Jon's shackles contract with TLC expired at midnight, according to his reps. Presumably, Kate and the kids' contracts are up, too. Best wishes on their next chapters.
Dwindle, thank you! That's so funny...after I posted I read mote tweets regarding the new serieand I thought I bet that's their wordfor season. LOL Thanks for verifying
If she didn't want "you" to find out, she wouldn't have posed for pictures. She is not obligated to share every event of her life with you, despite your obviously desperate need to know what she is doing at every waking moment.
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Anonymous, you're missing the point. The point is that Kate likes to hide things that make her look hypocritical then lie about it later and claim that she wasn't allowed to Twitter. Why would the Red Cross be encouraging people to Twitter about the event three days in advance if they told Kate she couldn't twitter? The point is also that Kate doesn't have the first clue how a celebrity uses Twitter to their advantage. Any questions? I know it must be hard to support this head case at this point. I give you credit.
Kate's blowing this photographer thing all out of proportion because she's hoping it becomes a big news story and she'll get invited to appear on a talk show to "set the record straight". That way she gets her face on TV, gets some attention and sympathy, is able to trumpet to the whole world that she did something for charity (seeee, everyone? She's really not a self-absorbed harpy!), and she gets to "display" another one of those hideous Mac-whatever dresses. Win-win for her.
@radiogrl43 thanks. I'm going to need it lol 2 hours ago - Twitterrific
radiogrl43 @Kateplusmy8 kate...a morning show michrophone has your name on it here:) whenever you're ready! http://t.co/ynZ3j2bJ 3 hours ago from Twitter for BlackBerry®
t over the years she has tried to channel this into things she finds more positive, such as deliberatly developing some OCD-type behaviors, (endlessly scrubbing the kitchen, controlling food, now weight loss) ------------
I never thought Kate suffered from OCD. I just thought she was a controlling witch. It's an insult to people that truly suffer from OCD, no one wants to be like this..the constant washing of the hands, the repetitive motions that constantly occur, etc. The one instance that proved to me she WASN'T OCD was the ep during their move, she was in the old kitchen blathering on, and spontaneously kicked a bunch of paper towels on the floor and left them, all the while laughing about it. A true OCD sufferer could not have done that. Kate's just a controlling bitch.
Anon- You're correct, Kate certainly is under no obligation to share every minute of her life with us and I rather wish she would just fade into obscurity all together.
I agree, I don't think Kate was conspiring to try to hide her whereabouts at the Red Ball. I don't think it ever occurred to Kate to promote the Red Ball. This was a photo op for her, plain and simple. I mean, she'd already called attention to their cause with her blanket photo. She'd done her duty to them and didn't owe them anything else beyond that. Her mere presence at the event was help enough to raise awareness for their cause.
And this, again, is one of the reasons Kate does not succeed. What good are you as a spokesperson if you don't promote? She wants people to offer her jobs that will capitalize on her fame, however why should they? Your interviews are all about you! You don't mention anyone except yourself 99% of the time and when you do remember, it comes across as a sort of "Oh yeah, and I'm here for xxx...now back to me!"
The woman has had opportunity after opportunity. She has had/has amazing talent management representation these last few years. And still she blows it. Because in the end she can't see her nose in front of her face. Kate is her own worst enemy.
Wryview- It's only fair to hold both parents to the same standard.
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Not exactly. I think people deserve chances and benefits of the doubt if they've earned such chances and benefit of the doubt and have proven themselves overall to be good people and parents. I believe in sort of a three strikes thing. If you're only on strike one or two, I'm not worried about you. If you're on strike 106, you're done.
@radiogrl43 thanks. I'm going to need it lol 2 hours ago - Twitterrific
radiogrl43 @Kateplusmy8 kate...a morning show michrophone has your name on it here:) whenever you're ready! http://t.co/ynZ3j2bJ 3 hours ago from Twitter for BlackBerry®
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Oh brother! Once again being rewarded for her narcissistic, sociopathic, paranoid, manic behavior.
Sillimom, but why is it that Kate NEVER twitters when she is doing something VIP or wearing an expensive dress and shoes or being a celebrity?
