What is the point of.... ?

Vernon Kay.... the epitomy of mediocraty in our age.

I decided to take a welcome break from work to day so I bought the Observer and went off to the park to smoke cigarettes and bake in the sun for an hour or two in an attempt to catch up on what is going on in the world. In the Observer Magazine I found an interview with Vernon Kay and was 'shock and appaulled' (in a very 'Points of View' kind've way) to find him saying:

I would describe myself as the Voice of the Youth (note capital letters) . I'd like to think I'm a reflection of what's going on. I don't express my opinions, though. I don't mouth off about anything in particular . I sit back and soak it all up.

To begin with, he describes himself as the Voice of the Youth. Now, I'm pretty youthful, in fact, I'd say I could be described as being part of youth culture of some sort. My friends, also, are fairly youthful. I'd say we still retain that certain amount of hope that vanishes once one gallops forth into mid-life. However, if Vernon Kay is my voice, and your voice and the voice of every other youthful person in the country then I think its time to get some bolt cutters and go on a rampage and start ripping out tongues.

Secondly, he says he's a reflection of what's going on. Hmmmm.... do you even know what's going on Vernon Kay? Do you really? Because if you did then maybe you wouldn't flounce about presenting dating games and attempting to sound like Peter Kay. You'd probably be trying to deal with the social and economic anxieties that most people have to deal with rather than giving interviews in the observer about how great you are.

I don't express my opinions, though. Or maybe you don't have any. And if you really are a reflection of youth culture then maybe this is the problem. Maybe you're giving teenagers a role model who, in your own words, like to 'sit back and soak it all up.' And really... REALLY, is that how people should live their lives? Sitting back and soaking it all up? Supressing their opinions and simply confirming to some strange image of what it is to be cool.

Vernon Kay.... one of the reasons why the UK is so shite. I wonder if Vernon Kay is the Last Man, steeped in mediocraty, unable to create anything new or become something other. Every word of his short interview cries out that he is pampered and mindless. And if he's right, if he really is the Voice of Youth Culture (which I seriously doubt), then we might as well give up now. All of us, the end, no more......................................jhsfkhsjdfskbcskfhsidflhskfhs

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