend, your thoughts are always intelligently expressed, but I know what you mean! :D
"So I will end mine with : You are definitely right about the lack of morality and common sense... and I fear it will only get worse." - sometimes I also fear that; but I keep on praying that it won't *nodding*! Otherwise we will go crazy!
"Bravo on taking a stand and putting it out there." - thank you so much, JD *bowing*! I just had to say something on this!
And thanks for your input, it was a delight to read it:D!
Cheers
Hey Anna! :D
ReplyDelete"Max, to me these are the people starving for attention, they will do anything to get one, because they have nothing inside." - hear! Hear! You said it all in a very concise fashion!
"I have seen that before, and I feel sorry for these people. I often find kids driving in fancy cars, dressed different, again starving for attention, because when you get to know them, they are empty, the don't know what they want." - I totally hear you, darling! It is a very sad affair, indeed! These TV shows just encourage them to perpetuate that void and not seek to fill in their spiritual gaps *nodding*!
"Max as always you brought up an excellent point. Thanks for sharing, your thoughts are always worth reading. Anna :)" - thank you, darling *bowing*! Oh, it is my pleasure and duty (as a human being) to denounce these things!
And thank you for your smashing input, I loved the way you summarised the spirit of this post :D!
Cheers
Now, I just can't agree more with you Max...you have just hit the nail where it should be...somehow I will just wish a common world sense prevails and bring some sanity...another thing that should be mentioned here is also about the beauty pageants which have become mere display of flesh. I don't know by just appearing in skimpy outfits, how can one look more beautiful...but in every part of the world this ridiculousness has spread like anything and its true it has a huge negative impact on the youth and tend to believe in a make believe world and when they realise the truth its just oo late...I will do hope a common sense prevails at large and this obscene display stop at the earliest...Nice writing!
ReplyDeleteInteresting topic and comments here! Like many of the commenters, I've become very adverse to the increasingly ridiculous plastic surgery I see in those who are getting the spotlight these days ... but I'm seeing it in a different way, I guess. The over-inflated breasts which nearly pop out of low-cut blouses, for instance, don't seem sexy to me ... because I see a woman who is screaming "I don't like my body, not the one I was given, anyway. I'm not good enough." All the botox says "I'm afraid of aging ... and I'll go to extreme lengths to deny that I am growing older." All the young "stars" acting out sexually? Well, children act out when they're wounded, when something's wrong in their worlds. Yet it seems to be contagious! So I wonder if any woman or woman/child in the western world loves herself as she is, or respects her sexuality. Then, if I look around the world, I see another extreme ... where the female body and face is literally hidden away under burqas to insure modesty ... and where the rules regarding sex (and the sexes) are very unbalanced and rigid. I don't see either extreme as healthy. I think both types of women are walking around in human-made prisons. Both are suffering somehow. And, to me, this seems needless. Provide societies where a woman is brought up to believe her body and sexuality are good and beautiful just as God created them, and that they are gifts to be respected, appreciated ... in that situation, it seems to me, that morality (directly from within) is a natural outcome.
ReplyDeleteHi Max,
ReplyDelete"...many moons ago people, in the streets, would start talking about trashy TV shows with me, I didn't even know what they were talking about...and they looked at me as if I were an Alien (can you believe it?)!"
Ha ha. I can believe it, but I think THEY were the aliens, not you. You're an angel my dear. :D
"...there are still a lot of neatherthals out there! I do try to look at people as people (ignoring their gender) but it is a bit hard; and many times I find myself telling God "If I must reincarnate, let me come back as a woman again, please!"..."
Of course, we are the superior race. Shhhhh, don't tell your husband to be.
"Some humans have a lot of poison, let me tell you...but then we have those sweet humans (like yourself) that offset that same poison with their spiritual antidote *bowing*!"
Aw, how sticky sweet. Thanks. Are you trying to butter me up for something?
"What's the verdict? [Pamela Anderson]
My friend was on the film set when she was filming that camp classic called, Barbed Wire. According to him, she had 16 body doubles on the set and they all looked better than she did. There was one to do the stunts, one to ride the motorcycle, one to model her hands, and of course one to think for her. Why did they even hire her?
