The new feminist hero
I have made it point to keep this column clean of gossip and celebrity culture. That has always been important for me, since there is way too much of it in the media already. I don’t want to contribute to this growing trend, except for today. I found something that baffles me and frustrates me.
We can all thank the wonderful MTV station for bringing us some of the most intelligence killing programming. In my opinion some of these shows kill off more brain cells than doing drugs and alcohol. But that is just an opinion as I am not a doctor and I don’t play one on TV.
Let’s fast-forward to the hills. The show I just hate. Another “gem” in the “reality” television craze. That in itself can easily be ignored by changing the channel. I can live with that. What I just can’t live with is Heidi Montag. I feel so much better getting that off my chest. (There is a possibility for a joke here since she just got a boob job, but I’ll take the classy road.)
After that short description, I probably don’t have to tell you (for those who don’t already know) that she is a bleach blonde California girl with a fake nose and fake boobs. Stereotypical ditsy blond girl. And of course, she thinks she can sing – much like other ditsy blond before her who can remain nameless as I just don’t want to list them off. There are way too many to list off.
But that’s really not what angers me, as it is sadly a reality of our time. Someone is actually calling her a feminist hero. I simply don’t understand. Reasons were given, none of them good or close to good.
Hero to all woman-kind checklist:
Low self-esteem
Plastic surgery to look more like a doll
Drop out of college
Try to make it as a singer
Wear reveling clothes
Be in an abusive relationship
(By the way, these are all facts from her life – some from my perspective, but I am sure it is shared by someone out there.)
And to think I wasted some good money on an education, when I should have just dyed my hair blond and increase my cup size.
(I should mention that this is a picture from her music video. Did I mention how great it is? That’s right I didn’t because it’s not. )
