What's Hot on TV And What's So Not

So you get home from a long day at work and/or school and you decide to turn on the TV...but do you really understand how these shows are effecting our perceptions both of people and of  society in general?  You might think that TV is just as universal as music is, right?  We all have the same accessibility to the same shows, right? Yes, but I think that TV shows are much more influential than music is in shaping the way we see each other.  That's why I've decided to  share my views about some of today's TV shows.
There's SO many reality shows that are just stupid and not based on reality at all! For example,  on last season of "Kortney and Kim Take New York",  we had to first watch Kim Kardashian fall in love with Kris Humphries and have a ten million dollar televised wedding. Then we had to watch the demise of their marriage after only 72 days.    OK, a ten million dollar wedding is idiotic and illogical because it only took Kim 72 days to realize that her husband is a douche bag; that ten million dollars could have went towards feeding hungry children on the streets of LA, purchasing wheelchairs for people in Africa, or trying to find a cure for cancer!  That's so superficial to me! What's even more superficial is all the people on "E News",  "Access Hollywood", "Extra", and all the other Hollywood gossip shows that tell America the latest on the celebrity escapades of the day that has no effect on anyone's lives (i. e. the fact the Jessica Simpson named her daughter Maxwell).  It seems evident to me that our American culture is so obsessed with celebrities that  they don't care whether they're watching a host ridicule their favorite shows on "The Soup," Jone Rivers calling A-list stars unfashionable bitches on "Fashion Police," or Emily deciding what guy to give a rose to, while setting a bad  example for her little girl Ricky by making out with a bunch of strange men as they jet all  over Europe on "The Bachelorette."  No,  this is not the type of shows I enjoy because I  think they're stupid.  Please  don't get the wrong impression that I'm a bitter critic of TV, as I absolutely LOVE getting enchanted by people's unique gifts on "America's Got Talent" and losing myself in a battle between good and evil on "Once Upon a Time." I  just want a conversation going, so please comment on this post.....And tune in for future posts about the worst show "Glee" and the best show "Push Girls!!!"

The Power of Music

Music is extremely powerful!!!  Why?  My reason is that music is universal and can unite us all!  Plus music knows no boundaries of age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender or anything else that usually sets people apart from each other.  It doesn't matter whether we are gay or straight, black or white, able-bodied or disabled we can appreciate the message of acceptance in Lady Gaga's "Born This Way", dance at a party to Katy Perry's "Firework", or sing along to the Beatles "All You Need Is Love." That's beautiful to me. Another reason I love music is that it inspires us to be better people such as Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" and "Black or White." It was because of the Kenny Loggins song "This is it" my boyfriend Korey is alive (see koreyskrew.com for more details). Yep music binds us all together (if you live in Florida and are a wheelchair user, contact koreyskrew.com for free concert tickets)!!! Life is about having a good time and rocking out.

Born This Way

Much like the fabulously famous pop icon Lady Gaga, I am  on a  mission to make a difference in the lives of young people...especially for  those with physical disabilities.    Whether Gaga is wearing a costume created from fresh meat or she is being rolled  into an awards show in a giant green egg, the superstar is always  taking the opportunity to teach her "little monsters" to celebrate and embrace who they  are. That's what I intend to  do with this blog.   I was born with a physical disability called Cerebral Palsy due to a lack of oxygen to my brain during delivery.  Although I  struggle with my own challenges with being a wheelchair user and feeling quite different in college, I want to be a strong voice for the disability community.   Through exploring many different topics, I'll try to inspire, empower, and motivate people with disabilities who believe in their abilities and their dreams. So let's get this conversation going!!!