This week in Twittering Celebrity twatter we have two very different twittery stories.

Perpetual 12-year old and cougar-lover Ashton Kutcher threatened to quit that Twitter-bitch if they teamed up to do a reality show, ‘cuz you know, Kutcher’s above that sort of thing. Anyone remember “Punk’d?”

CNN reports:

Ashton Kutcher — Twitter’s top tweeter — warned he may pull the plug on his tweeting if the micro-blogging service partners on a reality TV show.

“It’s all fun and games until somebody gets stalked,” Kutcher wrote in a Twitter posting late Monday.

Variety magazine reported Monday that San Francisco-based Twitter.com had partnered with TV producers Reveille and Brillstein Entertainment on an unscripted show that would be “putting ordinary people on the trail of celebrities in a revolutionary competitive format.”

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said there was “no official Twitter TV show” in the works, but “we have a lightweight, non-exclusive, agreement with the producers which helps them move forward more freely.”

Kutcher used Twitter to post a link to a news report about the partnership along with this message: “Wow I hope this isn’t true. I really don’t like being sold out. May have to take a twitter hiatus.”

The actor, who boasts a record 2 million Twitter followers, frequently posts updates that take fans behind the scenes of his life and his current movie production — “Five Killers.”

“Five Killers” director Robert Luketic, who caught Kutcher’s Twitter addiction, also suggested he would disappear from the Twitterverse.

“Ahh yeah. If this is true my shop is closed,” Luketic tweeted in response to Kutcher’s message.

Kutcher challenged CNN last month in a race to 1 million Twitter followers, which he won. His following has almost doubled that in the five weeks since.

His wife, actress Demi Moore, also threatened to shut down her Twitter account, which has more than 1 million followers.

“I hope this isn’t true — if it is, our Twitter time may come to a quick and sad end!” Moore tweeted Monday.

Bitch PUHHHHLLEEEAAASSEE! Ever since Ashton teamed up with that stale botoxed sandwich Demi, he’s been a wet blanket full of twatty-ness. When these two aren’t crying about the non-issues like being “harassed by paparazzi” they are posting gross pictures of Demi’s ass or her missing toof. I can honestly not think of a more annoying couple, and that’s including Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag. *ahem*

Losing Ashton and Demi’s voice in the “twitterverse” would be a Godsend, so please let the stalking begin if that’s what it takes. Two less twits twittering, where’s the downside?

On the upside, it’s nice to hear some celebs are using the blabbering-tool for the good of others. The NIN brainchild, Trent Reznor is using his twittering to help raise funds for Eric De La Cruz, the brother of CNN correspondent Veronica De La Cruz. Eric, who’s only 27, is dying from a rare condition and needs a heart transplant. When Reznor heard about the efforts to help save Eric, he decided to get involved and used his Twitter following to raise donations for Eric. More from BNET:

But, as the De La Cruz family is learning, then there is the power of rock n roll. Trent Reznor, who is better known as Nine Inch Nails and who is currently on a revival tour, found out about Eric’s case and posted via Twitter and the Nin website an offer way too good to refuse.

Donate money to Eric’s cause and you can hang out backstage with Nine Inch Nails during their tour. Over the space of about 48 hours, according to my sources as well as posts on Twitter, the group has raised around a quarter million dollars to help Eric’s chances of obtaining his heart transplant.

That amount is now in the $850,000 range and growing. Click on Trent’s page to learn more about how to help Eric.

Now, it’s no secret I would have had Trent Reznor’s goth babies (’except he’s now engaged, and well, I am married and beyond having bay-beh friends) so I guess you could say I am a bit biased. This however, does NOT mean I am wrong. Twitter (and yes Glosslip has an account in case you wish to follow our occasional tweets) is like any social networking tool, it can be used for good, like Trent is using it, or it can be used to annoy the hell out of people, like Ashton and Demi insist on doing.

The tool is only as good as the tools using it, and let’s face it, Ashton is a complete tool. Also, I CAN’T wait until Demi’s entire face and body collapse under the weight of all the plastic and botox she’s injected into and she finally looks her age. We’ll see how long Ashton hangs around for that nightmare.

