Another victim porn assault

Ashley Judd recently released her memoir detailing a childhood marred by neglect and sexual abuse. Her mother Naomi and sister Wynonna were initially dismayed by the allegations in the book but merely days after its release, mommy Naomi admitted she too was sexually abused as a child during an interview on The View to promote her upcoming reality series The Judds.

Why do celebrities feel they have to reveal their deepest, darkest secrets to the whole friggin' world? Are they that desperate for cash and/or attention? Newsflash: it's already been done, like a zillion times, and it's pretty hard to beat Mackenzie Phillips who got it on, willingly, with her father. 

You were abused as a child? So f*cking what. Get over it already. I don't mean to downplay the seriousness of sexual abuse but that's exactly what these celebrities are doing - I mean, I don't know about you, but my sympathy is wearing thin for this kind of thing. You were abused? That totally sucks. Get some therapy, work on your shit and stop letting it define you as a VICTIM. 

What exactly are celebrities hoping to accomplish by divulging these disturbing truths? Working out their mommy/daddy issues in the public eye? Creating "awareness" around abuse? Justifying bad behaviour? Dudes, we're so "aware" of this issue, we're becoming desensitized to it. "Oh, ANOTHER celebrity was sexually abused as a child. Boo f*cking hoo." 

Is the implication that a messed up childhood is a prerequisite to becoming an actor/musician/comedian/artist? Because I can say, with a great degree of certainty, that that's not the case. I had a perfectly normal childhood and it hasn't tarnished my creativity in the least. 

The world doesn't need another tell-all book by some has-been celebrity hack. What we do need are publishers who are more focused on developing the talents of actual writers instead of printing volumes of celebrity navel gazing. It's no wonder our society is getting dumber by the minute - look at what we're publicizing and reading. 

Kudos to the mighty Opes for her book club and the power it wields to push actual works of literature into mainstream pop culture. It's a ray of light in a murky sea of banal victim porn.