Let's say that I, Proper Paige, became wildly successful for my astute observations as posted on this blog. (Wouldn't that be great?) And I get a TV show on ...shall we say, Bravo? ...and several book deals, to boot. I am rocking and rolling with the postmodern etiquette thing. Proper Paige is big time.
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What then, if it comes out several years of mega-stardom later that I am actually in, let's say, rehab for anger management. That I kick puppies and am mean to senior citizens and have an alias where I troll spam my blogger friends and all sorts of heinously improper things? What would you think?
Wow, you're a fraud.
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And you'd be right. Because how could I peddle etiquette while kicking puppies? It cannot be done. OK, so what if you then found out that I was being paid as a sponsor for my rehab facility or for some new anger management step program? And that I chose not to reveal any of this until my new financial promotion deal was solidly in place? What would you think?
Wow, that's not cool. Not cool at all.
That's pretty much how I feel about Paula Deen right now. If you've missed it, you can check out the recent turn of events here.
In short, Paula's known for roughly 3 years that she suffers from Type 2 diabetes, all the while peddling butter rich and highly fattening foods to her legions of fans. The Associated Press reports that her empire grossed roughly $10 million last year, in fact.
She's signed on to do a diabetes awareness campaign with a drugmaker, the one that makes the drug she's taking for her condition, and now, several years and many millions later, the situation has come to light.
Paula, not cool. Not cool at all.
"When your signature dish is hamburger in between a doughnut, and you've been cheerfully selling this stuff knowing all along that you've got Type 2 Diabetes. ... It's in bad taste if nothing else."
"Thinking of getting into the leg-breaking business, so I can profitably sell crutches later."
What's the etiquette tidbit here?
Don't be a fraud. Be cool. And honest. Seriously.
I, for one, care about your cholesterol,
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5 comments:
I agree with you. I actually feel sorry for people who do this!
Bad taste, indeed. And I understand that it's probably bad business for her to wrap up each episode with a veggie burger instead of the monstrously buttered thing she just whipped up, but in that case, stop it with the butter.
Or don't sign up to be a spokesperson. It's as if Sally Field was breaking her own hip.
Agreed. This stinks on every level.
I heard she had Type 2 diabetes but this was the first time I heard that she has had it for a few years! That is terrible. And, while I am mostly on fruits and vegetables these days, I do insist on butter when baking. It's a weakness :)
I totally agree with you! She turned out to be quite shady and selfish, didn't she?
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