Tick tock tick tock…Father Time awaits you Demi

And here we go again with the remakes!

It has been decided that they are going ahead and remaking Footloose. Why don’t they just leave these movies alone? Many would consider the original Footloose back in 1984, starring Kevin Bacon, a classic. The popular teen movie also starred a young Sarah Jessica Parker and the great Jon Lithgow.

I never considered Footloose a classic myself, but I do like Kevin Bacon, and I think they should just stop remaking these movies and come up with their own friggin’ ideas.

The original movie’s story was about a city kid who moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned. No, it wasn’t filmed in Amish Country in Pennsylvania.

I would think they might have to update the story line a tad to make it relevant to today’s youth. Maybe this one will be about an urban white boy who wants to rap? Oh wait, Eminem already did that.

Chace Crawford of “Gossip Girl” has been tapped to play the part of Ren McCormack, the part made famous by Bacon. Originally High School Musical and Hairspray star Zac Efron was set to play the part, but dropped out of the project, supposedly because he was done acting in musicals. Hmmm….one man’s cheese is another man’s gold I guess.

A better question is, will Kenny Loggins update the theme song of the same name, or will they remake that as well?

Hollywood — destroying my youth one remake at time.

While Chace is certainly a bit more hunky than Bacon, what with his chiseled jaw and classic good looks, I don’t know if he has the dancing chops to fill the role as Bacon did. Bacon did most of the dancing in the original,although he did have a dance-double for the more difficult parts. Which reminds me, how has Bacon managed to avoid “Dancing With The Stars”?

Kevin Bacon in Origial Footloose 1984

Bacon even does a back flip at the school dance. But perhaps the most famous scene for Bacon is the warehouse dance scene. And if you need a refresher on this movie, like I did. Check out the original Movie Trailer.

Back to the remake….

Us Magazine reported:

It’s official! Chace Crawford will star in the Footloose remake, Paramount Pictures confirms to Usmagazine.com exclusively.

“Chace Crawford will play the lead role of Ren McCormack in the film Footloose,” Paramount told Us Tuesday.

The news is expected to be officially announced to trade publications Wednesday morning.

The actor has been considering the part for some time but had yet to officially sign until this week. He had been in contract negotiations and was struggling to make filming work around his Gossip Girl schedule, which is also due to start shooting its third season, a source told Us.

Crawford was offered the lead role of small town bad boy Ren — portrayed in the 1984 original by Kevin Bacon — after Zac Efron dropped out of the project in March.

The High School Musical star said the film “sort of” wasn’t a good fit.

“I want to grow a bit with the types of movies I want to make,” he said in April. “It was more along the lines that I was looking for a new challenge, and this was another musical.”

Footloose will be produced and directed by High School Musical alum Kenny Ortega.

Other stars who have auditioned recently for the movie, which is set to begin shooting in March 2010, include Hayden Panettiere, Amanda Bynes and Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Julianne Hough.

Well I am sure all pubescent gals will be drooling over this movie, just like they did High School Musical.

Wonder what Kevin Bacon will think of the movie remake? Well apparently, not too much.

From TopNews back in March:

Kevin Bacon has told Broadway bosses not to offer him a role in the stage revival of his hit movie musical `Footloose’, as he’’s just “not interested”.

“I”m not interested in doing that. They did one, and that’’s enough for me.”

I hear Bacon is a nice guy, plus, he gets major props for keeping his Hollywood marriage to actress Kyra Sedgwick going for the last 21 years — a lifetime in Hollywood years. While Kevin may not be interested in doing any more Footloose interpretations, perhaps he will be curious enough to give this movie the ol’ once over to see if Chace did his part any justice.

Of course, Kevin’s got plenty of his plate to keep him busy, like his rock band, the Bacon Brothers Band and the charity he started called Six Degrees.

The charity is set up so you can basically support your favorite charities by donating or creating fund-raising badges — as well as check out the favorite causes of other people, including celebrities online. 

A little help from Wiki to understand the premise behind the trivia game SixDegrees and the charity:

The charity was named six degrees after the trivia game based on the concept of the small world phenomenon and rests on the assumption that any actor can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps.

