Saying The 4 Domains In Vain
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By Mark R Filippi in Naked Soma Video Published: Wednesday, 14 May 08 - 01:13 PM (GMT -05:00) Last Updated: Sunday, 18 May 08 - 02:01 PM (GMT -05:00) |
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This week, pop culture was frothing at the mouth with a rash of unearthed footage of some of the more popular TV reporters and commentators losing it on the air. On MON night we were blessed with WNBC's Sue Simmon's moment of Zen, as this clip here replays for your amusement. The media had a ball dissecting Bill O'Reilly's tantrum from 20 years ago too. Why is it so fascinating to see these people do this? It makes them seem more like us. When we see some random sape on a reality show or one of those FOX cop shows have a meltdown, it's just another member of the trivial many having a bad day. But we see Dan Marino get frustrated or a politico like Chris Matthews get pissed off, it removes the mask of their public persona, and to me, gives them depth.
We're fascinated with emotions. So it really doesn't matter what emotion it is, we'll watch. What's a little troubling is that we seem to reward people for being not authentic or compassionate about them. This creates the Simon Cowell's and Donald Trump's of the datasphere. We love the train wrecks too like Amy Winehouse, Britney, Mike Tyson, etc...who are truly LOCO sapiens that are struggling with powerful addictions in the glare of the spotlight for years and years. It's only when we get an Anna Nicole Smith that we even pause for a moment to realize their human beings that are examples for us all.
With that...enjoy the next hockey fight, NASCAR crash or car chase everyone!
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