Eight" show because those 'big family' shows don't really interest me that much, but every once in
awhile I am flipping channels, and I will admit that I have stopped on this show
for one or two episodes. Ironically, one of the episodes I saw was one of the
early ones when Kate Gosselin was still sort of overweight and doughy and not
very media savvy, and the other one was recently, and I literally was like
"Wow– the Hollywood Machine got to her, and she is about to drop that guy like
a hot potato," just based on the amount of times she smacked him and talked over
him during the "one on one" interview portion. This was during last season's "wedding" episode, by the way. The one where they renewed their vows, even though it was glaringly clear that she couldn't stand him anymore and thought she could do better, and was totally annoyed by the constant demands of her children? Yeah, that one.
But really, are we surprised by this? Isn't this whole thing just
the latest example of the media machine creating a monster, then suddenly
turning on the monster and using it for food. I will say I am struck with a
perverse fascination of these reality tv people who get lured in by the promise
of fame and free stuff, get the complete makeover, and then realize– "Whoops!
My only talent is having six babies at once and being a media spectacle, and now
my life is a living hell of media attention." Like, what did she think was
going to happen?
the latest example of the media machine creating a monster, then suddenly
turning on the monster and using it for food. I will say I am struck with a
perverse fascination of these reality tv people who get lured in by the promise
of fame and free stuff, get the complete makeover, and then realize– "Whoops!
My only talent is having six babies at once and being a media spectacle, and now
my life is a living hell of media attention." Like, what did she think was
going to happen?
Also, I find it particularly loathsome that until
they got their tv show, Kate Gosselin relied on federal aid to pay for her
bedrest and septuplets, because she was allowed to use fertility drugs to
conceive all those babies, and it logically follows that the state and federal
governments should have to help with this choice. However, if I go down this
road, I am eventually going to mention that baby-making freak Nadya Sulemon and
how she's doing the same thing, and that will only lead to me using swear
words. Perhaps I should impugn a culture so fascinated with celebrity that people are willing to resort to sport pregnancies or give up their dignity on "Rock of Love" in order to get their own reality shows.
they got their tv show, Kate Gosselin relied on federal aid to pay for her
bedrest and septuplets, because she was allowed to use fertility drugs to
conceive all those babies, and it logically follows that the state and federal
governments should have to help with this choice. However, if I go down this
road, I am eventually going to mention that baby-making freak Nadya Sulemon and
how she's doing the same thing, and that will only lead to me using swear
words. Perhaps I should impugn a culture so fascinated with celebrity that people are willing to resort to sport pregnancies or give up their dignity on "Rock of Love" in order to get their own reality shows.
Let's move on to Kate Gosselin's hair, shall we?
This hair, I feel, is a great metaphor for her life and the life of her
(estranged) husband and her eight children. I'm sure it started out normal, and
then by degree, it morphed into this freaky reverse-mullet thing that now only
she thinks is normal, and now she's all upset because people are making fun of
it. Leave her alone, ok? It's not like she asked for the attention by putting
herself and her family under constant scrutiny by having camera crews follow
them around for the past five years, ok?
This hair, I feel, is a great metaphor for her life and the life of her
(estranged) husband and her eight children. I'm sure it started out normal, and
then by degree, it morphed into this freaky reverse-mullet thing that now only
she thinks is normal, and now she's all upset because people are making fun of
it. Leave her alone, ok? It's not like she asked for the attention by putting
herself and her family under constant scrutiny by having camera crews follow
them around for the past five years, ok?
Oh, wait– that's what she did.
So– Kate Gosselin, REALLY? You traded your
family's privacy and your children's formative years for money, and now you're
surprised that your life is a tabloid hell and that the media is following you
around. REALLY? You never thought that your bossy, control-freak,
husband-smacking behavior (which you undoubtedly exaggerated to raise ratings on
your show) would eventually ruin your relationship? And now you just want
everyone to leave you alone, but you're not willing to give up your tv show
because you "have your family to think about." REALLY? I think maybe the
only thing that's surprising here is that Jon Gosselin didn't run (RUN) away
from you at the first inkling that you would love fame and pseudo-celebrity so
much that you would be willing to trade his life and the lives of your eight
children (some of whom are now calling you by the babysitter's name because
that's how little they see you) for the empty promise of bleached teeth and
oddly spiked hair. Sadly, you are not smart enough to realize that the media
machine you love so much is now eating you, and that when your family dissolves
they will no longer have any use for you.
family's privacy and your children's formative years for money, and now you're
surprised that your life is a tabloid hell and that the media is following you
around. REALLY? You never thought that your bossy, control-freak,
husband-smacking behavior (which you undoubtedly exaggerated to raise ratings on
your show) would eventually ruin your relationship? And now you just want
everyone to leave you alone, but you're not willing to give up your tv show
because you "have your family to think about." REALLY? I think maybe the
only thing that's surprising here is that Jon Gosselin didn't run (RUN) away
from you at the first inkling that you would love fame and pseudo-celebrity so
much that you would be willing to trade his life and the lives of your eight
children (some of whom are now calling you by the babysitter's name because
that's how little they see you) for the empty promise of bleached teeth and
oddly spiked hair. Sadly, you are not smart enough to realize that the media
machine you love so much is now eating you, and that when your family dissolves
they will no longer have any use for you.
Really. Kate Gosselin. Really.