The game requires a group of players to try to connect any film actor in history to Kevin Bacon as quickly as possible and in as few links as possible. In 2007, Bacon started a charity named SixDegrees.org. The fantasy author-editor Richard Gilliam devised his Movie Links online game in 1990, and it was played extensively on Genie four years before the quite similar Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game was promoted in 1994. Gilliam’s game was much more difficult in that a player was required to find the shortest number of movies linking actors as diverse as, say, Gloria Swanson and Chris Farley, rather than continual links to the same specific actor.

Pretty darn cool huh? Beat that Chace! For us in the “mature audience” we’ll take the original Footloose any day. No offense Chace!

Well you know the US is in trouble when rappers have to resort to buying cubic zirconium and lesser grade diamonds for their bling obsessions. Oh dear, what are we to do? Certainly this is a great concern to all? NOT!

I am sorry, I never thought bling was prestigious or cool. I know it’s extremely popular in the rap culture, but I hate the fact that bling (the cultural term for gaudy and flashy jewelry) and cars ultimately define a person’s success in this society. But all that may be changing soon.

Now I don’t mind someone buying a tasteful car or moderate jewelry to treat yourself as a pat on the back for a job well done or as a gift to celebrate some sort of important occasion, but when it comes to buying this stuff just to show how wealthy you are as a status symbol…blech!

Of course jewelry has been around since the first homo sapiens first traveled north out of Africa. Early man’s first attempts at adornment date back as far as 100,000 years ago, using perforated beads made from snail shells. Over the centuries jewelry has had many functions, including use as currency, portable wealth storage AND of course, as STATUS measurement, thanks to the Egyptians.

Celebrities have donned all sorts of bling going way back.  Wealthy people, stars, musicians, athletes and royals alike, love to flaunt their wealth.

The Tower of London houses the British Crown Jewels, where the Queen of England’s personal stash is valued at $58 million. I find this utterly disgusting and wasteful. Let’s not forget the bling of Elizabeth Taylor and other celebrities’ with their larger than life engagement rings.  Today hasn’t changed much in the celebrity corner, as far as engagement rings — the bigger, the gaudier, the better.
 

Disgustingly Fake PR Photo Op

Katie Holmes was given a 15-carat pale pink diamond engagement ring, AFTER THE FIRST DATE (arranged marriage much Tom?) believed to be worth over $1 million.  At least that is a million dollars that Scientology won’t be getting their mitts on. Yay!

Of course you can buy a replica of Katie’s rock for a mere fifty three dollars! ONLY $53.00, ka-ching!

Young Liz Taylor Loved Her Bling

But real “bling” usually means only one thing…GIANT BIG ASS RAPPER necklaces, watches and rings. Double the diamonds, double the tacky.

The term was supposedly coined by rapper B.G. back in the 90’s when his single “Bling Bling” was released. Perhaps the term was coined by B.G. (Baby Gangster), but I think the roots of bling go back to Mr. T of A-Team fame, the original bling-a-nator.  He wore enough crap around his neck to choke a horse. Oh, and rings too, lots of rings!

I Pity The Poor Fool Who Snatches My Chains

Jason Arasheben who has a shop in Beverly Hills and creates pieces for wealthy clients said:

“A lot of these rappers simply don’t have the money for real stuff anymore. It’s to the point where they are wearing imitation jewelry, and that’s ridiculous.”

Who can forget the monstrosity he created for rapper Lil Jon, which read “CRUNK AIN’T DEAD”? I know I’d like to.

Holy Pretentious Crap!

But wait, there’s more…

The season premiere of TLC’s “Jon and Kate + Eight” premiered on Monday and attracted 9.8 million viewers, beating out the “Lost” season finale which had 9.3 million viewers. On every level, that’s wrong. Then again, we are seeing a shift in people’s viewing habits and while “Lost” is a creative and entertainment masterpiece, even Jack and crew can’t beat out real-life human drama and the public’s voyeuristic inclinations.

A build up to the Season 5 premiere was a landslide of tabloid stories featuring the estranged Gosselins, including allegations of infidelity against them both, ongoing hysteria over the exploitation of their children, the vast sums of money they get for their “reality” show and all the freebies Kate keeps sticking her sweaty, greedy paws out for.