I don't buy that it just didn't occur to her. I buy that she likes to hide it as long as possible. I buy that she deep down knows she's a hypocrite so she shuts up. I buy that she is getting tons of attention and therefore doesn't need to have her narcissism FED by her tweeties. t buy that she is in the mindset of not spoiling the episode. I buy that she likes to play mind games with people and play hide the ball because this is amusing to her, like a cat playing with a half dead mouse. But it just didn't occur to her? I mean, it certainly occurs to her to tweet like a maniac about a host of other things.
Bet the fact that the crew stayed in hotels just frosted her! Hmmm....I wonder...don't they have food at hotels? Couldn't the crew have brought food with them so she wouldn't have had to forage for food???
xxxxxxx lol. They stayed in hotels... With all the regular comforts of life.... Arrived each day all showered and human looking lol 15 hours ago - Twitterrific
xxxxxxx @Kateplusmy8 RV Trip ep is on in the UK now....just wondering where your crew slept for the trip? Would have been such a squash with them 2!
Why should he have to take the kids somewhere on spring break? How many people actually do? We never have. We work. It's been 5 years since we went on a vacation. Are we horrible parents because of it? I don't think so. He's under no obligation to take those kids on ANY vacation.
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I totally agree. Geez, I think we went on vacations over Spring break maybe twice my whole childhood. My parents worked and that really wasn't a good time to take off. Plus you'd have to go VERY far south where our spring break was in February (all the way to Florida, which was across the country from me) to even remotely get anywhere warm. People used it for ski trips and my family didn't ski.
I don't care if a family wants to have a staycation I have memories of shopping with my mom and sledding with my dad and playing with friends and siblings and relaxing. It was fine. What my parents sure as hell didn't do though is have a staycation with us then take off for their own VIP events and trips and so on while we did squat.
anger - I love it! So Kate and Jon got "divorced" because TLC told them to create drama, huh?
Um Kate? What does it say about you that you would compromise your personal integrity and go along with TLC's wishes for more "drama" if you knew it was damaging you and your family?
Kate, stop talking/tweeting. You're coming across as desperate and, even worse imo, stupid.
Blog: Today I choose… MARCH 13, 2012 Today I choose… - to smile on the outside even tho I may feel frowny on the inside. - to take a really negative situation and look really hard find the one possible positive in it and focus only on that! - to make the effort to make my children happy and give them amazing childhood memories despite all other clutter and noise in my life! - to take the road less traveled which is the hard road because I know it is the best thing to do and the outcome is always the most rewarding! - exert myself to the maximum in order to achieve my goals! - to encourage others along my way! - hold myself to the highest standards possible in order to live the most achieved life imaginable for myself and the ones I love! - to realize that as a mom I have immense responsibility and I may not “slack” if I want the best for my children! - to remind myself that all decisions I make matter! - to give myself permission to “rest” and “take a break” for a short time once in awhile in order to chill out mentally before I hit life hard once again! - to ignore hate, dishonesty, attempted sabotage, and the ones that wish it on me and instead pay kindness, acceptance and positivity forward! - to find solutions and not problems! - to get up each and every time I am knocked down in life! - to make at least one person smile, because if only that, I’ve made the world a little bit better! - to realize that I am blessed beyond words….and that alone should inspire me to do ALL of the above each and everyday!
I hope for each of you a positive and love filled day, despite what you are going through!
Oh what a MARTYR!!!! Her life is so HARD because one lone pap tweeted a few negative tweets that you couldn't manage to just IGNORE.
God Kate check can.com this morning. 8,000 are dead in Syria. A child's fingers were found in the trash in Hawaii and no one knows what that's about. There's massive flooding in Louisiana and a bunch of kids on a school bus almost got swept away. And through the roof gas prices are just kicking most middle-class Americans when they are down.
