irreverence. blasphemy. sacrilege. if there’s a topic more demanding of satire and general mockery than religion, god knows i haven’t found it.
thetans? joseph smith? immaculate conception?
really?
no wonder it's such a target...
which leads me to this: kathy griffin. yes, i know she’s incredibly annoying, but her irksome attributes are easily outshined by her sharp, quick wit, which is pretty much unmatched by any modern day comedian.
even better, she’s not afraid to cross the line. so if you’re a churchy, you should probably stay the hell away from her. or at least her emmy award acceptance speech, which went something like this:
“now look, a lot of people come up here, and they thank jesus for this award. but I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than jesus - he didn’t help me a bit. if it were up to him, cesar millan would be up here with that damn dog. so all I can say is ‘suck it, jesus! this award is my god now!’”
amen to that, you crazy nymph.
it's what makes her attractive - absolute and sincere fearlessness. it’s hard to find, since most of us spend our time playing it safe, eeking out just enough of ourselves to seem original and homogenous at the same time.
it’s why tiger woods never really comments on anything and is sewn into our culture as an icon, and why mark cuban madly raves about everything and is generally regarded as an a@#hole.
woods is still in the process of building his world, and realizes that each precarious step could mean millions. he treads lightly, a deer in the racial headlights, slowly, gracefully, slipping away without incident.
cuban, on the other hand, has already conquered the world, and is free to froth and stomp around like godzilla thru tokyo. loud and brash and unapologetic with nothing to lose, he is the embodiment of freedom. and for that, if nothing else, you may not like him, but you could do far worse than to be more like him.
so to hell with taking it slow. well rehearsed speeches. choreographed presentations. antiquated formalities. traditions. conservatism and censorship.
here’s to shaking the foundation, and the creative, honest and savvy derelicts who keep the world interesting.