The above clip is painful to watch, as it’s clear that Jon and Kate are not comfortable being around each other and each tries to proclaim they are there for their kids and doing their best to make it work. Um…ok. Forgive my reluctance in buying that argument, but if they both wanted to do what’s best for their kids and salvage their marriage, they’d walk away from the monster they’ve created and works things out in private.

But here in lies the issue. What Jon and Kate have done is essentially trade their marriage, privacy and happiness in for cash, fame and recognition — let’s face it, the results were a foregone conclusion.

I can’t think of one reality show featuring a family that has gone well. MTV has single-handedly killed three marriages: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Carmen Electra and David Navarro and Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler. What exactly did the Gosselins and TLC think would happen?

The sudden mix of money and fame can be a lethal combination for even the best intentioned people, but when you have two mismatched people like Jon and Kate, it’s almost a guarantee for disaster. Clearly Kate made the decision to trade her soul for money and Jon turned in his nutsack long ago.

Regardless of how you feel about Jon or Kate Gosselin, what people are watching, paying for and finding entertainment in, is the disintegration of a family. Is this the kind of thing we as a society should be encouraging? Perhaps America should take the advice of Kate’s own sister-in-law and stop watching all together.

Of course, I refused to watch from the beginning, so I can’t miss what I didn’t have!

Wait... Does My Hair Look Ok?

Honey pack up the kids in the car! We’re going to Hornyworld Love Land!

Darn, just when I bought tickets to China, they go and close down their version of Wally World gone HORNY before it can even open. “Love Land” certainly looked like an interesting park to say the least.

I wonder if there was an age limit posted at the entrance? Otherwise I can see a long afternoon of very embarrassing questions from the kids!

Oh those wacky Chinese.

Anorak reported:

CHINA’S first sex theme park, Love Land - has been demolished.

What now for the giant penises and huge vagina’s, the naked bodies and an exhibition on the history of sex?

Perhaps more sex for South Korea – where the sex theme park does very good business”

Wait….. South Korea has one?  Oh good I am still in luck.

So what was China thinking?
But wait, there’s more…

Grrrrr!! I Love Scientology!

Just when things are looking up and NBC drops Scientologist Jason Lee’s show, “My Name is Earl,” (the dumbest show ever…right up there next to My Mother The Car) CBS says they are coming out with a new comedy this Fall called “Accidentally on Purpose”, and will star Jenna Elfman. Thanks CBS, thanks A LOT!

Jenna was recently interviewed on the Early Show, to promote her new flop show and they ran a clip of Accidentally On Purpose. It is beyond BAD. In the small clip you can already tell the show is loaded with bad acting, lousy writing and it’s just NOT funny.  See for yourself.

For those of you who don’t know who Jenna Elfman is, she made it big with the TV show “Dharma and Greg” years ago. Now for all you youngins’, who are saying, who or what the hell is Dharma and Greg, allow me to enlighten you.

The show aired from 1997 – 2002 and was about a culture-clashed couple, with Dharma, a goofy neo-hippy whose parents are new agey types and her husband, Greg (played by Thomas Gibson) a straight-laced lawyer, whose parents, you guessed are also uptight yuppies. Oh the hilarity that ensued (or didn’t depending on who you ask) as the quirky Dharmas and the uppity Gregs dealt with life’s little mysteries. Ok, enough of that drivel.

In real life, Jenna is NO Dharma, abiding by the live and let live policy of her on-screen persona, but rather she and her husband Bodhi, (son of director Richard Elfman) are die-hard Scientologists. And just to keep you apprised of what Scientologists believe about other religions — they don’t. Even worse than most mainstream religions, Scientology is one of the most intolerant of outside beliefs and other faiths of any cult around.

Not surprising… Bodhi’s father Richard, is also a Scientologist. Jenna and Bodhi met at auditions for a Sprite commercial. Bodhi was responsible for getting Jenna into the cult. The BOTH studied under Milton Katselas who is the teacher at the famed The Beverly Hills Playhouse. Unfortunately Katselas has pressured MANY celebrities to get into Scientology, but since he has “dropped his body” at least he won’t be able to lure any new converts (thanks Liz).

