My Least-Favorite Things

Remember when Sean Penn

Gave Madonna some bruises

And there’s John Travolta

Who liked men on ship cruises

Roman Polanski who raped

And left country on wings

These are a few of the creepier things

There is Bill Cosby

Who raped 13 women

Oliver Stone preferred

A perverted audition

Britney Spears flashed her guard

And showed him her blings

These are a few of the creepier things

Then Harvey Weinstein

Liked fertilizing flowers

Bill Clinton was accused

Of raping Jennifer . . . Flowers

Kevin Spacey said that

Pedophilia’s his thing

These are a few of the creepier things

When each new claim

Hits the media

And I start feeling blue

I just look at Twitter and then understand

All the cries of hashtag, “Me too!”

Okay, that was a very rough parody of Julie Andrew's “My Favorite Things”, but I think you get the picture.

It seems like more and more we hear of people behaving badly towards others. Usually when you have a “themed” media onslaught, I wonder what is the real, more terrible story being ignored. You know, what is this a distraction for? Sort of like, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,” or more appropriately, “Pay no attention to the bill being passed by Congress.”

Then I wonder what if this IS the real, more terrible story.

And I want to cry.

“Peace on earth, goodwill towards men.”

Sigh . . .

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