This blog is supposed to put a smile on the face of whoever reads it...well, it did more than that...it made me laugh with nauseousness:
Blog: Today I choose…
March 13, 2012
Today I choose… - to smile on the outside even tho I may feel frowny on the inside. - to take a really negative situation and look really hard find the one possible positive in it and focus only on that! - to make the effort to make my children happy and give them amazing childhood memories despite all other clutter and noise in my life! - to take the road less traveled which is the hard road because I know it is the best thing to do and the outcome is always the most rewarding! - exert myself to the maximum in order to achieve my goals! - to encourage others along my way! - hold myself to the highest standards possible in order to live the most achieved life imaginable for myself and the ones I love! - to realize that as a mom I have immense responsibility and I may not “slack” if I want the best for my children! - to remind myself that all decisions I make matter! - to give myself permission to “rest” and “take a break” for a short time once in awhile in order to chill out mentally before I hit life hard once again! - to ignore hate, dishonesty, attempted sabotage, and the ones that wish it on me and instead pay kindness, acceptance and positivity forward! - to find solutions and not problems! - to get up each and every time I am knocked down in life! - to make at least one person smile, because if only that, I’ve made the world a little bit better! - to realize that I am blessed beyond words….and that alone should inspire me to do ALL of the above each and everyday!
I hope for each of you a positive and love filled day, despite what you are going through!
XO K8 ___________________________________ And THEN, she just cannot STOP and says within a couple of minutes of her blog that she has now blocked Philly guy and that no one is to believe his lies.
Uh, what exactly has he lied about, Kate? You are SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL. SHUT UP. JUST STFU. O.M.G.!!!!!!!
Kate would have no clue about designing a running shoe. A lot of science goes into those designs. I imagine that Kates idea would be a pink shoe with lots of glitter and 4 inch heals.
Yeah what did he lie about anyway? He said she was grouchy, which I would suggest is more of an opinion than a lie. He said she wouldn't take a pic with Steve, which she pretty much admitted when she went into how gracious she was to give him a pic of at least her. So, what then?
Awww thanks Admin for mentioning Syria, my homeland. Yesterday in Homs, children were stabbed to death in front of their moms and girls were raped in front of their moms then stabbed to death while some women and children were burned alive but poor poor Kate! Excuse me while I go get a tissue!!
Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not. I agree that a spring break trip is not required to make anyone a good parent.
I do hope Jon surprises me and somehow manages to come out on top. My gut says that won't be the case. I think he will continue to allow people to take advantage of him and there's a good chance he will make a fool of himself.
For example, I cringed when he released that video telling Kate that reality TV is not a career. Who shot that piece? He was sitting on a low couch and frankly, he looked fat. Someone with a basic idea of video production would have had him sit on a different chair or shot him only for the neck up. Jon worked on that show and was part of the editing. How did he not see this?
I won't continue to beat a dead horse. This is my opinion and I will be happy if he proves me wrong.
Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not.
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No. That's not what happened. Kate was criticized for not planning anything while she continued to SPEND MONEY ON HERSELF. We criticized her unwillingness to spend a dime on her own kids while she lives the high life.
If Jon starts going on a bunch of VIP vacations and celebrity events and whatnot and never does anything fun with his kids, he will get the same criticism.
For those asking about radiogrl43, this is the local radio show person who has been trying to recruit Kate to run a local 5K for charity. She has been trying now for about two months. Kate has responded to her once or twice (always noncommitally, of course), but she perked right up when the lady said she could come in to be on her show. Her station is WRFY, "#1 in Berks County!" Yeah, unfortunately I don't think that's high-profile enough for Kate. Moreover, I think she knows that going on local radio would have many more of her "haters" appearing on her Twitter.
And yes, I think martyr complex should definitely be added to narcissist, sociopath, and histrionic personality.
Not a Fan, at about the same time Kate was going on and on about how wonderful staycations are, she described no less than FOUR TRIPS lined up for herself, three half marathons and a full one. Then she she was spotted by three separate people out of town, and took off for a VIP gala with a 450 dollar dress on.
I swear to God her twitter feed is like a bunch of 6th grade girls in the bathroom at the middle school. "Mean Mr. Philly Paparazzi Man isn't being nice to me, so you all have to ignore him otherwise I won't be your friend and placate you with my happy! uplifting! thoughts! and! words! of! wisdom!!!!!!!"
She is not playing with a full deck. The rewriting of history (that's recorded on tape), the martyr syndrome, and the "I'm better than you all are" attitude is disturbing and pathetic.
She really is out there on her own now with no one to balance her unrealistic view of herself isn't she?
kateplusmy8 And,btw,I've now blocked the Philly paparazzi liar& I encourage ALL to do the same..whether u love or hate me,1 fact remains: he lied to u!
