This is stupid:
The vast majority of Americans believe there is too much news coverage of celebrity scandals, and most blame the media for the attention paid to the stars’ trials and tribulations, a new survey has found.
Nearly nine out of 10 adults said celebrity scandals receive “too much” news coverage, according to a national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Only 2 percent said the subject receives “too little” coverage, and 8 percent said scandals get the “right amount” of press.
The survey also found that 54 percent of those who say celebrity news coverage is excessive blame news organizations. Around one-third of those surveyed found the public at fault for paying attention and 12 percent said the public and the media both are to blame.
The vast majority of Americans may tell a pollster that they believe there’s too much coverage of celebrity scandals, but if it disgusts you so much, stop following it, people. The vast majority of Americans freaking love this stuff, because it’s awesome, and what’s the alternative? The real news? The real news is depressing or boring or both. You love this stuff, America. Stop lying.
It’s the nasty-vulgar details with no warning that are upsetting many. One moment you are hearing that they are going to show video about the Mars space shuttle mission on the news.. then two cruds of humanity doing it doggy style in a limo and one is a married polition or star.. and the other is a priest, or pre-teen, after the this quick break?
Gossip is kinda like masturbation. Most of us do it, but then we lie about it. Guilty.
I definitely have a problem with MSM like CNN covering celebrity news. the news is supposed to be what we NEED to hear about, not what we WANT to hear about. that’s exactly the problem with this country, this attitude that what’s going on in the world is “boring” and “depressing” — our gov is committing acts of atrocity all around the world, and this gov is “of the people, for the people, by the people” ergo the rest of the world sees that the people approve of what’s going on, and there will be hell to pay.