I'm having a hard time seeing why the escapades of eighty-five year old Hugh Hefner and his bimbo-of-the-month are considered front-page newsworthy items, but something tells me it has to do with America's affinity for voyeurism. It may also be why supermarkets are making a mint selling tabloid magazines.
I don't care whether Angelina Jolie's marriage to Brad Pitt is on the rocks or whether Brad is being secretly stalked by Jennifer Aniston. They've got their problems. I've got mine. Does it really matter who Kim Kardashian is cozying up with, or what fashion faux-pas Paris Hilton has been spotted wearing? Isn't having 60 million Americans living in poverty a matter of greater importance? Terrorists around the world are blowing up mosques, churches, temples and attacking funeral processions to increase their body counts, while many Americans are apparently more preoccupied with Princess Kate's purported blow-up with Prince William.
Worldwide, droughts are spreading. The ice caps are melting. Greece is on the verge of bankruptcy. Flooding in Asia has destroyed 5% of China's grain crop this year. Middle Eastern dictatorial regimes are killings scores of protesting citizens every day. Volcanic eruptions are interrupting international air travel and some island nations in the Pacific are being threatened with extinction by rising ocean levels caused by global warming.
Why are many in America so wrapped-up in the silliness of celebrities at a time when so many of the world's problems demand their attention? It boggles the mind. It might also explain why Hefner has over 8 million followers on his website, and I only have 8 on mine.
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