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Why is it so “hip” for film and media to be filled with “shock value” these days? I miss the days when artists and average people weren’t afraid to display unique styles and creativity through natural actions and not strained, vein attempts at becoming the next “best seller”. I am noticing a lot of hacks trying to build notoriety off of existing, successful ideas, but with random and bizarre twists to them. Popular culture is even more of a chaotic zoo these days that has rapidly turned into a foolish display of one moron trying to out perform the next moron. It’s not enough to be “edgy” or “rebellious” any more, that is simply the standard. If one person goes on television to eat horse anus, the next person has to go on to eat the entire horse.

Why does our society portray the idea that we must be off-the-wall to succeed, instead of having original and useful ideas to offer the public? And why do we need to thrive on “reality” TV, when we know it is about as far off from our own realities as possible. Maybe it is the money or fame that warps our minds into believing that we actually know what we are doing when we stumble onto a successful project.

Honestly, how many shocking moments in live music and cinema will they make until it is finally deemed as UNORIGINAL. Please people we get it, you’re cutting edge, unique, care-free, and artistic. Congratulations.

Maybe if someone would start writing good music or make a few films that is worth watching, I will start taking the mainstream serious. Quality would be nice for a change.

1. Many people don’t live as well off as you do, so stop complaining and be thankful.

2. The more you focus on yourself, the more problems you will have.

3. Stop caring so much about what other people think of you. You will eventually find out that it was a waste of time.

4. There are Billions of people on this planet, why surround yourself with morons that make you feel bad?

5. Don’t believe everything you hear or see and remember that you are only being shown what they want you to see! Research the truth for yourself, think for yourself.

6. When you flirt with disaster every day, don’t complain when you get hurt.

7. Expand your mind, learn new things, stop living in a box.

Many icons I looked up to as a child were professional athletes (like Michael Jordan), but can we all agree that the salaries being throw around these days are just a bit over the top? For example, several years ago, the well-known baseball star Derek Jeter was said to be getting over 25 million a year. 25 MILLION? A year? Are you kidding me? Even if it was 10 million it would be too much in my opinion. I am one to go out on a limb and say that this is just slightly ridiculous, wouldn’t you? We claim that teachers and professors deserve only a modest wage, but deem that successful sports stars deserve the budget of a small country. Why? And for goodness sakes, when is enough enough? Something is off here. I’m not saying that organizations or sponsors should not be free to pay a high wage, but I’m suggesting that if you are lucky enough to be in this exclusive group of highly paid athletes, at least you could stop complaining about ANYTHING or going on a strike every time something doesn’t go your way. The public is naive, but is finding it harder to support these superstars, especially when they start throwing in the steroid charges, illegal dog fighting, and reality tv style drama into the mix. I realize that these guys work extremely hard, have amazing skills, and go through a lot to get where they are, but I’m sick and tired of seeing overpaid athletes whining and complaining.

My request is that these overpaid, self indulgent sports celebrities just take a deep breath, relax, and film another episode of “MTV Cribs”, then get back to playing the sport that they claim to love so much. Every players strike and complaint I see, simply makes me care even less about professional athletes, their teams, and even the sport itself. To be quite honest, I would rather watch a t-ball game that involves kids playing with passion, rather than watch over weight, over paid, drugged up, MLB players. I can only hope that someone will turn things around and revive some of these major league sports. There are a lot of humble and level-headed athletes out there that really do what they love, so I hope they will lead the way and stop the whining babies from hijacking the sport. For those athletes who want to spend time with steroids, cars, television coverage, and gossip, I suggest that they get into the film business.