Maya Angelou vs. Kim Kardashian

[kwassa]

Side-by-side leads on the promo for Entertainment Tonight.

It struck me how much of it was a comparison of substance vs. no substance, both given equal value.

What has happened to us?

[valerief]

1. Return of the Robber Barons. nt

[kwassa]

2. I think it is more about the elevation of idiocy to substance.

[valerief]

3. Consolidation of media by robber barons to keep the populace uninformed.

An uninformed populace is a robber baron's slave resource.

Orwell taught us about prolefeed. That's Kardashian.

[KeepItReal]

8. "Keep 'em fat, dumb, and happy"

I heard that somewhere

[Sissyk]

4. Well, for one thing it was Entertainment Tonight.

All the news shows and talk shows? I can't remember when the last time someone was shown such respect, love, understanding, and care as this lady received. It was awesome and awe inspiring.

[QC]

5. It's even worse than that.

Most of the EW viewers who even know who Angelou was know her not because of her life or literary contribution to America and the world, but because she hung out with Oprah.

Celebrity culture. Gotta love it.

[spanone]

6. our stupid media.

[MineralMan]

7. KO in the first round.

[msanthrope]

9. Ali-Liston or Tyson-Spinks? nt

[malaise]

10. Given their culture Maya should consider herself lucky

Thankfully the Canadian bad boy wasn't in the news today.