....Aaaannnndd we're both home sick today. Etienne's got some gross stomach bug, and I am fighting off both a sinus problem and a persistent migraine.
So it was because we were home that we were treating to seeing and hearing the Rob Ford 'eating pussy' remarks pretty much as they happened. The most comical part was not that he made the statement that he did; honestly, the most comical part was watching the news anchors and reporters trying to explain the situation without actually referring to or using the word "pussy." It's one thing to explain the expletive-laced taped from last week, but it's entirely another to try to report on the very specific remarks Ford made in a delicate way, and you can't NOT report on it because the remarks ARE the story.
Naturally, the best reporting on the remarks came from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart because it is a comedy/satire show, but for sheer comedy-because-it-is-so-painfully-awkward value, I'm giving this one to the established professional television and audio media presenters for the use of ever so many "delicate" euphemisms and workarounds.
This whole Rob and Doug Ford sideshow is just amazing...it's live, unscripted reality television. One might make the argument that it's what Jersey Shore or The Real World or Gene Simmon's Family Jewels strives to be: edgy, provocative, and a ratings juggernaut. But this situation seems to go beyond that. It's almost an unexpected reversal of "Reality TV imitating life." I believe this is Life imitating Reality TV.
Who knows what is going to happen next and how it will be reported...
...Wish you were here.
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