Actor's Guild

Inside the Actor's Studio is a show popularized for its interviews with the film industry's brightest actors, screenwriters, and directors. What makes the show so good is that its filmed in front of a live audience and isn't set up in a traditional interview fashion. The questions are personalized and personal making it easier for guests to disclose a bit more of their personalities for the world than we normally see. James Lipton, the host, ends each interview by asking the same 10 questions:

1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on?
4. What turns you off?
5. What sound or noise do you love?
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
7. What is your favorite curse word?
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
9. What profession would you not like to do?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

The questions are enthralling, thought provoking, and dispense an innocent tone worthy of honesty. I get it. I see why the answers to these questions are revered and admired so. There are no right or wrong answers, just truth as we each see it.

Man vs. Food/ Morgan vs. Weiner

Well fist of all, let me start by commending myself at attempting to resurrect this blog. In a coma for the past four years, I now want to remember what it's like to be opinionated. I'll have to sell myself on the possibility I have thought provoking material to write about again.

So let's talk about Weiner (to my amusement, pronounced Weener like the slang for penis). The undistinguished politician who gets caught with his pants down. Faces scrutiny by both parties and is repeatedly asked to step down from his position. Making a ballsy move , the man apologises publicly (protocol) and even made an apology to his wife and constituants. Phew! Now with that out the way....Weiner stands firm (lol) and declares that he will not resign from the House. He has every intention to stay and continue to do his job. Refusing to bow out early. I like it!

Same newspaper, different section....we now have a comedian in hot water for his poor choice of words during a recent stand up act. Tracy Morgan has been in trouble before but this time we find him stepping in the arena of gay bashing. Not the best way to gain attention by the media these days but he's making headlines nonetheless. He must have a movie about to come out. Again, protocol after being admonished in public light is to apologize. He did so. Aaannnddd that's it. Everything is ok now.

If you look at these two isolated (and unfortunate) situations we can find some similarities. At the end of the day these two men are stuck on opposite sides of the same boat. Male chauvinism at its best. On one end you have your black guy (who doesn't have a staggering amount of followers on Twitter) bashing the newest member of the disenfranchised groups. He made a very strong appeal at being funny and failed horribly by offending a whole slew of people-even the Weiner skeptics. On the other end of the boat we see an adulterous politician (who also lacks the Twittering following of a righteous individual like Lady Gaga as well). How did they go from Barak 2008 to Barak 2011 so fast? The societal macho man must do two things at all times. Affirm their sexual prowess by converging as many females as possible to meet behind closed doors and also, maintain a masculine image by using homophobic tirades. The tirades are good for show and they make sure there is no question surrounding sexual preference or testosterone levels. Man whores like Weiner are created out of the same oven. If you don't have mistresses then what kind of "man" are you? Two social outcasts now sitting in detention together. A homophob black man (befitting label, no surprise) and a lying politician (befitting label, no surprise). Wouldn't it be something if it came out that both of them were gay? While that might debacle the man code, it might be worth a shot to gain everyones forgiveness at being male.