Things that are overrated
I don't know if everybody else is as sick as I am over the recent World Cup commercials, but they prove one thing: America is better than every other country on the planet (save Australia, of course). The fact that a game which is fundamentally accepted as a girl's sport in America is so overwhelmingly popular with feminized "men" in the rest of the world does not bode well for the future of the human race. One commercial I saw actually talked about warring factions in some African shithole (who had been killing each other for years) finally coming together because their team had been accepted into the fucking World Cup playoffs.
Think about that. What does that say about these people? They are killing each other and dying of famine and disease. They don't have clean water, and their economy is in the toilet. Do they rally around their country and fix their problems (like my ancestors did)? Of course not. They rally around a girl's sport where the outcome is completely meaningless to their situation. Even if they win the World Cup (a long shot at best) they will still be starving and dying by the thousands. This is why so many Americans are such arrogant assholes. It's because the vast majority of people around the world are such feckless dipshits. And even if the tournament revolved around a REAL man's sport (Australian rules football or rugby, for example) it still wouldn't be worth all the hype I've seen for the World Cup.
But soccer isn't the only thing that is overrated.....
Take Danica Patrick. She's the female NASCAR driver who was named "Rookie of the Year" in 2005. And before you go making jokes about me knowing anything about NASCAR, keep in mind that my only exposure to this non-sport has been the commercials and interviews I've seen on the news. Danica Patrick was hyped last year as the next "big thing." Her story about being a "tom boy" who only wants to compete with the men is always being pitted against the stories of her posing for sexy photos and getting preferential treatment at autograph signings because she's a woman. She takes advantage of the gullible nature of NASCAR retards by talking out of both sides of her mouth. On one hand, she wants to be "one of the boys." On the other hand, she is marketing herself as essentially a sex symbol (even though she's not nearly as good looking as she thinks she is). She will often say things like "I'm really surprised that people consider me a role model for young women" (even though SHE'S the one trying to promulgate that myth).
In the weeks leading up to last weekend's race, I saw several ads shoving Danica friggin' Patrick down all of our throats (NASCAR fan or not). One commercial featured her standing there, arms folded, with a caption that said "Gentlemen, start your EXCUSES!" Wow! This Danica Patrick must REALLY be good. Those men must be TERRIFIED of someone who is so certain that she is going to emasculate them and win in THEIR game! Actually, no, she's not so good (not yet at least). She came in EIGHTH place out of 30 or so drivers. Not bad, but certainly not worthy of the hype. And if the men were supposed to be preparing excuses, what excuses did she come up with to describe HER performance? Of course, like most women, she's really only after the image. She wants to give the impression that she's great (and keep the spotlight on herself long enough to ink some lucrative advertising contracts, which is what she has now done). I certainly don't begrudge people making money. But let's just drop this whole pretense of a woman competing in a man's world and winning. Danica Patrick is using what little sex appeal she has to whore herself out to ad agencies (and she isn't fooling anyone). Does that mean she'll never be great? No. She could do extremely well in the future. But it still won't justify all of the hype surrounding her today. She lost to a fucking teenager. So get over yourself, Helen Reddy.
I won't bother to go into detail about all the other shit that is overrated. There's really too much to list. Let's just say that The Grateful Dead was a mediocre garage band (at best) and their fans are musical morons. And Adam Sandler sucks. His only talent seems to be talking in an artificially high voice and speaking gibberish. Yeah, he's a real genius. And while Adam Sandler speaks with a fake high voice, Will Ferrell's only talent seems to be that he has a REAL high voice. Anybody who has ever laughed at Will Ferrell is a fucking moron. These are the types of people who I get stuck with sitting next to me on an airplane (which is why I don't fly anymore). Oh, and French wine sucks. California wines are better than French wines. That's not ME saying it, it's the experts.
Australian wines also kick the shit out of French wines. For a hot summer's day, I recommend a Brown Brothers riesling. It goes down easier than Paris Hilton on a webcast...
© by Michael Cooper 2006