Oh my, folks have such little sense these days. They also
seem to be looking for something over which they can throw a conniption fit.
Many of these individuals remind me of whiny little children who throw fits
when they suffer for the acts that they’ve committed.
Take, for instance, the recent rash of misbehaviors by plane
passengers. Sure, folks have plenty over which to complain: soaring ticket
prices, surcharges for luggage, charge-for-everything plans, and overbooking.
Still, no one can condone the fights that break out during flights. One man
took to fisticuffs when the passenger in front of him crunched his knees with a
reclining seat. A simple
Even more recent is the brouhaha that occurred on another
flight. Some woman decided to snooze during her flight. She laid her head on
the serving tray on the back of the seat in front of her. The woman’s rest was
abruptly interrupted when the person in front of her decided to recline the
seat, an act that bonked the female I the noggin. She comes up fighting and
throwing a fit. Her demands were soon honored as the plane landed. However, I
don’t much think she expected to find authorities waiting for her at the
airport.
The world is going to hell in a hand basket in many places,
but one of the major stories the last couple of days is the stealing and
publication of celebrity photos. In case you’ve been comatose or shipwrecked on
some remote island, the story is about how nude or compromising photos have
been illegally taken from iPhones, as well as other electronic devices. Then
these photos have been posted on web sites for others to view. The subjects of
these photos are raising a stink about having their likenesses stolen and then
distributed for anyone and everyone to see.
I don’t know about you, but the last thing I do is place my
trust in an electronic device. Too many individuals smarter than I am can
always figure out a way to steal information. In this case, the “iCloud” seems
to have been hacked and nude photos (selfies?) were taken. HMMMMMMM! The
victims are shocked that such a thing could happen. I look at the situation in
a different way.
Years ago, Lewis Grizzard did a comedy routine about Vanessa
Williams and her loss of the Miss America title. Williams said of the nude
photos that appeared in Penthouse that she was young when she’d posed for the
magazine. Grizzard didn’t miss a beat and quipped,
“I don’t know about you, but where I’m from, nineteen is old
enough to know not to take your clothes off.”
Okay, let’s follow this same logic. These celebrities, as
well as all other folks, probably would never stand nude in front of a crowd.
Oh, yes, some celebs would if it were in the context of a movie. At any rate,
these people strut around their homes and other places and snap selfie after
selfie of themselves in compromising poses. Then they share them with some
friend or loved one. Go figure. I contend that that, like Vanessa Williams,
these individuals are old enough to know not to take off their clothes.
The problem is not with the “cloud” or any technological
thing. The dilemma lies squarely with people who don’t have any filters. They
simply do what they want and post anything they choose. Then, when something
goes wrong, these half-wits cry foul and immediately blame someone or something
else for their simply stupid choices.
The key to solving the hacking of nude photos is to quit
taking them and then sending them into cyberspace where hackers wait to grab
them. Just a little modesty, common sense, and forethought can quickly stop this
so-called injustice. If people choose to continue taking such photos, then I
ask them to please hush the whining and outrage. The world has more pressing
issues than your right to take nude photos that are stolen and shown around the
world.
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