All Of Us Are Products

I Don't Understand Why The Press Is So Interested In Speculating About My Appearance, Anyway. What Does My Face Have To Do With My Music Or My Dancing?

The Most Conspicuous Thing About Suffering Is, As W.h. Auden Once Observed, Its Banality. The Day Is Green, The Sun Is Shinging, Someone Is Eating, Or Opening A Window, The Torturer's Horse Is Scatching Its Innocent Behind On A Tree, And In A Mere Second Someone We Love Is Dead.

If - And It Can Be In A Movie Or In A Department Store - I Hear Someone Arguing With Their Child, I Break Down And Cry. Because It Reflects How I Was Treated When I Was Little.

I Think My Image Gets Distorted In The Public's Mind. They Don't Get A Clear Or Full Picture Of What I'm Like, Despite The Press Coverage I Mentioned Early. Mistruths Are Printed As Fact, In Some Cases, And Frequently Only Half Of A Story Will Be Told. The Part That Doesn't Get Printed Is Often The Part That Would Make The Printed Part Less Sensational By Shedding Light On The Facts.

Criticizing Reporters Is Like Boo-ing At The Special Olympics.