Show a Little Decorum or @(!* OFF!

Sexy is as Sexy does

Last night Ricky Gervais broke all the taboos! He shattered the world for millions of people. Tore down walls of polite civility and humanity in favor of self-indulging blabber mouthing! Children ran out into the night screaming up at the skies "WHY GOD WHY!!!!!" Mothers moved into the corner of the rooms weeping in disgust. Fathers picked up stood up, readjusted their house robe, and strode over to the television to flip the switch. Bachelors were a bit too drunk to acknowledge what was going on so we best not include them.

YES Ladies and Gentlemen, at the Golden Globes Ricky Gervais did a horrid and vile thing! He said everything we've been saying for months... but, but, but, he did it on television! Oh and some of those people were in the same room. Well, honestly, how are they supposed to ignore us insulting them now?

I found it none too surprising that when I got up this morning the internet was overwhelmed with "did RG go too far!?!" and HFPA being "annoyed" posts splattered across the internet. Many of these written by the same people who had dedicated many months to the lambasting of the organizations and celebrities that RG cast aside. What? Do we think Jolie and Depp are convinced The Tourist was their latest masterpiece beloved by all despite bland reviews, and fewer audience members than an Vanilla Ice comeback tour?

There is an odd sentiment in the USA that one can never call people out to their face on issues, and should instead resign themselves to laughing behind their back. Because we all know that works out so much better for them in the long run. They get to live in this lovely bubble in which they believe everyone loves them, and nobody thinks ill of anything that flows out of them. Just so long as they possess a direct use ($$) to us that is.

I wholeheartedly disagree with that notion. If I suck at something, please tell me. To be quite honest, it'll save me the embarrassment of doing it again (or at the very least inspire me to want to improve myself). Now I'm not saying anytime someone wishes to say something against a celebrity it should be done so on national television (doesn't stop late night talk show hosts). But I would acknowledge that these things at times need be said. Especially if it's from someone whose British, and hilarious (note: one of those two criteria excludes Graham Norton - I'll let you be the judge of which).

Besides, to all the news outlets who are quick to call out hypocrisy when any other individual in the limelight takes part in it, isn't it about time you took a glance inside?