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Sunday, June 24. 2007

Stupid is as stupid does

The stupidity of the Beautiful People. The Shelf. A quote:

There is no doubt that entertainment effects the development of the younger generation. I see it everywhere when I'm out and about and as my children get a day older every 24 hours I get more and more worried about this influence on them. It is important that we play a large role in the lives of our children. They need to learn about life and it's mysteries from us, not Sheryl Crow or Rosie O'Donnell. Values are timeless, yet pop culture changes their interpretation every decade or so. The popular consensus of what is good and bad, right and wrong are changed slightly every so often by that dirty tactic of "pushing the envelope". Where did the envelope come from and who said we wanted it pushed? The values that were taught to my father and his father are the values I should teach my children. Right and wrong does not change, so why do the Hollywood elite feel the need to mask it as if it does?

Photo: Sean Penn, a "Beautiful Person"

Posted by Bird Dog in Politics, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 06:57 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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The idea of folks like Sean Penn shaping future generations at least ought to keep bloggers motivated to keep fighting back on behalf of civilization.
#1 Van Helsing (Link) on 2007-06-24 13:08 (Reply)
Make sure to click on the "mouthpiece for a world class thug" link. Very interesting stuff.
#2 Joe Bolt on 2007-06-24 14:02 (Reply)
well, suppose you have no concept of history, live only in the here & now, have at best a low-average intellect--and yet humongous piles of lucre keep tumbling down on your head. Are you gonna have a messianic complex, or what?
#3 buddy larsen on 2007-06-24 14:13 (Reply)
Future International politics expert Jeff Spicoli, breaking thru at Ridgemont High:

http://www.tri-sport.com/merchant/1058/images/site/Jeff%20Spicoli%20-%20Chris%20sm.jpg
#4 buddy larsen on 2007-06-24 14:21 (Reply)
"Right and wrong does not change, so why do the Hollywood elite feel the need to mask it as if it does?"

Because they're shallow nitwits who are valued only for superficial qualities like looking good. They've never had to think beyond their next hair or gym appointment (hence their complaint that acting is sooooo hard).

People like that tend to be hedonistic and try to convince everyone else that what feels good is good to justify their own bad behavior.
#5 Sensible Mom (Link) on 2007-06-25 23:06 (Reply)

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