in the process of catching up on a bit of my gossip, i was more than a bit peeved to come across this nasty little article from the boston chronicle. the gist: basically, some local fox tv reporter ran into jill carroll (you know, the christian science monitor reporter who was held hostage for 82 days in iraq and was lucky she came back fully intact) in a pub in cambridge and attempted to sneak an interview into candid conversation. when it became clear to carroll what was happening, the reporter asked for a full interview — which she declined and was interpreted as “snooty”. SO WHAT? dude. she woke up every morning for 82 days and wasn’t sure if she was going to be served up john-the-baptist-like. i think she’s allowed to decline to talk about her experience publicly as long as she likes. many soldiers that were taken as P.O.W.’s don’t speak about their experiences for years, what makes her any different? (besides, the idea of allowing some skeezy local fox reporter to publicize and scrutinize her every statement makes my skin crawl. that is gossip i want to be sure to miss.)
what’s worse is their cheap shot at her previous college experience calling her degree from umass a “a pedestrian pedigree.” i mean, umass is no harvard or yale, but it ain’t exactly liberty university. (i’m giving liberty more credit than it deserves in this case… but you catch my drift.) and to imply that she’s riding on the coat tails of some “publicity stunt” in order to get a fellowship is absolutely absurd! “hmmm… i think i’d like to throw my happy ass in iraq, get picked up by militants, and held at gun point for 82 days just so i can get a free ride to harvard. brilliant!” i mean, for pete’s sake, who needs to fool with militants in iraq when you can get a free ride to the ivy league by performing fellatio on the right dean. really now, people get fellowships and honorary degrees just for waking up in the morning! you know, i’m not generally on my high horse o’ feminism, but this would totally be different if she were a man. *growl*
on to happier gossip – i saw this tid bit, and it made me think of chip and chuckle:
Saw Claire Danes w/friend walking out of a deli on Prince and MacDougal. She had a bottle of whiskey, two packs of Kools, and a box of Triscuits. No, just kidding, but she did look cute and normal, for Soho. (from Gawker)
