Yummy Good Fun

My fascination with the abstract, righteous morality in this land of milk and honey simply knows no bounds. We boast of our many freedoms here and yet when we try to enjoy them we are blasted for it. Currently the actors from GLEE are under fire for a “steamy” photo shoot they did in GQ. Let’s get something straight here. These people are (a) ADULTS and (b) ACTORS. They play high school kids on a TV show. TV shows do NOT last forever. I’m guessing that these adults would like to enjoy lucrative careers long after GLEE fades into cable reruns. They are young and attractive, hell I wish I were still young and even half as attractive as they are. Some have said that they are promoting the objectification of women by being photographed in undies others are saying that they are sending a bad message to the kids that watch the show.

PUHLEASE people.

The two women in the photo shoot are both talented actresses and singers…AND they look great in their undies. And here’s another question for all of the silly naysayers out there…the first season of the show focused on Quinn’s (Dianna Agron, the blonde in the photoshoot) teen pregnancy. It swung from her conniving ways of making Finn (Cory Monteith…the man in the photoshoot) believe he was the dad, to considering “selling” the baby to someone else. Do all these howling prudes think that Quinn’s pregnancy was an immaculate conception? What about the episode about virginity…it didn’t PROMOTE virginity, oh no, it showed the possibility of at least three characters losing their virginity (I think only one actually did).

In other very civil countries sex is not treated like a dirty little secret but like a part of life. Newsflash folks; sex IS a part of life…hell, we need to have sex to MAKE life. Go figger.

A journalist friend of mine was interviewed on CNN about this Glee/GQ flak and he solicited comments from friends on Facebook. Why would a supposedly respectable news outlet even CARE about this photo shoot? Are we not still at war? Are people not losing their homes? Does everyone suddenly have good healthcare? This was really something worth the time and energy of CNN? And by the way, who even BUYS GQ? This magazine isn’t marketed to the teen audience, it’s a men’s magazine marketed to adult MEN, of course there are scantily clad women in it and on it.

We are a nation of sensationalism. We make non-stories into major events. We make everything our business. Every celeb divorce, every baby bump, every tabloid hook-up is somehow destined for public scrutiny.

Why can’t we (maybe even me included) shut up and focus on our own lives. If we spent as much time doing good in our life as we seem to spend speculating on which celeb is carrying whose baby imagine how many positive changes could take place.

What if you took the time spent reading tabloids or watching E! and did something positive? For heavens sake make LOVE instead of pandering to yet another tabloid tale of lies and misinformation at least that would keep you busy and keep your mind out of the gutter 