A Pair of Bullies

 

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

It happened Sunday night at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony.  One bully, a fifty-seven-year-old actor and comedian who was hosting the event, told an unscripted joke about the physical appearance of an actress who was in attendance, and another bully, a fifty-three-year-old actor who also happened to be the husband of the woman who had been targeted by the joke, responded by marching onto the stage and slapping the crap out of the host.   Not long after that happened, the slapper was given the Oscar for Best Actor!

Hollywood just can't write them any better than that!

And immediately the national conversation changed from the war in Europe and the treasonous activities of the wife of a Supreme Court Justice to a juicy piece of celebrity drama.  All of the meaningful stuff went right out the window, leaving Americans to wallow in tabloid headlines and Hollywood gossip.

The war and the treason of January 6th could wait.  America had a Hollywood itch that was demanding to be scratched.

And so it goes.  We are continually distracted by shiny objects while the world spins down the toilet bowl and civilization heads for the cesspool.  This time the distraction was a pair of bullies interrupting an awards show in order to measure their manhood before the cameras and a live audience.

America - and the world - need to feel a moment of shame for Chris Rock and Will Smith, and then we need to refocus on the things that truly matter - like the survival of democracy and the survival of the world.

There are many urgent demands on our attention, and this is not a good time to be distracted by egos and personal animus.  

Put them back in your pants, guys.  We need to be talking about other things.