…and why do we care?
I went grocery shopping alone this week…blissfully alone. No one tried to coerce me into buying sugary cereal or anything to do with Bubbleguppies or Team Umizoomi (if you don’t know what those are, color yourself lucky.)
There was no “saving money is a full-contact sport” handling of my coupon binder and I got through a 45 minute shopping trip without six visits to the potty. There was price comparing and label reading. There was some banter with the lady at the lady at the deli that didn’t involve one single comment about how I must have my hands full.
There was browsing of tabloid trash at the checkout line. I’m usually in full on “sweet Baby Jesus let this shopping trip be over” mode by the time I get to the checkout line. My two boys are getting too big to sit in the shopping cart but without being contained, they bounce through the grocery store like little bunnies hyped up on blue meth. I guess the market is a pretty freakin’ exciting place when you are five.
So back to the tabloid trash reading. I love those things. I hardly ever buy them anymore because I’m a dignified adult and I don’t want the cashier to judge me for my lack of refinement in reading material. Okay, that’s bullshit. I don’t buy them because I can read all the celebrity gossip I want on the internets. For free.
Trending today is the shocking news that actress Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2) has lied about her age. Instead of a spritely 29 evidence suggests she’s a dinosaur of 36.
So effing what?
Why do celebrities lie about their age? Duh. In our youth-obsessed culture, the fact that someone made herself a little younger in order to compete for roles playing younger characters shouldn’t be blowing up my newsfeed or decorating the front pages of my checkout line rag mags.
Rebel, you’re talented and fearless and I applaud you for shattering stereotypes. You stand loud and proud next to a group of girls who look like they’ve never put a hurtin’ on an order of biscuits and gravy, head up and bum out.
I can’t wait to see Pitch Perfect 2 but Rebel, I wish the internets would stop yammering about your age so I can get back to reading about important stuff like Julianne’s nip slip on Dancing With the Stars…now that is clearly newsworthy.
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