Poshdeluxe

wow, you guys seem just as excited about yr inner hip hopper as erica and me! i will *obviously* keep you updated on how the dance progresses and when our first STREET BATTLE will occur. cos it’s gonna be THROW.

i’m having one of those days where i can’t really think of something to write about… my brain refuses to settle on one topic and, instead, insists on meandering through various ideas. gah, just take yr sweet time! so, when those writer block pants sneak up on me, i always like to turn to YOU, oh pants world, cos there’s gotta be at least one person with an opinion on SOMETHING.

today’s topic is, of course, about politics… but not specific politics. more like, the process.

i read a post on jezebel today about this MTV promo featuring the girls from “the hills” telling people to go out and vote. i hate to make you go through the pain, but, uh, watch it (i’m sorry).

ok, so i get that this ad is aimed at teenagers. but COME ON?! do you guys think this is effective? this is the dumbest thing i have ever seen, and it’s not really cos of the whole “text message” story line or the song (even though they totally remind me of a health class PSA).

it’s because the girls from “the hills” are telling me to vote. for those of you who have seen “the hills,” uh, since when have LC, audrina and heidi cared about anything besides themselves (ok, and skeezy guys and clothes)?! well, aside from heidi saying she’ll vote for mccain, which… yeah. and since when should i look to them as role models or inspirational figures? i basically feel the need to do the exact opposite of whatever they do. like, What Would Heidi Not Do (WWHND, yo!).

and yes, i get that registering to vote is important. i still feel like voting is important. and the more people who vote, the better. but don’t you think, just maybe, that it’s misleading to somehow separate the act of voting with the thought behind voting? what i mean is… do campaigns like this focus too much on the ease of voting to the detriment of weighing the issues?

there’s no way to force people to really *think* about things. i mean, i’d hate to sit down with audrina and try to get her to grasp the u.s. policy in iraq, for example (i can’t even think of a metaphor she would understand… expensive vs. cheap make-up? number of times justin bobby has made her cry?). heck, i don’t think *i* even understand what’s going on in iraq.

but what do you guys think is the most effective way to get people active? i’m not asking for a nation of policy wonks, but i guess i feel like this MTV campaign is, bottom line, pretty superficial and ultimately ineffective in bringing about any kind of real change via voting.

and now, if you so desire, discusssssssssssss.