Is she still going on about this? She won't drop it? What is wrong with this woman? This is such immature behavior. I'm sure this guy cares that he is blocked. If I were Kate and I thought that maybe, just maybe, this guy had something on me, the last thing I'd want to do is tick him off.
"Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not."
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Kate wants complete control over these kids and their lives. She's the one who should do the planning. Jon works. WORKS. Something that she should try. I doubt if he can take a week off from work to take the kids on a vacation. She knew this vacation was coming up. I don't buy it that it slipped up on her. Kids talk about spring break weeks in advance. She has a calendar. She didn't take them away because it wasn't being funded by TLC and she wasn't getting paid for an episode, plus the fact that SHE knew she was going away and any break was going to cut into her social events.
When K8s Tweet fever was going on I saw her live feeds. One was from the RCross and something like...It was taken care of.
I think she or Steve tweeted or called the RC and told them to make the photog not to print the picture. The RC probably told him if he printed it they would not let him at any event ever again.
I saw that, too, although now I can't find it. Totally agree. Somebody pulled strings and the pic won't be printed.
Too bad the guy got cocky and said ahead of time what he was doing. If he'd said nothing and just done it, he could always have begged forgiveness later.
And yes, I think martyr complex should definitely be added to narcissist, sociopath, and histrionic personality.
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Yes, Gift of Grab, MARTYR should be at the top of that list.
Berks Neighbor, her "I'm better than you are" attitude and her constant tweets that anyone who criticizes her is "just jealous" are indeed reflective of her "unrealistic view of herself."
Mel, yes Kate brought "awareness" to the RC gala event...as usual, she made it ALL ABOUT HER.
If she doesn't want to tweet FINE but don't lie about it.
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Has anyone verified with the RC that there was a "rule" about not publicizing any celebrity's attendance prior to the event? This sounds so strange. If it can be verified, why would she lie about it, knowing that she's going to be called out on it? She just doesn't think, does she?
When K8s Tweet fever was going on I saw her live feeds. One was from the RCross and something like...It was taken care of.
I think she or Steve tweeted or called the RC and told them to make the photog not to print the picture. The RC probably told him if he printed it they would not let him at any event ever again.
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I also saw it. He wouldn't have been crowing about "photo around the world" if it wasn't something telling - he's a pap, he knows what sells. I have just figured from the start he was manipulated somehow to pull it.
That was my earlier comment after the twitter frenzy that she was suddenly all flowers and exclamation points - "someone" handled it for her.
Of course, that doesn't mean that it won't come out later, unless he was forced to delete it. But it does make him look like a fool. He must be the one with the thick skin, not her, if he doesn't care about looking foolish, lol. In any case, her hyperactive response clearly showed that something went on that she didn't want anyone to see.
I swear to God her twitter feed is like a bunch of 6th grade girls in the bathroom at the middle school. "Mean Mr. Philly Paparazzi Man isn't being nice to me, so you all have to ignore him otherwise I won't be your friend and placate you with my happy! uplifting! thoughts! and! words! of! wisdom!!!!!!!"
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It's just so pathetic. Just let it play out. Most us here don't like him based on his actions alone, not on whatever Kate TELLS us about how we should feel and think. I'll decide how I feel and think myself thanks.
She tries too hard. Kate? Relax, no one likes this guy. Not even us. We came to this conclusion without your guidance and orders on how to feel about him.
I'm sorry if I left the impression that I am a fan of Kate. I cannot stand that vile piece of work.
My caution and concern is the blind support of Jon who, in my opinion, has not shown himself to be much of a decision maker.
Do we forget that Jon was right there as they first 5 seasons were shot? Jon capitalized on it right along with Kate. He had a say in the beginning and he went along with everything. He only raised his objections when his marriage fell apart.
Jon knows firsthand, better than any of us, the kind of parent Kate is. He even went on television and said she was a 'good mother' and he left the kids knowing Kate would be the primary 'caretaker' (for lack of a better word.)
