SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO BE UNKNOWN

Hardly anyone pays attention to what is said by people who aren't known to the public, but it doesn't take much to set off a firestorm of protest if fame comes into the picture.  In fact, you don't even have to be famous; you just have to have a connection to a well known person . . . like a parent who posts a tweet.  So, some famous quarterback's mom tweets about another quarterback's television appearance after winning the national championship, and the backlash begins.  I saw the young man's statements, thought the same thing the mom did - which is that he might be a genius as a quarterback but his linguistic skills are meager.  In short, he didn't express himself well, but who cares?  He was excited, all jacked up after winning a big game.  I probably wouldn't have made much sense either.  My point is:  why should any of us care one way or another?  Why would a simple tweet matter?

The press in America is a sick enterprise, and the public's interest in matters like this is to blame for it.  I'm sick of news coverage of inconsequential bullshit.  The woman had an opinion, expressed it, and that offended some people . . . and that's life.  Get used to it.  And quit reporting it.  I'm weary of hearing about the personal lives of the famous.  I'm past weary of reading news reports (or listening to it on television) about irresponsible comments some well known person made.  In short, I'm just sick of news coverage that's little more than soap opera crapola. 

Recently, a highly regarded quarterback was asked point blank about his sexuality.  Rumors that he might be gay supposedly circulated, and so he was asked about it.  His response was a short and simple no, he wasn't gay.  Had I been asked that question, I would have turned it on the interviewer.  I would have demanded to know who put the bug in their ear.  Who's your source?  Why do you ask?  What's your proof?  Are you yourself gay, and are you looking for a new club member or something?  I would've been angry, very angry, and he handled the situation better than I would have.
Given the situation we have with the press in this country at the moment, anyone with a public profile should never post anything on some social network page . . . ever.  Even if you say something in complete innocence, with not intent to harm anyone, you've got people out there looking to turn what you say into news . . . tacky news . . . bullshit news.

Then again, you could be like me, just a blogger nobody knows or cares about.  Sometimes it's good to be unknown.