I didn't like that she called Jessica Simpson a "whore" for wearing a T-shirt that read, "Real Women Eat Meat." If one chooses not to eat meat, they don't have to throw blood on people who do. (Anyway can she really speak, when we all know about that sex tape. I don't think she has anything to say about eating meat.)
"- yes, it had its deep side (specially the dialogues), but it was a bit violent to me..."
Totally violent, I know.
"The hair-stylists and make-up artists are the true sexiest ones...their art is amazing. And she is who she is because of their art...because Naomi, herself, is not all that (although she had all the ingredients to be)."
Naomi Campbell - Anger Management.
"[a rose land on Max's hair...she stylishly removes it, kisses the rose and throws it back to her fans] *throwing kisses at everyone*! LOL you kill me...*nodding*..."
Ha ha. "she stylishly removes it..." Ha ha. Max, you are a class act.
"You know that contract is yours, girl!"
Whoo hoo! Thanks. You know we are going to rock it out!
Mutual Fan Cheers!
HAPPY WEEKEND MAX!
Hey Kalyan! :D
ReplyDelete"...somehow I will just wish a common world sense prevails and bring some sanity..." - we all join you on wishing this!
"another thing that should be mentioned here is also about the beauty pageants which have become mere display of flesh. I don't know by just appearing in skimpy outfits, how can one look more beautiful..." - you brought in a great point, my friend!! Yes, beauty pageants are another dreadful display of female ridicule *nodding*! I don't comprehend either, Kalyan...
"but in every part of the world this ridiculousness has spread like anything and its true it has a huge negative impact on the youth and tend to believe in a make believe world and when they realise the truth its just oo late..." - I totally hear you!
"I will do hope a common sense prevails at large and this obscene display stop at the earliest...Nice writing!" - Hear! Hear! Thanks, Kalyan :D!
My friend, I mus thank you for not only a brilliant comment, but for adding an excellent point to this article *bowing*! Thanks!
Cheers
Hey Brenda! :D
ReplyDelete"Interesting topic and comments here!"
"... but I'm seeing it in a different way, I guess." - please, let's hear it.... :D
"The over-inflated breasts which nearly pop out of low-cut blouses, for instance, don't seem sexy to me ... because I see a woman who is screaming "I don't like my body, not the one I was given, anyway. I'm not good enough."" - they don't seem sexy to you, because they are not, my friend! I agree with your viewpoint!
"All the botox says "I'm afraid of aging ... and I'll go to extreme lengths to deny that I am growing older."" - Hear! Hear!
"All the young "stars" acting out sexually? Well, children act out when they're wounded, when something's wrong in their worlds." - absolutely!
"Yet it seems to be contagious! So I wonder if any woman or woman/child in the western world loves herself as she is, or respects her sexuality." - that is another excellent point! I don't think they do love themselves, understand their sexuality and respect their body & sensuality...it's sad.
"Then, if I look around the world, I see another extreme ... where the female body and face is literally hidden away under burqas to insure modesty ... and where the rules regarding sex (and the sexes) are very unbalanced and rigid. I don't see either extreme as healthy." - well, I do not agree with any form of extreme; and what you have described here, makes me say only one thing: I agree with you.
"I think both types of women are walking around in human-made prisons. Both are suffering somehow. And, to me, this seems needless." - again, I agree.
"Provide societies where a woman is brought up to believe her body and sexuality are good and beautiful just as God created them, and that they are gifts to be respected, appreciated ... in that situation, it seems to me, that morality (directly from within) is a natural outcome." - *clap clap clap* Yes! Yes!
Brenda, thank you so much for this superb comment! It was a true pleasure to read your thoughts on this, thanks :D!
Cheers
Hi Alexys!
ReplyDelete"Ha ha. I can believe it, but I think THEY were the aliens, not you. You're an angel my dear. :D" - lol I agree, they were the aliens lol! Oh, thank you, darling *bowing*! I have a secret to share...I am one, you know LOL! ;D
"Of course, we are the superior race. Shhhhh, don't tell your husband to be." - LOL LOL LOL Shhhh, it will be our secret! lol...
