What does the Kim Kardashian Farce have to do with Gay Marriage?

First, I have to make an admission - before the recent firestorm surrounding the announcement of KK's divorce (Is it all right to call her KK? Probably not, but I don't care) I had only vague recognition of who Kim Kardashian is. I feel a bit ashamed and embarrassed about my latest topic. However, listening to people draw comparisons of some kind between societal offense to the sham wedding, and reluctance to accept the notion of gay marriage has drawn me in.

I barely know who KK is, and after looking her up on the computer, I am not sure of the fascination. She is reasonably attractive and overweight. She is not voluptuous; she is unfit. In simple terms, I have no idea why the populace has found her interesting. Alas, however, they have.

So if I have the story straight, she and her family duped the public into believing that their scripted TV life is engaging, and when interest waned, they cooked up a scheme called a wedding to revitalize the dim-witted public's attention. That about right? Furthermore, they waited about two and a half months before indirectly confessing to their scam by announcing an intention to divorce. And judging by the channels my wife flipped through last night, revelation of the subterfuge is cause for media coverage overkill? Am I warm?

What drew my attention was an incessant need by the various pundits - and there were pundits galore who wanted to talk about this non-event - to snidely suggest that the ruse marriage by two artificially created celebrities somehow serves as a talking point when considering the validity of gay marriage. My first thought was that logic would prevail and the moderator, or fellow pundit would destroy such a premise. No one said boo about the specious association.

INTENTIONAL DIGRESSION: I have a semantic problem with gay marriage. Marriage occurs between a man and a woman. If you ask me should laws allow same-sex couples to declare themselves an indissoluble couple and gain legal benefits from said union? I say sure. I think they need to make a new word. Marriage already has a meaning.

The KK marital fiasco speaks not at all to the topic of marriage. You see, it wasn't real! Only an idiot would view a fabricated event and then say that its unfolding has some relevance to actual life. If I watch Criminal Minds and see a young couple go on a murderous rampage because of abuse they suffered as children, does this make a statement about the state of parenting throughout the country? Real people sometimes get married for ridiculous reasons and without proper forethought and preparation, and they often get divorced rather quickly as a result. These events, taken in a larger context, have some bearing on the state of marriage in the country, but not a made-for-tv event, even if it took 72 days to play out.

I have gotten to the point where I am trying not to grumble too much about the people who are - in my opinion - foolishly taken into by reality tv. I want to believe that they see it, as my wife does, as light entertainment that doesn't hurt anybody. Yet the commentary last night tells me that the scam is becoming eerily destructive. It has grown so large that the people who are supposed to be reminding the viewing public that it's just a game are instead polishing the facade and building an even bigger lie.

Maybe this will help. To make money and draw in viewers, KK pretended to fall in love with a guy, threw a giant lucrative wedding, then took away the mask to get on with the rest of her life. Don't be offended or disgusted that such events makes light of marriage. Instead, poke yourself in the eye for being so gullible that you fell for the pretense. THESE SHOWS AREN'T REAL! THE BACHELOR AND THE BACHELORETTE AREN'T LOOKING FOR OF FINDING TRUE LOVE. THE REAL HOUSEWIVES AS PRESENTED ON TV ARE ACTING. YOU, IF YOU SUSPEND YOUR DISBELIEF FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, ARE THE ONE MAKING A STATEMENT ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE COUNTRY. Go occupy something and be unable to articulate what you want to be the result of the protest.