Self-pity

ENOUGH OF THIS PITY PARTY- SNAP OUT OF IT KIM!

The E! channel has canceled production of Keeping up with the Kardashians so Kim has more time “to recover from her robbery ordeal.” Let’s get real – Kim was tied up and frightened FOR FIVE MINUTES TOPS, and not assaulted in any way. She was totally unharmed, her kids were never in danger – what’s the big deal? Loads of people are visiting and bringing her gifts as if she were hospitalized. She survived without a scratch and is carrying on like a martyr. Does she know how LUCKY she was? Most of us who have been robbed or assaulted have FAR more grueling experiences and painful recoveries. She should thank her lucky stars! Note she is even wearing SNEAKERS and a hoody and baseball cap for maybe the first time ever, just so you KNOW she is feeling damaged. Really.

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WHY DON’T WE FEEL SORRY FOR ERIN ANDREWS?

Despite being a feminist, we find ourselves oddly detached and somewhat unsympathetic about Erin Andrews’ 75 million dollar lawsuit against the Marriott Hotel where she was secretly filmed naked. Her stalker, Michael David Barrett, who did the filming, is now in jail. But the video is somewhere on the internet. Do we feel less sympathetic because Erin feels SO SORRY for herself? Her sobbing in the courtroom about how her life has been ruined, that she is a broken soul, and even her love life has been negatively affected, is off-putting. (Before the crime, we had never heard of Erin and her career has since blossomed.) We couldn’t help but think about countless women who are raped and brutalized and left for dead, but the criminal is NEVER caught and there is NO ONE to sue. Since we saw the courtroom “poor little me” histrionics we actually feel LESS sympathetic for this beautiful successful woman. Wallowing in self-pity is not pretty. The sole perpetrator has been caught and punished. Being embarrassed is not the same as being raped or mauled. Is there a greedy lawyer pushing her to do this? If she wins, we hope she will donate the money to women’s causes.
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