Posted on February 5, 2013 by Leona in bad behavior, Bill Clinton, celebrities, children born out of wedlock, Hillary Clinton, Kim Kardashian, Kobe Bryant, morality, shame
Bioethicist Daniel Callahan, in a recent editorial published in the Hastings Center Report, suggests that fat people should be shamed into losing weight. His strategy involves “social pressure combined with vigorous government action.” There are lots of reasons why people are fat. I’m not about to sit in judgment of why someone is fat because […]
Posted on June 27, 2012 by Leona in celebrities, Madonna
Ok. When I was a MUCH younger person, I did a lot of stupid things for attention. For whatever reason, any attention (whether it was good or bad attention) was better than no attention. But that was then, and this is now. Madonna hasn’t figured this out. For her, any attention is still important. I’ve […]
Posted on March 19, 2012 by Leona in celebrities, childrearing, children born out of wedlock, feminism, society, television
I’ve written before about the results and consequences facing children who are born out of wedlock. The whole “I don’t need to be married in order to have a child” lifestyle, encouraged by the example of numerous celebrities who the media glorify, will continue to have an enormous negative impact on society. Legitimate studies already […]
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Leona in celebrities, Chaz Bono, culture, Kim Kardashian
Celebrities crack me up. Not all celebrities. There are some actors and actresses that stay out of the limelight and relish their privacy. I’m talking about those who are attention-seeking junkies who spend every waking moment trying to be relevant. Then, when something goes wrong in their lives, they want the cameras off, the lights […]
Posted on October 25, 2011 by Leona in abortion, celebrities, China one-child policy, culture
A few stories in the news piqued my interest this week. One was the story of the eventual death of a 2-year old toddler who, a week earlier, was run over by not one, but two vans in China and left in the street to die while 18 bystanders rode or walked by before someone […]
Posted on September 7, 2011 by Leona in celebrities, culture, I See Dumb People
I don’t know much about Katy Perry but I do like some of her music. Although I’m not quoting it as a viable source, wikipedia says she grew up in Santa Barbara with parents who were Christian pastors. That being said, how does someone with what appears to be a decent upbringing get so out […]
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Leona in celebrities, Hugo Chavez, Sean Penn
I find it very difficult to separate a man from his opinions. If I don’t like an actor’s political views, I won’t spend one dime on a movie if I know it will end up in his or her pocket. For example, I never watched Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior because of Janeane Garofalo and her […]
Posted on July 6, 2011 by Leona in celebrities, culture, I See Dumb People
From appearances on Letterman and American Idol to 10,000,000 followers on Twitter, Lady Gaga is just about everywhere. She’s cutting deals with Google, Polaroid, Sprint and Estee Lauder. She even had our State Department help arrange for her to do some gig in Italy. Right now, she’s hot and she’s cashing in on her celebrity. […]
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Leona in bad behavior, celebrities, culture, morality, shame, society
When I heard Robert Duvall speaking with Mike Huckabee last year about his film, “Get Low,” I knew it was my kind of movie. It’s the story of a man who wants to throw his own “funeral party” while he’s alive and have people come and tell stories about him and is loosely based on […]
Posted on April 4, 2011 by Leona in celebrities, culture, society, television, Uncategorized
You’re not going to believe this, and I really don’t believe it myself, but I’m going to defend those yo-yos on “Jersey Shore” – well sort of. Just this week, I read that the “stars” of Jersey Shore are heading to the shores of Italy to start filming their next season. Well, the Italians are […]