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A vain emperor who cares for nothing except wearing and displaying clothes hires two swindlers who promise him the finest, best suit of clothes from a fabric invisible to anyone who is unfit for his position or “hopelessly stupid.” The emperor’s ministers cannot see the clothing themselves, but pretend that they can for fear of appearing unfit for their positions, and the emperor does the same.

“The Emperor’s New Clothes” was written in 1837 by Hans Christian Anderson. Yet how analogous is the metaphor to much of today’s culture?

Many ogle Kim Kardashian and her self-absorbed entourage in much the same way. She struts around posing whenever and wherever she can, obsessed with being photographed and discussed by her millions of Twitter followers.

She recently gave birth to a baby girl with Kanye West, and her devoted fans are anxiously awaiting photos of the child.

She is clothed but essentially naked of intellectual content. Yet the hordes act as if she has something of value to contribute.

And even if they don’t they pretend, kapton tape they do it in order to be part of the crowd.

The “Housewives’” franchises make Kardashian look tame in comparison. The women in these shows are so botoxed and filled up with facial fillers that their faces wouldn’t move even if they were swept away by a tornado.

The “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” shows really creep me out. How do these shows serve women or men? They are touted for their looks and physical attributes. Shouldn’t women want to be acknowledged for their brains vs. their boobs?

And, come on guys, enough with the shirtless look! We know you have great pecs and abs of steel. Who cares!

Commercials for products that have the ability to erase wrinkles and help you lose weight overnight, and drinks that increase energy and vitality, are marketed by models and celebrities who essentially have none of the aforementioned problems. Yet many run out and purchase the supposed magic elixir because they want to believe in what’s not there.

I am consistently in awe on how or why we not only accept most of the above as real, but continually add to the parade of fools. When did this paradigm shift occur? Has common sense been laid to rest in lieu of wanting to believe the emperor is clothed?

Part of the problem has to be the fact that there are at least 900 stations to choose from, and watching inane, insipid content has become par for the course. Many of them are on all night, so you need to fill the time with something.

Silvia Costa, an Italian member of the European Parliament and culture committee member who is the legislative body’s lead figure for Creative Europe, said that she would fight moves to cut the annual budget for the seven-year program from $2.3 billion (1.8 billion euros) to $1.7 billion (1.3 billion euros).

“I hope we shall at least draw the line at $1.9 billion (1.5 billion euros),” she said, adding: “But we must remember that compared with previous budgets covering this sector, we actually have extra means under this program.”

Speaking at a presentation about the new program – which brings together existing European Union cultural support programs Media and Culture, Costa said key decisions were due within the European Parliament within the next two weeks.

The Creative Europe program is part of a wider new national financial framework for the EU due to be introduced next year to run until 2020.

A final decision is due in September or October but until then activities currently funded under the Media Program – which supports movie development, distribution and other measures to enhance Europe’s AV industry and transnational circulation of movies and AV products, are in something of a state of flux, insiders say.

“It’s not clear when the scheduled round of submissions for MEDIA due in November will actually go ahead,” one European producer who works closely with the program told The Hollywood Reporter.

Creative Europe will spend 55 percent of its budget on MEDIA projects, 30 percent on culture and 15 percent on trans-sectorial stands, including a loan guarantee scheme to reinforce cooperation between MEDIA activities and those of the wider cultural sphere.
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