SO WHAT.

I've always been someone to see the humor in every situation. Yeah, I laugh at a lot of stuff that everyone else doesn't think is a joke, but I'm not a mocking, disrespectful little twat. Laughing (when appropriate) at myself and at things that people need not take so seriously is just the way I was raised. Which leads me to the following point...

The VMA's were on Sunday. They started out with yet another Michael Jackson tribute. I was never a huge fan of Michael Jackson, nor did I really ever like the fact that he touched little boys. Call me crazy, but that doesn't roll with me too well. Remembering that my friend Katie and I don't ever take things like celebrity tributes seriously, this was all quite amusing. Starting with the Madonna speech that included something along the lines of, "We weren't really friends, but we touched hands in a limo once. I had to remind him that all I was looking for was friendship." Madonna is another musician I have little to no interest in. I respect them both for making music and giving to charity and all that. I'm just not a fan. Okay, '4 Minutes 'WAS pretty catchy, but that's beside the point. So anyway, the tribute included a projected video of Michael Jackson's face on this huge screen. It was very. very. big. And very. very. white. And very. very. scary. So we posted this reaction photo on Twitter.

AND THEN IT ALL WENT TO HELL.

This single picture started a whole lotta shit that was never intended to start. It began with people commenting, "that's not cool." (Yeah, I dgaf if you don't think its "cool". Just a joke, people.) And ended with everyone getting butt-hurt and Katie and I being even more amused than we were to begin with. Long story short, mine and Katie's upbringings were insulted, we were called arrogant and La Jolla brats (even though both of us have single parents and aren't anywhere NEAR La Jolla brat-level, and I live in North Park) and some random girl I haven't spoken with since I asked to borrow a pencil in 10th grade algebra texted me telling me how disrespectful I was. All in the name of a joke, people. It was ONE picture. We weren't disrespecting anyone. We weren't making fun of anyone. We were posting a reaction picture. To THIS.

In other VMA news, Lady Gaga has officially proved to be more ridiculous than before. Yeah, she's not afraid to do her own thing, and I respect that, but why does feel the need to draw that kind of attention to herself so often, to establish herself as an individual? Her interviews scream "I'm obsessed with myself" way too much for my liking. And why does she need to change her outfit ever 5 minutes at an award show? WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST BE MORE LIKE PINK?! 

HOT- Pink at the VMA's. She looked SO fierce.

 

NOT- Starting fights on Twitter. As amusing as it is to me, waste your time doing something more productive.

-Shelby <3