linking to the clip

TV In a recent blog post, Marina Hyde took the BBC to task over their Lyndsey Lohan documentary, linking to the clip which looks like a Funny or Die? parody rather than serious programming. In the comments, a reader took her to task by trotting out the usual excuse about celebrities bringing serious issues to the attention of the public. To which Hyde offered the following, which I think perfectly indicates what's gone wrong with society in this century:

"focusing on these celebrity crowds expert voices out of the discourse, replacing them with infinitely less informed voices of entertainers; it can shut many people off the message completely as celebrities often lead lifestyles which undermine the moral seriousness of their mission; it excludes radical arguments from the debate as celebrities tend to be drawn to overseas causes that will not alienate their paying public back"

Apologies in retrospect for another Guardian link. Other newspapers are available, even if most of them aren't worth reading.