July 9, 2005

Is that a death grip or what?

I’m not one to get obsessed with celebrity gossip, although admittedly, I do find it interesting enough to keep up on the big stories.

But I have to admit a sort of morbid fascination with the “cult”-ivation of Katie Holmes. As a naive, innocent midwestern girl like her (albeit more years older than I’d want to admit), I am becoming obsessed with following the story and waiting, not for Katie’s demise, but for Tom to self-destruct and set her free!

It is the classic case of an ingenuous young woman being overwhelmed by a strong-willed “hero” type guy–at least in her eyes. Blind-sided, brainwashed, enveloped.

I mean, this is straight from a book, a thriller: the girl is overwhelmed by a man she’s had a long-distance crush on for years, when she gets brought into the fold, she is put under guard and not allowed to speak for herself or on her own. Is she completely brainwashed? Or is she still in that honeymoon phase?

Oh, wait, I forgot…she and Tom “will always be in [their] honeymoon phase.” Good God. If she really believes that, she’s a lot younger than 26.

And this creepy Jessica Rodriguez who’s been sicced on her is nothing more than Tom’s golden chain around his “magnificent” Katie.

The poor girl’s trying to run away! Somebody help to Free Katie!