"Aw, how sticky sweet. Thanks. Are you trying to butter me up for something? " - LOL LOL LOL you're welcome; and no, I can assure you that I am not! LOL...
"My friend was on the film set when she was filming that camp classic called, Barbed Wire. According to him, she had 16 body doubles on the set and they all looked better than she did. There was one to do the stunts, one to ride the motorcycle, one to model her hands, and of course one to think for her. Why did they even hire her?" - LOL "one to think for her" LOL LOL! That movie was terrible - if the stunts were intelligent they wouldn't want their name to be the star of such garbage; so they hired good old Pam....
"I didn't like that she called Jessica Simpson a "whore" for wearing a T-shirt that read, "Real Women Eat Meat." If one chooses not to eat meat, they don't have to throw blood on people who do. (Anyway can she really speak, when we all know about that sex tape. I don't think she has anything to say about eating meat.)" - ROFL, I hear you....*nodding*! You are right, if one doesn't eat meat it's their personal choice, but don't go around telling others not to. It's like the ones who insult those who wear fur...please. People, meat was created for us to eat, and fur was created to be worn...thank you very much.
"Naomi Campbell - Anger Management." - LOL LOL LOL I subscribe to that!
"Ha ha. "she stylishly removes it..." Ha ha. Max, you are a class act." - LOL thanks *bowing*! I do try LOL!
"Whoo hoo! Thanks. You know we are going to rock it out!" - *high five*!
Rock it out Cheers!
MERRY WEEKEND TO YOU TOO!! :D
You're right. Parents must be there for their kids and guide them. I'll remember this! ;-D
ReplyDeleteHey gorgeous!
ReplyDeletelol I am sure you will remember it, cause you will be an awesome mom ;D!
I wish you a great weekend, darling!
Cheers
Hi! I must be the poor cousin here, as I only have access to four channels. Mind you, I do know what you mean but let’s face it, sex and bad antics sells.
ReplyDeleteAs for who is sexy and who is not, it obviously depends on the viewer and what they have been exposed to in the past.
The change in censorship has allowed this form of titillation that you speak of to be shown in all forms of the media.
Why the change? It is usually the result of peoples changing perception of what is acceptable and what is not. If people are offended by what they see, they have to option to opt out as they say.
Some celebrities go to extraordinary lengths to stay at the top. It really is a cutthroat business they’re in and like they say, “When you’re hot. You’re hot, when you’re not, you’re not”, so they see it as a way of preventing, “exit stage left”.
The other thing that helps certain people stay at the top is the availability of surgical procedures to enhance body parts.
Sometime ago, it was the wonder bra; now we have implants. For some, they might as well put in a zipper for the next time they change their minds and body.
As for bad behaviour and foul language in public, certain celebrities only have themselves and their medications to blame for that. It’s a shame they see it as a way of selling themselves.
Detox clinics and community service may help them overcome that rage but going on their multiple admissions and lack of real friends, they appear to have learnt very little from their mistakes.
Every era has resorted to bad boy antics of varying degrees. It’s just that this era appears to be getting totally out of hand.
The severe repercussions are not only affecting themselves, but their families and the paying customer.
Will the next era be any different? You can bet your bottom dollar they will be.
Take Care,
Peter
Max, I could not agree with you MORE! With all the world's religions becoming more and more obsessive about values and society-at-large about the more superficial "political-correctness," we are letting ourselves de-volve at a rapid pace.
ReplyDeleteWhat has happened to a love of integrity, decency, uprightness? Are we so immature as to let ourselves and our children perceive only the extreme, debased, and mutilated images of womankind as "cool"?
Perhaps our alienation from the natural beauty of womanhood/the feminine principle and indeed from humanity in general, parallels our estrangement from both nature and ourselves. Pathetic.
A wonderful post, my friend. I think you spoke for many of us. xxxx
This is a great post Max and I could not agree with you more!
ReplyDeleteThis is the ultimate example of commercialism and how human (often woman's) body are monetised. Its an industrial driven path out of what is natrual and into what is 'perfect'. I hate it when I sea this 'makeover' programs. They are not interested in how they look, only in how to make money out of peoples bad conscience.
Only we can stop this by protest it and your post is a great reminder!
