"And You're Wearing?"

If there is a profession that pats itself on the back more than the entertainment industry, I don't know what it is!

Yep, it's the award season...that time of year when countless programs are on, extolling the accomplishments of actors, directors, sound editors, singers...all of them!  And although I sneak a peak, I always ask myself the questions "Why"?  And "Who cares"?

I guess we've created the problem - reading the magazines, watching the talk shows, buying the movie tickets.  But the so-called celebrities' feelings of self-worth are so over-inflated, it's ridiculous... and it starts with the dress.

As they parade down the red carpet, hounded by the paparazzi, just once, I wish one of these celebrities, when asked "what are you wearing?" would respond "Wal-Mart" or "J. C. Penney".   "And your jewelry was designed by?"   "My kids"...   How would that be for striking a blow for the common man?  Oh, who am I kidding?

I've also noticed a recent trend that has the celebrities, using their time at the podium, to tell us about their political leanings, their thoughts about equality...like they should be our morality cheerleaders.  Puleeze!  I'll get my information from folks far wiser than you!  Just act...or sing... Or whatever you're paid to do.

We'll continue to watch the shows, follow them, like they mean something...  Maybe, for a change,  an awards program for people who truly have made a difference - like a Mother Teresa or a Jonas Salk?  Nah, that would probably never air, and if it did, would we even watch?   Hard to imagine Mother Teresa in something by Oscar de la Renta...