classic or dud: finding excuses to wallow in celebrity gossip

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So, I learned in the AP that "artists" are critical of the Iraq war. I guess I also learned that Ricky Martin is an artist. And he's still alive. And:

"Puerto Rico's 4 million people are U.S. citizens and can be drafted into the military but cannot vote for president and have no voting representation in Congress." Dude, if I got drafted I'd be so pissed. It's very illuminating.

The no representation/yes draft thing is also true for DC resdients.

But yeah I'm with Eisbar. When I look at that gossip page in New York Magazine I might as well be reading a gravel industry trade magazine.

Or maybe they are fascinated by the legal complications.

In short I don't frigging care.

Being interested in celebrity kind of runs in the family though, my mum and older sister are pretty much walking encyclopedias of pop culture throughout the 50s/60s (for mum) and 80s/90s (for sis). My dad has the 70s covered, at least for music. Escapism is right - no one in my family are really obsessed over any celebrity, but somehow we just want to know. And it makes for good times on trivia nights at the pub.

However, every time she starts in I have to tell her this again. Every time I tell her she starts in with "Whaaat? Reeaaaly?? Why nooot? But you're an Americaaan..."(and yes, she talks in this reaaaallyyy draaaawwn oouuuuut maaanneerr) as if just because I live in America I should care about the personal lives of strangers.

Also she acts like it's weird to not choose what music I listen to or show I watch based on the looks/likes of the person involved.

She's INSANE, but that's another story.

Draft:
a. The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.
b. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.
c. A body of people selected or conscripted

No Puerto Ricans or DC'ers are being drafted by the definitions I understand. If they are, whew, it's worser than I thought.

imagined conversation at the WH
W: Oh, noes. If I've lost Ricky Martin, I've lost Puerto Rico...
KR: Sir, Puerto Ricans don't vote.
W: Course not, they're probly too lazy to go the polls or learn English to read a ballot.
KR: No, sir, I mean they CAN'T vote.
W: Really? Well, you start military conscription for Puerto Ricans right now. Get Gonzales and Yoo on it, they'll cook up some kinda reason for it. And make sure they get that Ricky Martin too.

this is pretty defensive. i don't think eisbar is "bragging" in this thread.

i don't really care much about celebrity gossip but i don't care if other people care about it, either.