As a child I was an idealist. I hung onto my idealism for most of my life. When most kids let their fantasies go, I was still playing dress up in Disney trademark halloween princess costumes, convinced that my prince (aka Leonardo DiCaprio [see left]) was going to whisk me away to his fairy tale kingdom where I would lord over the magical creatures and make them my mythical slaves.... well, last week was a long time ago. I have since resolved myself to become more of an adult. But I tell you, it's hard to do when I look around and see the majority of my peers behaving so stupidly. Do you want to guess what non-non-fiction book has been at the top of the new york times best seller list for over a year and a half? Breaking Dawn. A young adult novel about a teenage girl that tricks a 110 year old vampire into impregnating her with a half-sy demon whom catches the eye of an adolescent werewolf.... This is the most popular book in America. You want to know who has the most downloaded mp3 on iTunes, a 14 year old whore-child named Ke$ha singing about liquoring up babies and grinding against drunk homeless police officers. At least, that's all I could hear of the lyrics over the rhythmic bass, plus iTunes only lets you listen for 30 seconds anyway.
So what I'm trying to say is this; my fellow human beings, stop this nonsense. Or at least cut back. I'm out here busting my hump, buying Rufus Wainwright songs and Al Gore books by the bucketload to even out the statistics so we all don't appear to be a bunch of drunk hillbillies.
I completely agree. Though, I must say...I am still obsessed with Gerard Butler and I still wish he was my knight in shining armor, just like I did in 7th grade. And knowing that I do think more like an adult now, I want more than just a disney kiss with Gerry, if you know what i mean. But, putting aside my thoughts of him in my bed, you're right...it's extremely irritating to see things like Breaking Dawn being *in fangirl voice* "like, the best book everr!". But at least you and I are not convinced that the perfect man is a man who has a tendency to abuse his lover, dumps her and tries to commit suicide, then comes back only to still be as lifeless as his cadaverous penis. How pregnancy ever occured is just another reason why the series is downright ridiculous. I mean, it's beyond the excuse of being fictional...it's, well, fucking weird.
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