Hollywood

2 entries. 1,300 words.

September, 2017

• Behind The Tweets: Sean Spicer at The Emmys. 2017-09-18 2:08 PM.
  • Politics
  • swampip.com
  
  CNN’s Kaitlan Collins’s tweet is representative of the Twitter backlash against former White House press secretary Sean Spicer appearing at the Emmys last night: Is it supposed to be comical that the former White House spokesman is now tacitly admitting that he lied to the American people? — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 18, 2017 No, but it’s comical that the American people-and journalists, of all people-don’t understand that the literal job of the White House spokesman is to lie for the president. 263 words.

October, 2017

• Summer of Weinstein. 2017-10-31 1:27 PM.
  • Politics
  • swampip.com
  
  I never mentioned the Harvey Weinstein story here, mainly because I generally try to avoid the minefield known as gender topics. But I wasn’t surprised. It’s Hollywood. Stories about sleazy executives go way back, plus we all know that most people are monsters. That’s not an excuse or a defense. It’s just, “Oh, of course Hollywood is like that. Everybody knows it.” It’s why sane people don’t exactly celebrate when their loved ones run off to Hollywood. I’m not blaming the victim, I’m just saying people who try to “make it” in Hollywood should go in with their eyes fully open, and be prepared. You *will* be entering a sleazy industry, and you *will* encounter sleazy situations and sleazy people. It’s a high risk, high reward kind of industry. 1,037 words.