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Originally Posted by Phil 
I know you know I'm just fucking around. But I am, no snark or bullshit, seriously interested in this line in the sand of yours regarding rubbernecking at celeb suffering. And don't feel targeted; but you are the face of celeb gossip on the boards, and don't take this wrong, but I guess I'm surprised you give a shit in this instance.
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I guess I'm surprised that you're surprised I don't find rape funny. Again, I don't begrudge others their fun, its just not my bag.
It's also bizarre to me that you and others think I get off on "celeb suffering". My interest in celeb gossip is purely in jest. You take something completely superficial and blow it up for comedic relief. Khloe Kardasian (who's 5'10") gets labeled sasquatch; Jessica Simpson (who isn't fat in the least) is a fat ass; 40-year-olds who don't look 20 get grim reaper jokes.
I don't hate these folks, I don't wish them personal harm, and I don't post anything truly vitriolic toward someone (you won't find me wishing death or disease on them as others have). I haven't thought about what my "line" is, but generally I don't post about celeb's kids (save for making fun of their names) or physical abuse (despite your assertion that I post all things Lohan, she's been a cutter for years and I've stayed away from that topic; and again, rape doesn't really do it for me).
Not sure why I don't have the same set of standards for drug and alcohol abuse, but as a party girl myself I can see the humor in getting shit-tanked and getting caught doing stupid shit. That's what 20-year-olds do. I have no doubt Britney, Lindsay, Paris and their ilk will get their shit together. There are plenty of examples of celeb wild children that have done so (Drew, Keifer, RDJ, etc.)
So yeah, I don't take this shit seriously. I find amusement in pop culture whores (i.e., those who need to be constantly in the spotlight) and like to do so with like minded Chewers (and there are plenty). Gossip has always had its detractors, but I'm truly baffled why celeb gossip gets bashed constantly by certain Chewers, yet the hundreds of threads (particularly in the Misc Culture forum) of Chewers making fun of people with disabilities, fucked up diseases, and horrific tragedies is par for the course. CHUD is snarky through and through; no one gets special treatment.