i've had enough...

i'm completely done with this notion pervading our culture that you must never call anything illegitimate. it's almost as if we should take the word out of the dictionary for some people. but i refuse - rather, i'm gonna look up the word right now:

(il)legitimate:
adj.

1. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical.
2. not spurious or unjustified; genuine.

--there are other entries obviously, but these are the two that i want to focus on. now here is a random list of things that i am convinced are truly illegitimate, no matter how you slice things.

- the profession of exotic dancing (no more justified by grave need than being a hit-man).
- astrological horoscopes (the stars have nothing to with who you're romantically compatible with).
- alleged jinxes and curses in the world of sports (it's provably all in the mind of the player).
- naming your child something non-phonetic to be unique (letters can't be pronounced any which way b/c you want them to).
- feng sui (even the communists decided that this is superstitious nonsense).
- not just reality shows about modeling, but the entire modeling industry itself, and most of the fashion design world along with it, to be honest. (just think through what the industry actually is...try to justify it, especially against a historical backdrop of centuries upon centuries that had no need for fashion modeling, and then see if your justification doesn't sound completely disingenuous. i'd wager anything in advance that it will.

this post is not to offend anyone, and my aim is not to judge whatsoever. only to call a spade a spade - and to vent a little i guess, from a cultural climate that's starting to stifle a little bit.