Those Are Nice Golden Globes…
January 10, 2017
I see these headlines about the Golden Globes and photos of various actresses with plunging neckline dresses. I forgot for a moment and thought these were porn film awards or something. But, no, evidently this is another edifice of celebrity worship. Not that there’s a difference, mind you. Be that as it may, it appears Meryl Streep garnered headlines by comments about Trump. A few days ago, it was some chess champ. Now an actress. When will the postmaster of Fillmore, California, be by to render an opinion? Or perhaps the seafood quality expert of Cape Cod?
Why do Americans have this incessant need to glom on to things celebrities and self-professed “experts” say? What difference does it make what Meryl Streep says? Is that a courageous stand up there, surrounded by fellow-travelers? As if she’s facing down a tank in Tianemen Square or Saudi riot cops or something. This doesn’t take courage. It only takes a microphone. There was a dude in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 1,000 lashes by flogging for something he said about the Saudi king in a blog. Ok, that’s courage. But to stand up at something with the laughable name of “Golden Globes” and say something the audience will cheer? Not the same thing. I mean, Golden Globes could easily be an annual meeting of The Cantaloupe Growers of America or a risqué lingerie store. But a place of courageous stands? Mmmmmm….no. Not so much.
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