Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Just Plain Mean
A newspaper/magazine/something called the Boston Phoenix has published as list of the 100 Unsexiest Men in the World. Now, if this list contained people who had attempted to vie for the title of "Sexiest Men", then maybe they would be fair game to shoot down as "unsexy". But the some of the people on this list are film critics, and baseball owners. I mean, why would you list Roger Ebert on a list of "Unsexiest Men" in the world? That's just plain mean. I don't think Roger Ebert has ever claimed to be sexy, nor does he work in a job where he is expected to be sexy. That's like saying that my 80-year-old grandfather who can barely walk is unsexy ... who expected him to be? Sometimes journalists are just plain irresponsible and mean in their quest to get readership and get publicity.