Waiting On The Epiphany

When Kanye West ran on stage last week at the MTV/VMA awards and upstaged Taylor Swift, many of us threw up our hands, dropped our jaws, and wondered what was next. It was the trifecta completed of totally rude, arrogant behavior over the proceeding week.

Congressman Joe Wilson got the ball rolling by screaming, "You lie!" on TV as The President was making a major speech to Congress. Then Serena Williams threatened a line judge at the US Open, with language that would make a sailor blush. Then it was West's turn to flame out on national TV.

Why on earth would people act this way? So unacceptable, so totally different than what should be considered good behavior? Some say they're angry. Angry about what? Congressman Wilson is on our payroll, and has the best benefits known to man. Doesn't sound like grounds to be mad to me. Williams is a millionaire many times over. She's young, beautiful and is a tennis champion. Pretty good again. And West, rich by any standards with millions of fans that love and buy his music. Angry? I don't get it.

So how is it that this continues to happen, with many more episodes undoubtedly coming down the road? It's simple really. We allow it. Maybe not you and me, but as a society we excuse this type of thing time and time again. And that's why it just rolls on and on.

Think about it. All of the mentioned above will just roll on down the road with barely a slap on the wrist. And there are others. Micheal Vick is a great example. The whole dog fighting thing. Great, he went to jail, and he served his time no doubt. But he comes out to a standing ovation in Philadelphia at a pre-season game on national TV. Manny Ramirez in baseball. Caught red handed taking steroids years after the whole scandal should have been long over. He too, got standing ovations after his suspension, and he was just, "Manny being Manny!"

Brittany Spears and all her antics with no underwear, and terrible parenting decisions. Countless other steroid taking, bad behaviored, law breaking, terrible example setting celebs and athletes from all across the country continue to live off off this country's disposable incomes.

We excuse much to much sometimes. I am all for forgiveness, as you are too I'm sure. But sometimes, things are just so jaw dropping, it may be best to take a different stand. Let Wilson get a real job, Serena and Kanye too. And there are a bevy of other celebrities that fit into the same wagon. Angry my eye. They're just rude, spoiled, and entitled brats who know there is nothing they can't do, or say.

Don't wait on people like this to have an epiphany, see the light and change their ways anytime soon. Sad to say, they don't have to. We should all have the epiphany, and turn the light on for them.