When Did Bad Behavior Become the New Black?

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So much of the media today is dominated by people behaving 

badly.   Many hours of weekly television are devoted to women

who relish in petty fights and tantrums.

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Sadly, these women are making fortunes screaming and fighting

with each other.  These are not polite, polished, feminine women,

but rather they are crude, selfish and obnoxious.  Yet somehow it's

become entertainment and what kind of message is it sending to

young girls of today?

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Are we raising a nation of spoiled, selfish and willful little girls

who will grow ever more obnoxious as the years pass?

Is bad behavior the new black?

Yet, it's not just the petty fights and tantrums, it's also the

greed, lying and cheating that is gets the press and the 

book deals and potential cooking shows.  Last October,

reality TV personalities Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe

were sentenced to serve consecutive terms in Federal prisons

for bank fraud, wire fraud, and a laundry list of serious

financial crimes.  Did they hang their heads in shame?  Well 

not really.  While they showed some signs of remorse, they 

continued to appear on television and various public

appearances.  Of course they have enormous attorney fees

and are required by the court to pay back many thousands

of dollars they stole.  Seems that bad behavior is big business.

However, there will likely be book deals for the two criminals

and there is talk of a cooking show for Teresa when she 

finishes her Federal Prison term.  In my book, orange is 

NOT the new black.

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In recent days a news story broke regarding convicted sexual

offender Jeffrey Epstein, his relationship with Prince Andrew and

other notables and their alleged encounters with under age girls.

None of these charges have been proved in court but I can't

help but wonder why Prince Andrew who is the father of two

young women, would want to associate with a registered sex offender?

I also read that Fergie ~ Prince Andrew's ex-wife accepted

money from Jeff Epstein to help pay off some of her mounting

debt.  A decision she now no doubt regrets.  As my mother used

to say, "nothing good comes from ill gotten gain".  

Is ill gotten gain the new black?

Sex between consulting adults is one thing, but sex

between an adult and an underage child is never acceptable.

Underage prostitution is depraved.  This kind of

activity is shameful and should be shunned and abhorred.

Depravity must NOT be the new black.

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I have always loved this film clip from the movie
"The Blues Brothers".  In this clip we see Kathleen
Freeman in the role of the nun who raised Jake and
Elwood in her orphanage.  I will warn you that the
language is a bit rough, but the message is meaningful.
It seems to me that there are many who could use
some scolding from this stick wielding nun.
Maybe nuns should be the new black ;-)

It is my hope that the media will do more to promote the
actions of good people with kind hearts and peaceful actions.
I would love to see more programming about the lives of
accomplished women who contribute to society in positive
ways.  I know that there are many out there, but they
don't receive the media recognition they deserve.
That's the new black I want to see.

Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley