moraldecay

The Media’s Moral Decay:

“Living in the USA”

This evening (8/2/06), I was changing TV channels when I happened upon “Entertainment Tonight (ET).” They were just mentioning something about the late, great George Harrison’s ‘Concert for Bangladesh’ re-release album, so I had to sweat it out through all of the ‘media moral decay’ stories, such as, Courtney Cox being asked by ET’s Cojo how she felt about playing a woman who was, “Knocked up.” Ms. Cox laughingly repeated that term as easily as saying hello.

This was during ‘prime time,’ around 6:40 pm CDT when little children and young teens of impressible ages were no doubt tuning in, since one of America’s National diseases is found in ‘hero worshipping’ of these decadent, immoral ‘stars.’ One does not have to be outwardly critical of this subculture of the rich and famous to be judgmental and easily comprehend these atrocities being played out daily, nor is it below understanding where this short, yet winding road is leading our country down into a deep dark abyss of debauchery not seen since the Middle Ages.

The old adage that “absolute power corrupts absolutely” is exemplified daily in the mass-media, with the ‘power of celebrity’ spreading like the wild fires out west and exploding into a horrendous MORAL DECAY.

In addition, before you ask who am I to be critical of this blight of American society: I am an otherwise, unknown actor/singer-songwriter/novelist/poet and registered voter, which is to imply that although not as famous as Courtney Cox or Kid Rock; I don’t have to assume the role of a cohort or to condone their behavior out of concerns over reprisals in the form of being ostracized in this self-same business of entertainment. I would rather strive to set a more positive example to smaller groups of the public at present, given to the knowledge that I would not have corrupted the envious, brought to us by such programs as ET, or the seemingly endless ‘reality shows’ that exude the same premise: “You, too, can be a ‘star’ of 24 karat solid gold and thereby be given your ticket to corrupt the have-nots who live in zombie-like daydreams of being just like you: a major player in this game of Moral Decay.

But you must remember one awesome, shattering fact, should you fall victim to that parade: since you can’t take it with you when you go, you might as well take some others down with you, for misery does truly love company.

Although, you could listen closely for the sound of honor marching by or the act of decency coming true in your life and then you might possibly hear the righteous sound of just one hand clapping.

Sincerely—in truth,

Jason Greywolf Leigh

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