Btw: Your on my blogroll now - should have been a long time ago :-)
Hi Peter! :D
ReplyDelete"I must be the poor cousin here, as I only have access to four channels." - my friend, are those four channels good? Cause if the Portuguese basic four channels were any good, I would have stuck to them...cable is not all that either *nodding*! I wish I could only subscribe to news networks.
"Mind you, I do know what you mean but let’s face it, sex and bad antics sells." - LOL true!
"As for who is sexy and who is not, it obviously depends on the viewer and what they have been exposed to in the past." - this is a good point...
"The change in censorship has allowed this form of titillation that you speak of to be shown in all forms of the media." - yes, excesses originate other forms of excesses...
"If people are offended by what they see, they have to option to opt out as they say." - and when it goes out to the streets? Should one stay at home forever?
"Sometime ago, it was the wonder bra; now we have implants. For some, they might as well put in a zipper for the next time they change their minds and body." - LOL LOL LOL LOL I hear you, Pete!
"It’s a shame they see it as a way of selling themselves." - my friend, I totally hear you!
"Detox clinics and community service may help them overcome that rage but going on their multiple admissions and lack of real friends, they appear to have learnt very little from their mistakes." - very good assessment. I guess it may be tough to have real friends when you are surrounded by a twisted sense of reality, greed, selfishness, vanity and shallowness...
"It’s just that this era appears to be getting totally out of hand." - indeed...
"The severe repercussions are not only affecting themselves, but their families and the paying customer." - Hear! Hear!
"Will the next era be any different? You can bet your bottom dollar they will be." - Peter, your positiveness is moving; my friend! All I can is: from your mouth to God's ears! :D
My dear, dear, friend; thank you so much for this incredible wise input! I have grown accustomed to your weekly wisdom *bowing*!
Cheers
Hey Lynda! :D
ReplyDelete"With all the world's religions becoming more and more obsessive about values and society-at-large about the more superficial "political-correctness," we are letting ourselves de-volve at a rapid pace." - well put!
"What has happened to a love of integrity, decency, uprightness? Are we so immature as to let ourselves and our children perceive only the extreme, debased, and mutilated images of womankind as "cool"?" - two extremely important questions! I think that our society has become vain with its own development (we have reached high level of development; no more we need to toil to eat or to dress, so now instead of helping others to develop themselves we yield to vanity, shallowness and disrespect *nodding*).
"Perhaps our alienation from the natural beauty of womanhood/the feminine principle and indeed from humanity in general, parallels our estrangement from both nature and ourselves. Pathetic." - I subscribe to your words, my friend...pathetic indeed! Womanhood is going through a crisis and the ones to blame are women who accept to perpetuate female disrespect.
"A wonderful post, my friend. I think you spoke for many of us. xxx" - thank you, darling :D! I just needed to voice my state of shock! I am not going back to that channel so soon, I can tell you that lol.
Lynda, thank you for having shared your thoughts with us; it was a true marvel to drink them *bowing*!
Cheers
Hey Renny! :D
ReplyDelete"This is a great post Max and I could not agree with you more!" - thank you, my friend *bowing*!
"This is the ultimate example of commercialism and how human (often woman's) body are monetised." - absolutely!
"I hate it when I sea this 'makeover' programs. They are not interested in how they look, only in how to make money out of peoples bad conscience." - I totally hear you! And they play with people's insecurities as well...what a shame!
"Only we can stop this by protest it and your post is a great reminder!" - only we can stop it indeed, my friend! Thanks!
"Btw: Your on my blogroll now - should have been a long time ago :-) " - :D I feel honoured, Renny; thank you *bowing*!
My friend, thanks for having shared your viewpoint on this appalling issue; I appreciated it a lot :D!
Cheers
great post max! it surprises me how people have changed the definition of sexy. men are losing taste, we're regressing to the stone age wherein sexiness is defined by hormones, lol.
ReplyDeletethat's according to my hubby.
cheers max. hope you have a good one too ;)
First, Oswegan cheats.
ReplyDeleteMax, max, max, this is the way of the world. Like it or not E TV, like most other TV shows are rating based. The darker side of the human experience is what sells:
1. The male's baser side, which all us males have, no matter how much we claim that we don't. The only differentiator is whether we act upon it or not.
