tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358385963733704230.post2549622027030038283..comments2024-03-12T01:31:29.759+00:00Comments on The Geek Muse: Boyling pointUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358385963733704230.post-23417779566012894692009-06-04T00:55:57.610+01:002009-06-04T00:55:57.610+01:00Dear Geek Muse,
I must agree with your stateme...Dear Geek Muse,<br /><br /> I must agree with your statement regarding reality TV. 2000 years ago, we used to congregate in large crowds to watch colourful personalities beat the living bejeezus out of each other until one person fell over and died horribly, all for our personal enjoyment. It was a great day out, -bring your kids! <br /><br />Now in the modern era, reality TV is our sublimated gladiatorial ring. People put their personalities on the line to the howling mob, and we allow them to live or die with the same ruthlessness as a Roman baying for blood.<br /><br />I for one, quite enjoyed Susan Boyle's rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream'but will freely admit to the fact that it was primarily due to a) shock factor and b) I love the song and in fact all of Les Miserables and would do unspeakable things to anyone who could sing any of their songs reasonably well, Susan Boyle included, (because mad Scottish women in their autumn years are hot).<br /><br />But honestly, if people aren't aware of what they're getting themselves in for when they sign up for this kind of thing then they probably aren't in a fit state to be on TV in the first place, or watch TV for that fact, in fact its best that we should probably put them away in a sanitarium somewhere. <br /><br />Perhaps the government are less interested in reality television and the state of its performers, and more interested in how it highlites how wide spread mental health is as a concern in the UK and how pitiful is the governments response to it? <br /><br />Regards,<br />Algernon MisanthropeAlgernon Misanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673327476128001240noreply@blogger.com