Open letter to Perez

Dear Perez Hilton,

Don't pretend like it hasn't been on the rocks now for awhile.  You and I both know I've been unhappy lately.  Then I talked to one of my friends about how I've been feeling, and she completely confirmed my perspective; it seems she has been getting the same vibe.

As of now, I don't even think we should be friends.  I need a clean break, so its best if I don't even add you to my Twitter for quick updates.  I'm not saying we'll never be able to get coffee and catch up, but honestly, you're going to have to make some changes before I'll even consider visiting your site again. 

First up, stop being a woman hater.  It's odd to me, since you belong to an oft-maligned and persecuted minority group, that you perpetuate the double-standards and ridiculous ideals of gender roles.  I'm tired of you calling Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Hudgens "sluts."  Millions of teenage girls experiment with their identity and sexuality and doing so does not make them slutty or bad people; it is simply biology.  Moreover, these same girls read your site, and vilifying women's sexuality sends them a bad message.  Another instance is the recent affair controversy with Leanne Rimes and that Cibrian dude.  You focused almost exclusively on her involvement by calling her a "homewrecker" but he gets no such equal nickname.  Am I condoning their behavior? Absolutely not. But you can report it snarkily without getting mean.  See, e.g. Dlisted.

Speaking of mean, that's really the bottom line.  You're an asshole.  I don't like to associate with assholes, and I don't like to support them financially.  I can't put my finger on how exactly you do it, but you almost always take that extra step from irreverent blogging to flat-out meanness.  I'm southern, and we don't do that down here. 

Finally, you need to quit talking about stuff you know nothing about. Specifically this includes legal issues.  Trust me. You don't know what the fuck is going on in that department, and your commentary is ignorant.  For instance, from what I can tell most celebrities actually get treated worse than their civilian counterparts because of their celebrity status, not better, as you would like to believe.  Also, Chris Brown and Rihanna - shut. the fuck. up.  Battered women suffer enough without judgmental douchebags weighing in on their every decision.  Do I condone Chris Brown's actions? Hell, no.  But to call for the end of his career is draconian at best.  He made a mistake, but should he make himself a better man, why should we take away his livelihood?  And didn't Kobe and R Kelly get accused of equally heinous if not worse offenses?  Why so much hate focused on a young man like Chris, who clearly needs help given his home environment?  Alls I'm saying is that you are being very quick to judge that situation, and its just not prudent to do so.

In sum, you have just irritated me to a breaking point.  I can't take it anymore, so I'm breaking up with you.  It was fun while it lasted, but let's be honest, it was never going to last forever.

Take care,
Nik