The Elfmans have one child, Story Elias, who will presumably be raised as a Scientologist. SAD I believe Jenna is OT V on Scientology’s Bridge To Nowhere. Correct me if I am wrong.  And she has also been on Scientology’s Freewinds cruise ship which was laden with asbestos when she traveled on it. Better get those lungs checked Jenna!

Now this new show, “Accidentally On Purpose” is supposed to be a comedy, but the true comedy here is definitely Jenna herself. She has been known to come out with some pretty off-the-wall statements over the years, and Jenna and Bodhi defend their cult with an iron fist.

Back in 2006, when Elfman was out one day with Bodhi, they happened to come across someone wearing a Scientology is Gay t-shirt which pictured Tom Cruise on the front, and a young John Travolta, with VERY GAY written underneath.

This prompted Jenna to scream at and berate this man wearing the t-shirt with standard Scientology attack behavior, asking him what his crimes were and if he raped a baby. Yes you read that right. Seriously, WTF is up with that line of defensive, or in this case, offensive? That’s a classic sign of instability and insanity if you ask me. 

TMZ reported:

 ”Tom Cruise’s recent public displays weren’t evidence enough, Scientologists Jenna and Bodhi Elfman prove that they, too, are willing to go to great lengths to defend their religion.

Indie film director John Roecker tells TMZ he was walking to his car with a female friend in the trendy Los Feliz neighborhood last Sunday when he was approached by a shirtless man and a tall blonde. “Hey, man, you’re making fun of my religion,” said the stranger angrily.

Roecker quickly recognized the couple as actor Bodhi Elfman and his wife, ‘Dharma and Greg’ star Jenna Elfman. Mr. Elfman’s ire was apparently drawn by Roecker’s self-made t-shirt, which had a picture of Tom Cruise on the front under the caption “Scientology is Gay!” and a ‘Stayin’-Alive’-era John Travolta on the back with the words “Very Gay!” For the record, both Cruise and Travolta have said repeatedly they are not gay.

According to Roecker, whose encounter was first reported on LA’s KROQ-FM’s Kevin and Bean Show, the invective started to fly after he made several references to Scientology theology and its reported central tenent, the story of Xenu.

Roecker says Jenna repeatedly said “What crimes have you committed?” and began screaming at Roecker, “Have you raped a baby?” as motorists on Los Feliz Boulevard drove by in snarled traffic.

Roecker says it appears that Bodhi Elfman prepared to take a swing at him, but thought against it.

Bizarrely, Roecker also says that the Elfmans had a young, twenty-something male companion with them whom they continually instructed to move away and cover his ears whenever references to Xenu were made.

Roecker says this is not the first time he has worn a t-shirt that has provoked similar reactions from fellow devotees of L. Ron Hubbard like Juliette Lewis, Lisa Marie Presley, and actor Hal Ozman, who worked on ‘Dawson’s Creek’ with none other than a certain Katie Holmes. Sources at the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre say Roecker is no stranger to them. Several non-celeb parishioners have also complained about Roecker’s t-shirts.

Bodhi Elfman’s rep Jenni Weinman tells TMZ that according to Bodhi “He was out for a Sunday stroll with his wife, when some guy walks by with a t-shirt on, very prominently attacking his religion. Words were extended and Bodhi and Jenna were personally attacked for their beliefs. As they went about their business, the guy continued to try to illicit negative responses from the both of them. As they walked away he continued to scream propaganda and hate at them. Apparently he spent all Monday calling the press to promote himself.

Yikes! Elfmans, grow the hell up and get a clue on reality! Oh wait… too late, you’re Scientologists, things like reality and a clue are foreign terms.

I was going to give Jenna a good dissing in this article, because she most definitely deserves it, but it’s really not necessary. All one has to do, is quote Jenna herself, her quotes pretty much diss herself.

So here we go…a few charming quotes by Ms. Jenna Whack-a-Do Scientology Extraordinaire.

But wait, there’s more…

Loonnnnng Legged Katie At the Capitol

Looks like our little cultie Katie flew into DC to do a play at the National Mall.  Here she is dressed in high-waisted naval looking pants and a sheer navy top. (Looks a bit like a Scientology Sea Org uniform).

