Prior to the 20th century, ogling people with birth deformities was a socially acceptable form of entertainment and it was even considered appropriate family entertainment.

While the American public has stopped being entertained by the "FreakShow" business they have a new obsession and that is "Show Business". Our evolved society no longer gawks at people with congenital defects or birth "curiosities" but we have moved on to more subtle defects "mental illness".

The "Fedors", "Zips" and "Siamese Twins" of the 19th century have been replaced by "Charlie Sheens", "Carrie Fishers", "Robin Williams", "Amy Winehouses", "Jim Carries", and "Britney Spears" of the 21st century.

I wonder how many of the millions entertained by Amy Winehouse's song Rehab took a minute to reflect on her untimely death from alcohol poisoning.

Heath Ledger was amazing as the Joker in the Dark Knight and I was "entertained" for a "couple of hours" while I watched the movie. However, I would gladly sacrifice the hours of entertainment I got from watching his movies so that he could have an opportunity to raise his daughter.

I am not blaming Hollywood for objectifying patients with mental illness and using and abusing them until they finally crack. After pondering the facts for several months, I have come to the following conclusion; Hollywood exists because we allow it to exist, the Papparazi have jobs because we allow their industry to exist and thrive. At the end of the day they are not the problem- WE ARE! It is simply issue of demand and supply; WE provide the DEMAND and THEY provide the SUPPLY.

I, for one am sick of it. I am sick of being part of the problem. I refuse to provide the DEMAND for an industry which leaves parents childless and children parent-less. Join me and let's say ENOUGH!

Let's start our pledge on Martin Luther King day (January 16th 2017) and end on Valentine's Day (February 14th 2017). What better gift to show to the people we LOVE than to say NO to Human Exploitation for Monetary Gain. Join me as I abstain from all the following for 30 days; NO- Movies theaters, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, TMZ, E-News, Wendy Williams show, Hollywood Rag, People, OK Magazines and the list goes on and on. Abstain from anything that contributes to Human Exploitation for Monetary Gain. The goal is not to punish the artists but rather to remind the media we control the DEMAND and we would like better moral standards established in this industry.

I am open to a suggestions on more things we can abstain from. Read the full article here.

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