Friday, November 5, 2010

America and Our Double-Standards

Monday night is one of my favorite nights of the week~not only because the first dreaded day of the week has been completed, but more importantly, that's when my favorite show is on: Dancing With the Stars.  Technically, it should be called Dancing with the Has-Been Celebs because it's usually people who have been out of sight for awhile...not of their own accord.  It seems as if the producers of the show search out these people to make for an interesting show.  Yes, there are those who have been on the show that are recent celebs.  Evan L (I'm not even going to attempt to spell his last name) Mr. Evan is a recent gold medalist in Men's Figure Skating.

This Season of DWTS has Bristol Palin who is a daughter of Sarah Palin.  For those of us who follow politics & such know that Bristol, who was a high-school student at the time, got pregnant & had a baby out of wed-lock.  She is now a "teen activist" for abstinence. 

Although Bristol isn't an actual celeb or even a good dancer, she is now in the top 5.  For the record, I AM surprised that she is still on the show.  The first moment she was announced, she opened up herself and her family to more public ridicule.  I have seen many awful comments on Twitter about her. 

Yes, she screwed up.  No, she's not married. Yes, she is now an advocate to help teens from making the same mistakes she made.  Yet the public is so hateful toward her and her bad decision which she is trying to warn other teens about.

Anyway, I'm not sure if people realize this or not but Brooke Burke former contestant and now a co-host of the show...has about 4 kids by her live-in BOYFRIEND.  She has said many times that when people refer to her as "married", she doesn't correct them.  Have people made comments concerning that?  Nope!

Mario Lopez just had another kid....with his GIRLFRIEND.  Have people ridiculed him? Nope!

How about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?  They had a couple of kids as a result of an affair...any ridicule and disgust there?  For about a minute, now they're worshiped....oh by the way...are they married?  Nope!

Are we not hypocritical in our thinking? 

Bristol Palin is in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock.
Brooke Burke is in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock.
Mario Lopez is in the public eye and has a baby with a girlfriend out of wedlock.
Brad Pitt & Angelina are in the public eye and got pregnant out of wedlock. 

The only one who is contrite and regrets her decisions is the one who is mocked and ridiculed...Why?! 

That's what's on my fabulous mind.

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