Most of my friends have no idea how sensitive I really am. I'm really serious when I say this too, because I've been repeatedly told that I put on this great strong facade with 90 foot walls to protect myself. Well, it doesn't mean that things don't get to me. However, I had to say after watching what happened this week while watching George Lopez vs. Kirstie Alley, maybe my skin is thicker than most. Since when is it wrong to say someone is fat after that person has made money on being fat? I'm not saying it was nice, nor am I saying it was polite (although the way he said he was pretty polite if you ask me), but I did take it as a joke. For years, every late night comedian joked about Kirstie Alley's weight. Now, when George Lopez (who's no stranger to being extra large himself) says something that some consider insulting, she calls him a wolf and threatens to put him in a pot of boiling vodka. Seriously? I mean, yeah, he called her a little piggy. Now, don't get me wrong, when Alec Baldwin said it about his daughter Ireland, that was pretty douchebaggy because 1) she's not fat and 2) he was actually saying it to hurt her. But when George Lopez insinuates that Kirstie Alley is one, she wants to boil him? It's a freaking joke. Wow. Really? I guess I'm saying this because I know what it's like to be fat. I also know what it's like to be a grown up that can take a joke. I suppose no one ever made fun of Kirstie Alley as a teenager, so maybe she didn't realize there are some things one should be offended by (like things you cannot change about yourself) and things you should just brush off (someone calling you fat). I know she is working hard to lose weight, but that's why it makes sense to retaliate with "I can lose weight, but your idiocy is forever..." Threatening violence for something that was goofy? Too much. Well, apologies have been issued and accepted, so I guess I should be over it, but I'm just thinking, if you can't take a flippin' joke, then maybe you shouldn't be in show business...
Alright folks, in light of my recent post, my question to you is this... Is there a topic that should be off limits for the sake of not hurting people's feelings?
Also, if you haven't voted for your favorite type of wine, you have until March 31st to do so...
My feeling is that if you are in the public eye, you had better be ready to take anything. You make all that money for a reason, and this is the price it comes with.
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