I know Jon was abused and treated like garbage. I feel bad for him. I cheered when he went private and hoped he would slowly heal and continue making a life for his children. Signing on with a talent agency is a step in the wrong direction.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 29 Not a Fan, at about the same time Kate was going on and on about how wonderful staycations are, she described no less than FOUR TRIPS lined up for herself, three half marathons and a full one. Then she she was spotted by three separate people out of town, and took off for a VIP gala with a 450 dollar dress on.
What do the kids get? ________
The 8 get to play in the basement while doing work.
The don't get to go to the real movies but they do get to stay home and share 3D glasses.
They get to play in a cold park while eating cold lunches while mommy runs.
Oh Kate's kids have such a hard life sheeple. They haven't got to go on any trips while Kate flaunts herself at galas.
You know what? Her kids should be lucky they get to just stay home and relax. I don't see what all the fuss is about.
As a kid my parents took us kids to visit grandparents, did we get a "break?" no. We got to haul rocks, dig ditches, pull weeds, mow the lawn, clean the garden, muck out the barn, move hay bails, compress the trash and crush beer and soda cans for a whole week. It was hot, dirty and long hours while the adults sat on chairs in the shade drinking tea. You know what I was told? "Be grateful you have a place to sleep at night. This is what life is, kids are supposed to work. Teaches you to suck it up and learn that life will be hard."
This is what so frustrating about Kate. Her life is so hard because there is no longer anybody around to hand her free crap that's all. Without a big power house behind her, now who is going to jump when she asks? Her kids that's who.
It's official by now, the Twattermania over the non-event has created more of a firestorm in Twitterland than any silly picture that could have been published. For real. By now the RC is on to pkanning it's next event, vapid photog is writing next column and Kate, well Kate is STILL on Twitter pissing and moaning. Today she has given the world another chapter in confusing uplifting advice, thoughts from Kate to ponder while making tortilla soup. The best advice she has been given is "get a job".
Spring break is over; a normal person would have dropped off the kids at the school bus, stopped for groceries, gone for a run, taken a shower, made lunch plans with a friend, Kate is twittering and twattering. It is insane how much attention she craves, needs, demands. The gravy train is over, her awful personality will keep her off the stage and she refuses to see the real world. Painful.
When K8s Tweet fever was going on I saw her live feeds. One was from the RCross and something like...It was taken care of.
I think she or Steve tweeted or called the RC and told them to make the photog not to print the picture. The RC probably told him if he printed it they would not let him at any event ever again. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here we are on Day 3 and Kate is STILL bringing him up. We'll call this #1043 in the "Kate is a Vindictive And Hateful Bitch" handbook. She so obviously had this "taken care of" and her ass was saved yet again. Not satisfied to just STFU, she has to keep publicly crowing and taunting him about what a "liar" he is.
His mentioning 2010 Philly trip (that he did report on at the time) is key. It tells me he might of gathered some info and/or maybe a photo or two that Kate and Skeeve would rather not be made public. It sounded like he has a picture(s). I believe Kate when she says their interaction last Saturday was 20 seconds, it probably was. I really think this is about Hugh calling Skeeve her boyfriend, she got pissed at the suggestion so (just my hunch) he was going to go public with some info or pics he has to stick it to her for being bitchy about it. Until someone else persuaded him to do otherwise. Because being a verified homewrecker and husband stealer would really put a dent in her grifting enterprise :(
Notice the RC director said awareness is what it's all about.
Hmmm....what did Kate do to make her many, many followers AWARE of the RC gala, so they, too, could donate?
Well, she caused a snit with a pap. I guess people are aware now. But I highly doubt this is what the RC had in mind. Smirk.
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The irony is that Kate critisized mean Mr. Pap of taking attention away from fire victims:
@Kateplusmy8 @iPhillyChitChat U will report ur opinion&look desperate.I've sd all I wanted2say.I'm sad u took attn off home firevictims! @RedCrossPhilly
Do we forget that Jon was right there as they first 5 seasons were shot? Jon capitalized on it right along with Kate. He had a say in the beginning and he went along with everything. He only raised his objections when his marriage fell apart. ---------- I respectfully disagree...I think the marriage fell apart because Jon finally saw what tlc was doing to his marriage and his family. He finally wised up and wanted his family to fade to obscurity...Kate on the other hand, wanted fame and fortune handed to her on a 'golden platter', and therefore the marriage ended.
