Ch 15: Who has 6 Toes?

I walked by the Graduate pub last night 3/12/06 along Chesterton Street to see if I could grab some of that famous British Pub food along with a few beers (at room temperature of course). To my dismay they didn't serve food after 8pm. To satisfy my curiosity for British food I went by a nearby quicky mart and bought everything that looked foreign to me.< insert pic > Hm.. Ostrich jerky is good.
It was a slow Sunday night so I turned on the tub to take in the British Culture. There was a whole show similar to a tabloid only focused on "exposing" celebrities without their "swap". What is swap you might ask? Good question, its defined as the make up, digital effects, and perfect photo opts that Celebs depend on to look great. This show was horrendously revealing in their exposure of celebrities. It made everyone look horrible (mostly women without their make up). They also showed before and after digital photo effects. Why do this? I think that people don't want their celebrities to be perfect or at least to be perfect for too long. The cycle is like this:
1. Build Up
2. Worship - then feel bad about yourself to the point of jealousy
3. Tear Down
4. Ridicule - to make yourself feel better



Rinse and repeat. That seems to be the pattern. I wonder if it's just a western culture thing (in UK and America) or if it's like this in Asia as well now? Anyhow, the shocker of the evening- Halle Berry has 6 left toes... Count 'em.