Is it me, or does anyone find her involvement with this ceremony upsetting?, Considering Scientology beliefs on anything to do with brain injuries, their stance on psychiatry, and ESPECIALLY the false war records of their founder L. Ron Hubbard.

Hubbard’s ”war hero” claims, have mostly been totally debunked. He greatly exaggerated his worth and rank in the military, and I am sure that any veteran would find these lies to be beyond despicable. And please feel free to go check out scans of his actual Naval records, it will make you cringe.

L. Ron Hubbard The "War Hero" In His Final Days

I find it very hypocritical for Katie and hubby Cruise to attend a ceremony in recognition for veterans when they believe the founder of their cult was such a war hero, and that brain injuries can be fixed with an e-meter.

I guess most of the public will just look at this as a WONDERFUL tribute that Katie is doing, but that’s because most people don’t realize the harm Katie and other celebrity Scientologists perpetrate by supporting and endorsing a cult.

ABC Reported:

She just took in the “American Idol” finale, and this weekend, Katie Holmes will be on hand for an equally all-American event.

Holmes is among a clutch of stars performing in tonight’s 20th anniversary National Memorial Day Concert broadcast from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on PBS (8 p.m. ET, check local listings). She plays the sister of an Iraq war veteran, Jose Pequeno, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in combat. Pequeno, his sister, Elizabeth, and his mother, Nellie Bagley, will be in the audience. Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna co-host.

My father is a WWII veteran. He was overseas for 42 months during which he endured malnutrition, “jungle rot”, and missed three Christmas away from home. He has suffered hearing loss and for years, as late as the 1970’s, if you woke him too suddenly or made any noise, he would jump to a complete standing position from laying down. Needless to say “don’t make any noise around Daddy” was an understood rule in our household growing up.

I highly doubt that my father or ANY veteran would appreciate anyone who would lie about their war history or time in the service.
Especially someone like L. Ron Hubbard who eventually became a millionaire from bilking his “church” members out of billions of dollars and who later died a fugitive hiding from the law.

So excuse me if I find Katie’s performance in honor of our heroic veterans extremely disturbing. I also doubt that if the public REALLY knew just how much Katie and Cruise (especially Tom) revered Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, that they would appreciate  Katie’s participation in this ceremony.

To all the REAL veterans out there both with us and for those who have passed, we deeply thank you for your dedication and service, and our hearts are with you and you families.

Blessings to you and yours on this Memorial Day.

It’s summer y’all, that means crazy summer songs, long warm nights and LOTS and LOTS of drinkin’! Well, at least that’s what summer means to me and my peeps!

So, our 3rd annual summer song hit list compiled by D-Bomb herself is set. Lonely Island featuring T-Pain starts us off (NSFW, many F-Bombs ahead), with Jamie Foxx’s “Blame It” and rounding out with Ludacris’ “One More Drink.” Notice a theme here? Just add alcohol for instant fun, but remember drink responsibly – and check it, before you wreck it! Especially you celeb-types!

Happy Unofficial Start To Summer!

British Actress Lucy Gordon, was found hanged in her Paris apartment in what police feel was an apparent suicide.

Lucy had a small role in Spider Man Three as well as a few other films (see below). An autopsy will be performed which perhaps may shed some light on this unfortunate and sad event.

Gordon would have turned 29 tomorrow, and only heaven knows what reason this young gal would have to take her young life.

E! Online reports:

Lucy Gordon, a rising British actress whose biggest claim to fame was a minor role in Spider-Man 3, was found dead of an apparent suicide in her Paris apartment Wednesday—two days before her 29th birthday.

Per French police, Gordon hanged herself while her boyfriend was sleeping. No word what may have motivated her to take her own life. An autopsy was pending.

Born in Oxford, Gordon worked as a model before making her feature film debut in 2001’s Perfume.

Aside from her role as a reporter in the Spidey sequel, credits included John Cusack’s romantic vehicle Serendipity, The Four Feathers opposite the late Heath Ledger and the John Krasinski-directed Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, which debuted in January at the Sundance Film Festival.

