A WTF Wednesday

Here’s what’s going on with me today. I am working from home right now which gives me a little more time to watch some of the morning news/entertainment shows – The Today Show, Regis & Kelly, The View, etc. Not sure if it’s the increased dose of fluff media, but there are some stories that have really gotten under my skin and now I feel the need to rant about a few things....

The Craigslist Killer
This is a crazy story on so many levels but my issue is all about his title - “The Craigslist Killer”. It’s a misuse of fear and a load misinformation rolled into one. The guy was not randomly stalking people selling old furniture on line, but specifically targeting women giving massages in hotel rooms. No judgment on the victums – but what they were advertising seems much more dangerous than the method they were advertising it. And we are finding out there is soooooo much more to this guy it just seems ridiculous that was the hook journalists thought would pull us in. Every time I hear “Craigslist Killer’ I cringe for Craig and I throw a WTF at the media that sacrificed accuracy for a catchy title.

Nadya Suleman
I’ve really tried hard not to speak about her because for me it’s like Beetlejuice - saying her name gives her more power and the result is a media hungry monster without Michael Keaton’s sense of humor. But as I heard her called the “Octo-Mom” for the umpteenth time this morning I found myself hurling a WTF across the room. She’s a mom of FOURTEEN kids not eight kids, yet another cutesy inaccurate title. How can the media question her concern for children when they disregard half the brood as they call her that? Shame on you media, shame on you “Tetradeca-Mom” and shame on the crazy doctor who performed the invitro! Who is that guy and why isn’t more attention focused on him?!

Susan Boyle
Like a lot of people, I got chills the first time I saw the clip of her online. Her voice is truly beautiful but what really touched people is her back story and the way she won over the judges and the crowd who were literally laughing at her. So I expected to see the clip on TV eventually, but I started to get a little worried as she began doing interviews. Each time she’s wearing a nicer dress and her hairdo is getting a little more done. Please stop tweezing her eyebrows and let her remain the person she is! Wasn’t that part of the lesson we all just learned? I’ll save the WTF rant on this one until it’s really deserved but if she is the embodiment of the parable “Don’t judge a book by its cover” I fear it’s only a matter of time until somebody breaks out the airbrush.