Response to Perez Hilton Blogs

Although I generally enjoy reading magazines and snooping around in celebrity business, I find that Perez Hilton's blog can be somewhat trivial, making something seemingly insignificant into a big deal. For example, a photo of Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber showing PDA at a concert has a title that  begins predicting whether or not wedding bells were to be ringing.  Later on in the article below the picture, it goes on to say that Selena was previously reading up on relationship advice and the media then sent out the message that Selena and Justin’s relationship was on the rocks. Now, the same source is saying the wedding bells are in the future. To me, it just seems like the media is willing to sell any angle they can find in order to get their name in the headlines.  

Perez Hilton’s blog may be fun to look at and scroll through, but I don’t trust it as a credible source even for gossip material. I feel that all aspects of the blog are slanted in one way or another not painting an accurate picture of events that have taken place. Because the blog is so opinionated, I feel that all of the “news” that is posted within this blog is based on whether or not Perez likes the celebrity or not. For example, to those who follow his blog regularly, it can be assumed that Perez really dislikes Heidi Klum.  For what reason, I am not entirely sure, but whatever the reason, it has landed her on Perez’s list of least favored celebs. Because of this, all news involving Heidi Klum is spun in a way that pokes fun at or insults Heidi in some way. Perez uses his popularity as a blogger to make even the best news about a celebrity into something negative, and focuses on the negative qualities rather than highlighting any positive ones. I’m not saying that I’m a Heidi Klum fan, but I don’t think it is fair to always tear a person down, especially when what they are doing may not necessarily be considered negative.

I am confused as to whether or not the associated blogs at the bottom of the site with the names Perezitos, CocoPerez, TeddyHilton, and  fitPerez are spin offs of Perez’s blog  in which other people talk about topics Perez has covered, or if they are just extensions of Perez’s blog that you can follow that are more specific in content.

September 12th, The Day After.

For a few people in the world, yesterday came and went like any other. But for most, it was a day of remembering. I personally cannot remember the details of the 9/11 attack, being a second grader who was not at all aquainted with the world of politics, or even aware of any unrest in the world. For my little second grader self the most conflict I had ever been subject to was a playground argument. Now, as a "grown adult" I can see the affects of the  physical  aftermath, and the emotional toll that the event took on U.S. citizens as a whole. This tragedy seemed like something very real, but also something very far away from me. Therefore, I have had a hard time connecting with those directly affected by the disaster, but have been able to be empathetic towards theirs situations. However, a visit to Ground Zero forever changed this view. The silence and reverent atmosphere really hit home the point that this was a grievous loss not only for those associated with the victims of the disaster, but also for the entire country.