Thursday, April 03, 2003

Free speech has been a serious issue lately. Overrated and overweight country siren
Natalie Maines, from the Dixie Chicks, exercised her free speech a few weeks ago. Subsequently she
reversed herself and, using free speech once again, heavily "refined" her previous comments.
Coincidentally her "change of heart" occurred after dozens of Country stations removed
Dixie Chicks music from their playlists, and their album sales dropped significantly.
Others such as Sean Penn have used their free speech to pontificate on the state of USA
world affairs and speak to their dissatisfaction with the current presidential administration.
Yet, Sean Penn's free speech, as with many other celebrities, has lead them to become
social pariah in many circles. Hurting their chances for film/TV roles and putting a real
hurting on their pocket books. Many claim that it is unfair, and frankly un-American to
punish these celebrities for practicing free speech. Well guess what? TOUGH FUCKING
SHIT.

These morons have every right to spew whatever idiotic demagogy they wish, in turn I am
allowed to refer to them as "red-assed baboon media whores". In turn if I seek
employment from said red-assed baboon media whore, and let my true feelings be known,
they are allowed to turn down my request for employment. Also, I am allowed to boycott
their work, be it movies or films. My boycott, along with others, may lead entertainment
executives to refrain from using controversial entertainers, in order to insure maximum
profitability.

One can come to the following conclusions from the above statements; first freedom
speech is alive and well, second shooting off your mouth no matter how rich or famous
does still incur consequences, and finally when your livelihood is determined by public
approval it is prudent to think before speaking especially when your innately stupid.