Before her death, she had completed Serge Gainsbourg’sA Heroic Life, a biopic on the late French entertainer, in which she played the role of British thespian Jane Birkin.

Perhaps in time this mystery will be unraveled. We send Lucy’s family and friends our sincerest condolences.

The more I read about Kate Gosselin, the more perfectly she fits the shifting paradigm of “American Mom.”

Kate’s domineering control over her husband and her children are a symptom of how we as a society are adopting new gender roles. Gone are the days when women stayed home to raise the children, tend to the wash and play dutiful wife to their bread-winning husband. Now, not only do women “want it all” but they want it on their terms, and as they dictate.

While certainly many see Kate as a raging bitch with perpetual PMS, others see her as their champion, a heroine of new the feminist movement. Not only does she keep her brood in line, but she can reduce her husband to the most molecular level of diminished manhood with a simple withering glance, and a sharp tongue.

You have to hand it to Kate, she used her womb to create an empire of sorts, albeit in the obscure recesses of Pennsylvania, but it’s an empire nonetheless. Kate’s sort of like the Angelina Jolie of suburban moms. Both women are polarizing figures and celebrity sensations, just on more scaled down (in every way) version.

Kate’s making a reported $75,000 an episode on her TLC show, and revered by women across the country managing to somehow become a multimedia mogul, complete with best-selling books. And of course there’s all those tabloid cover stories which are sure to sell out as the consumptive masses gobble up every last detail of her less-than-ordinary greatness.

While Us Magazine paints her as a monster, People Magazine (always one-upping those Us folks) provides her a safe haven to retort to her detractors.

Kate admits she’s often been an easy target for those who want to make her out to seem like a monster. “In the first two and a half years that we were doing the show (Jon & Kate Plus Eight), I felt very ugly towards fans,” she says. “The gawking, that sort of response creeped me out. I was not willing or ready to accept what you get back when you put your life out there…..”

A Breaking Point

Though the Gosselins have gotten used to interest in their lives, the scrutiny of Jon and Kate has become increasingly intense since reports of the couple’s alleged infidelities hit the newsstands. It’s tough to escape when the job that keeps their family afloat is also keeping them in the tabloid glare – and even the tough-minded mama has her breaking point.

“It’s so scary,” she says of the lengths to which some go to cover her family. “It’s like one of those movies where you have to change your identity and go underground. I’ve been saying, ‘Let’s find a country where our show doesn’t air, and let’s just go there until this all dies.’ I have to laugh about this, or else I’ll cry. It’s a matter of, when will they stop?”

No matter what might be said about her, Kate says if anyone really wants to see her bare her fangs, they only have to go after her kids. “I don’t want them dragged into this. It kills me,” she says. “I’m far from perfect, but I’ve started to prioritize what is important, what has to change, what I can live with, and what I have to live with. My children are important. My attitude is important. My marriage is important, and though I don’t know where that’s going right now, I know I can definitely choose my attitude. And I know that I will never give up, I will not stop, I will not fail my kids. Everything else I can’t control, I’m just going to have to learn to live with it.”

Beyond the obvious, “Kate’s a bitch” response, which I feel intrinsically she is, Kate in many ways is like a lot of moms out there: fed up, overwhelmed and unwilling to put up with it. Many of us, myself included, work jobs and try and support our families as best we can, only to come home to crabby, hungry kids, messy houses and too much workload. But unlike most of us, Kate has an ARMY of people helping her and loads of money to help offset the stress over making ends meet. While Kate has many fans and supporters, there are also plenty of women who manage to do all Kate does WITHOUT berating our spouses, firing 40 staffers sent by the state to help or lashing out at anyone or everyone without the slightest provocation.

Season 5 of “Jon and Kate Plus Eight” premiers Monday, and there is no doubt that with all this drama, some of which spawned by Kate and Jon themselves, their show will win big ratings. But at what cost to their family, children and marriage?

As a society we need to encourage balance and moderation in our lives, and all Jon and Kate Plus Eight offers is extremes on each end of the spectrum. Surely Kate isn’t ALWAYS a bitch, anymore than any other woman. So how about we see that side Kate. Unless of course, it doesn’t exist.