Twerk This.

The internet has been ablaze these past few days with commentary of Miley Cyrus’s diabolical scheme to appropriate black culture in the most disgusting way- by dancing- to further her sad, sad career. I have read so many damn articles about how mad everyone is and ya know what? I actually have gotten comfortable with the fact that I just dgaf. In the end the only thing that pisses me off is the fact that people ignore how much money and exposure this little moron is getting due to this nauseating provocative performance and all the BLACK entertainers also making bank due to her seizing episode  twerking.

Don’t get me started about the whole “twerking” being a real term now. My brain is melting struggling still trying to wrap itself around this ridiculous concept. Twerking existed before Miley Cyrus and was never considered to be entered into the OXFORD DICTIONARY, but her erroneous/embarrassing display of  booty shaking is what prompted the word to be added. It’s sickening. After all of that though the thing that really vexed me was the lack of coverage of EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON IN THE WORLD. Like, oh, I dunno, SYRIA. Or hmm, maybe the anniversary of the I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH! No, news sources were instead focusing on that gross chicken butt Miley Cyrus, granted I am solely speaking about my twitter feed, which until now I thought was a well-rounded collection of fluff and real journalism. Nope. I understand that entertainment news is amazing in all of its -celebrity break down-baby having-jail going glory, but when everywhere I turn all I see are articles on how Miley Cyrus is single-handedly perpetuating these misguided, longstanding, irritating stereotypes about black women when there are children being killed by their own government. I dunno. It just seems like our attention can and should be focused on numerous events at once. Honestly, I think the American people aren’t given enough credit when it comes to news coverage. It’s like the media gets together and is like, “Ok, one thing at a time, we don’t want them to hurt themselves. Miley Cyrus first and let the other stuff hang on the back burner. We also don’t want them being too informed. We’re not sure even how to do that properly, so I guess that won’t be an issue.” We can multitask our news. We’re capable of consuming vital news (I just got a weird flash of Lori Beth Denberg) and pop culture. I know this isn’t the first time this happened nor is it the last, there’s just something about this particular moment in pop culture infamy that really grinds my gears.

Ok, I’m done ranting. Ugh.

It's All Been Said Before

It’s devastating events like the abominable, senseless violence in Colorado that force people to lay a scrutinizing eye on our society and truly question what the hell is wrong with the world- when someone attacks a theater full of strangers with seemingly no remorse. When I first heard of the unbelievable act I was at a loss. I didn’t know what to think. What to say, I mean, what the hell could I say? I did however, know what not to say. Jokes about the shooting happened merely minutes after it was reported and I could not tell you the disappoint I felt in humanity. “Too soon?” Yes. Yes, it is and probably always will be “too soon” to make jokes about people getting slaughtered while innocently watching a movie. It will FOREVER be “too soon” for the parents of that poor baby who’s life ended so incredibly soon. In this day in age of fast-paced communication and fleeting regard for, well, tact, it’s still unreal to see how quickly we can move on from things like this. How quickly we fall back into our mundane routines and forget all about how easily it is to attain guns and how quickly lives can just… end. Oh, I’m guilty of it to and this is by no means meant to chastise or judge anyone. This is merely an overwrought observation. What is the appropriate way to respond in a time like this? Do you know? I sure don’t.