the end of civilization

 

     Apparently in January of this year Paris Hilton appeared in a video where she makes lasagna and -- explains about it.

     The Guardian published a review; here are some of the Reader Comments...

-------------- This is America's lasting legacy.  A legion of idiots made famous and rich.

     I just watched 5 minutes of the video.  We are looking at the end of civilisation.

     Perfect time for the Last Supper then.

     It is quite interesting, when you think of the fall of empires and where the tipping points were, the US is probably just starting its own tipping point in that both the economy and military power are still significant but culturally it's completely bankrupt, and the only way is down, down, down.

     To be fair, you can't blame it all on America.  In the UK we've got TOWIE, Made in Chelsea, The Apprentice, Big Brother, etc. all of which thrived on making eejits famous.

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     The economy is $23 trillion down the tubes and living on a stockmarket bubble.  As for the military, a recent ProPublica article on the state of naval readiness should do it.

     I give up.  The World has gone to shit.  Pull the plug.  Let's get rid of electricity and start again.

     Used to be a time when much of the rest of the world could laugh at the Americans, but not sure that's still the case now.  It's not just the British with their farce in Westminster, but similar patterns all over the world.

     I have just watched the entire 'programme'.  Beyond satire.  Comedy gold.

     Coming soon -- the Donald Trump Fitness Programme.

'I have no idea if Cooking with Paris is a joke or not.'

     It very clearly IS a joke, and an elegant and enjoyable one.  She's taking the mick out of herself and the whole YouTube airhead community, so credit to her.

     She is as thick as the mince in her lasagne.  You have overestimated her intelligence and self awareness abilities by some considerable margin.

     'You have overestimated her intelligence and self awareness abilities by some considerable margin.'

Hello Mr Dunning, hello Mr Kruger.

       It is quite obviously a joke and you have overestimated your own intelligence by a considerable margin.  

If one person produces a satirical video and another can't recognise the satire, it's not the satirist who is the dim one.

Hilton has been sending herself up for the best part of 20 years since The Simple Life.

     I watched the video because of this article, and didn't regret it.  It's completely surreal and hilarious!  Is it consciously done or not is everyone's guess.  If it is, that's a new kind of stand-up comedy.  More please!

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(When the computer makes some words bigger, I don't know how to control that...) 

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