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Random Thoughts: Pop Culture

Everyone has their views about Kim Kardashian's sex tape, but does anyone realize she was married when she made it...and not to the guy in the video?

Other than news clips, I have never watched one second of The Jersey Shore.  I am pretty sure my life is better for it.

Rihanna is an absolutely beautiful and talented woman, but since Chris Brown beat her up, Chris Brown has been more popular.

The sections of Fifty Shades of Grey that I have read are some of the worst quotes in literature I have personally ever read.  Women complain that men don't understand them and this book has made me thankful.

When you mention Liam Neeson to anyone under 30, they mention Taken, The Grey and the Star Wars movies.  Over 30, they mention Kinsey, Michael Collins and Schindler's List.  If ever the roles are reversed, the world will explode.

Jennifer Lawrence is the hottest thing since sliced bread.  Almost nobody that adores her has seen Winter's Bone.  Her only good movie to date.

Most people know Michael Fassbender as a contender for the Christian Grey role and his role as Eric in X-Men: First Class. He was in Shame, which might be the best movie of the last five years.

It took me nearly three weeks to realize that "Big Ang" was not someone who lived near and was friends with girls I know.  Now that I know who she is, I'm ashamed of them.

I might be missing out, but I have no idea who Skrillex is.  Or is it a what?

Remember nearly two years ago, when you were blown away by Adele?  Yeah, that was me five years ago.

Has anyone ever sat down and looked at all the "finalists" from American Idol and said "they're a pretty good judge of talent?"  My apologies to Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and, yeah, that's about it.

Remember about 6-7 years ago, when magazines were making fun of girls and their muffin tops. Girls, that was 2005, and the key words there was "making fun."

Over the last ten years, Sara Rue (Less Than Perfect) and America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) were inspirations to young women all over who weren't a size zero?  Look at the names of those shows and look at pictures of them now.

Sadly, I can't go on, because I know so little about recent pop culture I had to look up some of the people's names just for this tiny blog.  Let's start getting a grip and educating ourselves, because if you're offended by anything I said, you're part of the declining moral fiber of this country.




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