Side bar: this is my 99th entry! Yahoo!



Unfortunately, this post might be a little bitchy. I apologize for that, but there are a couple of things in the media that's been pissing me off lately.



1. Perez Hilton's Obession with Outing Celebrities



You probably know that I read Perez's blog daily. Yes, it's junk food for the soul, but it's entertaining. Or at the very least, a good way to procrastinate. I'm fine with that.



One thing that's starting to grate on my nerves, though, is his obsession with outing celebrities. He's out and proud, and I think that's terrific. He recently tweeted, though, his thoughts that while there are many actors who gain success playing gay characters, there are few openly gay actors out there. Fair enough question, but two things: one, fictional character =/= actor. Two, your sexuality is your own business. It doesn't matter which way you swing - deciding to come out of the proverbial closet is your own personal choice. No one - and I mean no one - has the right to force you out of it.



What I don't get is why Perez is insistant on outing people. Maybe he doesn't want to feel alone? (Even though there are several openly gay entertainers in Hollywood - Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen Degeneres, Elton John, T.R. Knight, David Hyde Pierce, just to name a couple.) Maybe he thinks it's his right as a member of the gay community to do so? God, I hope not. Maybe I don't really get the right to say this, since I'm straight, but I reiterate: announcing your sexual orientation is your choice.



Also, not announcing it to the whole world =/= being closeted. Take T.R. Knight (formerly of Grey's Anatomy fame). From my understanding, he was openly gay before announcing it to the whole world. I'm guessing his real friends and family members knew this. He only announced it publicly because of the Isaiah Washington incident (which he handled very gracefully, I may add). Why do people think they deserve a public statement from every gay actor/singer/whathaveyou in Hollywood?



So, in conclusion: Perez, STFU. If someone isn't comfortable coming out of the closet, leave them be. Let them come to terms with it, and if they don't want to make a world-wide announcement, leave them be. It's not your job to do it for them. No, really, Perez. It isn't.



2. People Bitching About How So-and-So Got Voted Out of American Idol...



...but they didn't vote. This one is a no-brainer. If you go over to the comments section on EW.com, you'll see comments such as "OMG I can't believe so-and-so got voted out this is so stupid I'm done with this show. I didn't vote but GOD this is so stupid!" No really. People bitch about their favourites getting voted out and then admit to not voting for them. Um...that's kind of how the show works. It's obviously a flawed system - does the name Taylor Hicks ring a bell? - but it's the way it goes. You like someone, you vote for them. They stay on.

One person was sane enough to comment that she gave up her right to complain since she didn't vote. Thank you, sane person! I was going to liken the situation to how I didn't vote in the last election, but realized it wasn't the same thing. I didn't vote because I vote Liberal, but there was no freaking way in hell I wanted Stephan Dion to become PM. And I didn't vote NDP because that's essentially the same thing as not voting at all. (Come on, guys. Sorry. But it really is.) Since I will never vote conservative, I didn't vote. And that's not quite the same thing as voting for someone to win on American Idol.

But anyway. People just love to complain, don't they?

3. Katherine Heigl's Diva-tude

I used to love her. She was my favourite on Grey's, and I still think she is in the top three of the best actors on the show (along with Chandra Wilson and Sandra Oh). But now, I can't stand her. I find it really unfortunate that she is so instant on biting the hand that feeds her. Without Grey's, no one would really know who she is. Sure, Knocked Up was a successful film, but a) anyone could have played her role; b) people were talking about Seth Rogen, not her, when the movie came out and c) she has insulted the film, calling it sexist. Again with the biting of the hand that feeds!

It's too bad that she already quit the show in pursuit of her film career, because if you want my opinion, her best work as an actress has been on Grey's. True, I haven't seen all of her movies - I skipped over 27 Dresses - but I have seen every episode of Grey's Anatomy, and she has been nothing but phenomenal. To quit a successful show (that gave her an Emmy, no less) in order to do crappy romcom after crappy romcom is ridiculous. I'm sure she'll go down the Jennifer Aniston route - do a couple of dramas here and there, but really only find success in romantic comedies - but I honestly don't see her career blooming beyond becoming the next Sandra Bullock. Sans the Oscar (which, let's face it. I love you Sandy, but really? An Oscar?).

Interestingly, her final episode has apparently already aired, with this devastating scene:



True, they didn't intend for this to be her last scene, but allegedly it is. Funny because there was that 2-hour, most traumatic episode ever dealing with George's death - but for Izzie, nada. Yes, it's quite an organic leave, and it makes sense for her character - makes more sense for her to leave at this moment and be gone for good than to have her come back and then leave again real. But still.

Among similar lines, Heigl could have gotten herself another Emmy had she not been such a biznatch about the show. Her taking herself out of Emmy considersation for her work in season four was plain stupid. Not just because it disrespected the show, its creators and writers - you know, the people who hired her - but because it was so presumptous. As in, "I'm clearly going to get nominated if I put my work up for consideration, so for the sake of others who would have lost the nomination to me, I'm taking myself out." No, that's not the direct quote, but that's what it sounded like. That pissed off the academy a lot, and as such she wasn't nominated for her splendid work last season. Oh well.

In all, though, I'm quite disappointed with her. Yes, it's her life and her career, but I loved Izzie a lot. She kind of ruined the character for me. At least with T.R. Knight, I could see where he was coming from - not only was he not around much in season five, but when George was actually on screen, he did dick-all; he had no storylines of his own at all beyond the first few episodes. I could see getting annoyed and feeling underappreciated. I get that, and as much as I wish he had stuck around, I can understand feeling like you want to get out of a place where you're not really appreciated or wanted. But it seems like Heigl got too big for her britches. Such a shame.

Well, that's all for now! For my next 100th entry I want to do something fun, so stay tuned!!!!