As opposed to the creepy thought that celebrity deaths always happen in threes, this week we actually have three good events that brightened our day. Or at least mine.
First came the landmark decision in Ireland in favor of Women’s rights. Keep in mind this was not a decision in favor of abortion over life. It was a decision of a woman’s right to choose. It’s easy to look back over the past 100 years and see the shame and utter devastation that Ireland had previously taken on unwed mothers. How little hope and choice they ever had. This week’s decision was as much a blow to the Catholic church as it was a platform for women’s rights moving forward. The church will no longer dictate moving forward what their congregation should and should not do. Not after years of sex abuse cases covered up and repeated time and time again. They no longer have the right to waggle their holier than thou fingers at their women.
So Ireland has finally emerged into the 21st century. It is long overdue. The women of that country should accept this new era with responsibility, not reckless or careless behavior. And I believe they will. They have earned that right. I’ve always said and still maintain that when it comes to a discussion about women’s rights, men have absolutely no place at that table. It is a discussion that should be limited to women. If it were men having babies this wouldn’t even be a discussion. They’d have machines in restrooms right alongside the condom machines to terminate pregnancies. Sad, yes, but true.
The second event took place yesterday at Yankee Stadium in New York, on the occasion of Rudy Giuliani’s 74th birthday. “America’s Mayor”, who has ridden the coat tails of 9/11 for nearly two decades, was announced as being in attendance on his birthday…and was promptly booed loudly by a majority of the crowd. In New York. America’s Mayor. What exactly do you think was going through his mind at that moment? “How did they let so many illegals into this ballpark?” “Is Donald Trump sitting behind me?” Or, was he actually thinking, “Have I become such an ass that even the city that once loved me now hates me, how much further can I sink?” Obviously he didn’t think the last one, because men like Giuliani live in a constant state of denial. That is exactly how they continue to go on with their meaningless lives. To kid themselves that what they say and do still matters. Happy Birthday Rudy!
And last but not least, Roseanne’s television show was abruptly cancelled today by ABC. Let me start by saying that I was a fan of the original show. In a time when many people hated Roseanne I thought simply, she was funny and the show was funny. I watched the original show for years.
When I read about the reboot and her comments about Trump, I made a decision not to watch the new show. Or to ever again watch the old show. After years of obscurity, she came back to the limelight, was actually a hit, and then did what she did best…opened her big mouth.
Kudos to ABC. They took a show that was making them money and before the phony apology came, as it always does, pulled the plug for the right reason. Because racist comments, whether they come from the average person, or from a washed up performer, or from a piece of garbage president, cannot be tolerated in this country any longer. The problem does not lie with minorities. It doesn’t lie with immigrants. Not with Hispanics or Muslims. It lies right between the eyes of people like Donald J Trump and Roseanne, and millions like them. And every time one of us hears it and dos not speak out, them each of us is culpable. To thank ABC I am going to start watching one of their shows I had never tried before. Maybe Fox News will pick up Roseanne as a weekend host.
Will racism ever die? Unlikely. It is spread generation to generation, fueled by fear, hatred and ignorance. We know it’s right, despite our anger, not to hate these people. We feel sorry for them. For their lack of vision. And for their small minds and even smaller…well, you, know. But we get angry because every time they have a stage and say something racist, it fuels a thought in the mind of another person out there who still hasn’t found their way.
Perhaps when the Orange Menace is out of office, hopefully sooner rather than later, he, Roseanne and America’s Mayor can host their own reality show. I’d pay to not watch that.
Trapped in a Happy Life 