Look! At the Top of the Blog! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s…SNORT BITES!
AMERICAN
LEADER LOOKS ON IN BEMUSEMENT AS LEADERS OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA MAKE
NICE-NICE.
Our morning
paper had a large, above the fold photograph of the two leaders of North and
South Korea holding hands as they crossed, no, traipsed over the line that has separated
the two countries since the 50s. Apparently
the two have been meeting this past week to improve their relations. Judging from the photograph it appears that
the talks have gone quite well.
There have
been reports that the two countries will finally negotiate an end to the Korean
War. Wait, what? The Korean War never ended? This will be news to most Americans who believe
that war ended when M*A*S*H had its series finale in 1983.
Meanwhile,
our leader is tweeting that only time will tell if their meeting will bear any
fruit. Translation: how can I take credit for ending the Korean War if these
two do it without me? Yes, Mr.
President, how can you take credit for this indeed? Actually, we don’t give a damn if you have
nothing to do with it at all.
After all,
it’s their countries; it’s their business!
At blog time
Arteejee was still trying to confirm rumors (started by moi) that the two
leaders spent much of the weekend at a leather bar in Seoul perusing the Wi-Fi
for advertisements for time share vacation units in the Provincetown area.
ENTERTAINER
BILL COSBY IS FOUND GUILTY OF INDECENT ASSAULT.
Okay, so
finally justice was served and a serial sexual predator will maybe/probably serve
time if he doesn’t die of old age (Cosby is now 80 years old) before the appeals
process runs its course.
The victims
are jubilant and the #MeToo Movement finally has an actual judicial victory. I must admit that as someone who has been a
fan of Bill Cosby since childhood, and as one who stood by helplessly while an ex-girlfriend
dealt with the trauma of her own assault, I have mixed feelings about the trial
result. I’m feeling sad for everyone
involved.
I feel sad
for the victims of Cosby’s assaults over the years. Although they can claim justice has been served,
they still have to live with the profound pain of the original assault for the
rest of their lives. I’ve been told by
several people over the years that, while time may heal some wounds, other
pains will linger. I can only hope Cosby’s
attackers can continue to heal.
I also feel
sad for Cosby who should have known better than to surrender to the basest of
human impulses to attack a fellow human being just to satisfy his sexual urges. It’s likely he got away with it once years
ago in the same casting couch culture that begat the beast in Harvey Weinstein
(among others) and allowed his urges to take control of an otherwise decent
human being. Very sad.
Now, if I
may be so politically incorrect to play the race card... Has any one noticed that while the #MeToo
Movement successfully prosecuted an African-American male for crimes that males
of all races have committed, that a white male with similar attitudes towards women
was elected President?
Sorry, what
was it we were led to believe that the United States is now a post-racial society? Don’t you believe it!
(Thank you
for reading. And Snort Bites will return
in The Essay That Shagged Me.)
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