2. The female envy gene. Admit it, even you have it....however, your "class" comes from the realization that it is a negative attitude that you choose to suppress, to your credit.
3. The gossip factor that both men and women have.
You put all of this together and you have a sure fire ratings bonanza.
Our choice is not to watch it. I hope that your foray into the "dark" side has not scathed you too bad and that you will recover.
Hey Liza,
ReplyDeleteThanks, darling...I am glad you liked it *bowing*!
LOL LOL "wherein sexiness is defined by hormones, lol" LOL I hear you! Your husband seems to be an interesting human being :)!
Thanks, Liza :D! And thanks for your input on this article :D!
Cheers
Hey Mel,
ReplyDelete"First, Oswegan cheats." - LOL LOL well...I think his intention was to make us laugh lol...
"Max, max, max, this is the way of the world." - perhaps, but it is a decadent way of the world, my friend.
"E TV," - *spit*
"The darker side of the human experience is what sells:" - I can see that...and it is an embarrassment for the human intellect!
"1. The male's baser side, which all us males have, no matter how much we claim that we don't. The only differentiator is whether we act upon it or not." - well, I am female and I say that not all men have a baser side (I frankly defend that there are men of high intellect and that do not yield to the baser side of their existence).
"2. The female envy gene. Admit it, even you have it....however, your "class" comes from the realization that it is a negative attitude that you choose to suppress, to your credit." - LOL LOL "female envy gene" nasty LOL. Well, Mel...I ignore that gene in me (therefore I can't admit that I have it) however if I do, like you said, I choose to supress it.
"3. The gossip factor that both men and women have." - LOL you must be one of the few men who admit to this. Usually people say that women hold the gossip factor, when I know men who are far worse than women lol.
"You put all of this together and you have a sure fire ratings bonanza." - distasteful!
"Our choice is not to watch it. I hope that your foray into the "dark" side has not scathed you too bad and that you will recover" - I hear you, my friend! LOL no, it didn't scathed me too bad...I strongly believe that I am recovering well lol ;D!
Mel, thank you so much for this amazing, awesome, fantastic comment of yours *bowing*! I love reading your thoughts, buddy :D!
Cheers
Max,
ReplyDeleteYou SHOCK me. I didn't think of you as one who "*spit*"s. You have scummed to the dark side.
You see, everything is a choice and it is our choices that define us.
I LOVE OUR CONVERSATIONS!!!!!
Hey Mel,
ReplyDeleteLOL LOL no, don't be shocked...when I spit I do it with style: it's a dry spit, just the sound...not the saliva-express (a form of showing my disaproval) lol!
I can guarantee you that the dark side wants nothing to do with me *nodding*...
"You see, everything is a choice and it is our choices that define us." - I would say that it is our reactions to the choices we make that define us (be it either good or bad choices; how we deal with its consequences is how it defines a person)!
Mel, are you kidding me? I ADORE our conversations!!!
"I would say that it is our reactions to the choices we make that define us (be it either good or bad choices; how we deal with its consequences is how it defines a person)!"
ReplyDeleteWELL SAID. I completely agree!!!
Mel,
ReplyDeleteYou are right each time you say that we have these debates to end up by agreeing with each other lol!
I'd say we are a pair of quite interesting people: we provide stimulus to each other's brain...love it!
You forgot one on that list: Looking extremely anorexic to the point of being considered malnourished (LOL). It's actually very sad how far we have allowed our standards to decline in this country, and a lot of it has to do with the garbage that the mainstream media pumps out every day. My two cents.
ReplyDeleteHey M.S. Phillips!! :D
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the MAX!
"You forgot one on that list: Looking extremely anorexic to the point of being considered malnourished (LOL)." - LOL LOL you are right, I forgot that one! What was I thinking? *nodding*
"It's actually very sad how far we have allowed our standards to decline in this country, and a lot of it has to do with the garbage that the mainstream media pumps out every day. My two cents." - I totally hear you! Most valuable two cents, for which I thank you *bowing*!
And thanks for having dropped by and left such a great comment :D!
Cheers