Kate threw away the ONLY man that will ever love her and all those kids for fame, fortune and trips. What is this lady's obsession with going places? She must have had one screwed up childhood.
I think Jon was clearly miserable in the last few episodes that filmed him. He was manipulated and backed into a corner. Kate took off her on her book tour with her boyfriend and Jon got stuck at home with the kids.
I wonder what he thought the plan should be? If they ended the filming, could they sustain the home they just purchased? I agree that he realized the filming needed to stop and I think he had a strong desire to save his marriage and family.
I don't hate Jon. Like I said, I hope he surprises me. I'm just calling it like I see it.
I wonder what he thought the plan should be? If they ended the filming, could they sustain the home they just purchased? I agree that he realized the filming needed to stop and I think he had a strong desire to save his marriage and family.
I don't hate Jon. Like I said, I hope he surprises me. I'm just calling it like I see it. ----------- Yes, you make some interesting points. I wonder what he thought when they bought that house...perhaps they had more money in the bank than what the general public believed? Maybe he thought they as parents could get other media jobs that would have sustained the household expenses? Who knows.. It was clear by the time they bought the house their marriage was clearly in trouble. Perhaps he saw something between Kate and Steve? Her constantly being gone was his breaking point?
With Jon signing up with this new firm, the TLC contract ending for him (kids and Kate as well?), only time will tell what his intentions are regarding the public spotlight. Everyone knows what Kate's priorities are.
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Kate was criticized for lying. It happens here all the time. There are numerous posts here that explain this.
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Didn't see it, but did the video get a lot of play on the blogs you frequent? Jon Gosselin is not the only 30 something to not eat healthy, not exercise enough and drink to much beer. It happens...a lot. Perhaps it would be better if he spent 10 grand on some lipo.
I have no idea who filmed the video but do I get a free cruise ticket if I say that it was Jon's ex girlfriend?
"And,btw,I've now blocked the Philly paparazzi liar& I encourage ALL to do the same..whether u love or hate me,1 fact remains: he lied to u! about 4 hours ago"
I suppose we should all block Kate since she has lied hundreds of times herself.
I think this is why she got so upset. She saw in him ( the Philly guy ) a lot of what she sees in herself. A liar.
If Twitter is where Kate intends to extend her 15 minutes of 'celebrity' status, we are in for YEARS of this drama. These kids are becoming more of a distraction to her with each passing day. I thinks she sees this medium as her new forum to remain relevant, and she is obsessed. It gives her instant gratification, feeds her ego, and has people jumping to her defense at any hint of criticism. Twitter was made for Kate, it fills her days and nights until she gets her next big break. Today's potential break,...waiting for any running shoe company to come knocking, operative word here......waiting. Kate Gosselin's "Running From My 8" runners, with little sequined and feathered wings. Yep, they'd sell ;0)
I imagine when you work two jobs there's not much time to sit around all day pondering whether to go for a 10 mile run and tweeting all your musings on this thought. It's easy to stay in shape when you do NOThiNg all day.
When is this stupid bitch gonna run out of money? That'a the only time she'll stop all of this nonsense and go to work....too much time on her hands...this is really getting old....and I'm stuck in the house with 4 kids so I don't have much of a life. I'm getting bored with this whole thing. I love reading this blog but I find myself here less and less. I don't even know if she's "human" at this point. She's a waste of my time and I'm just plain sick of her....
To clarify- I didn't mean to slam Jon's weight. (I could lose a few pounds myself and my treadmill has cobwebs on it.)
My reference to the video was only about the ANGLE it was shot. Very unflattering. I thought he looked bigger than he actually is. My point is that after years of filming I would hope Jon had learned a little something about things like that.
wayward said... 47 His mentioning 2010 Philly trip (that he did report on at the time) is key. It tells me he might of gathered some info and/or maybe a photo or two that Kate and Skeeve would rather not be made public. It sounded like he has a picture(s). I believe Kate when she says their interaction last Saturday was 20 seconds, it probably was. I really think this is about Hugh calling Skeeve her boyfriend, she got pissed at the suggestion so (just my hunch) he was going to go public with some info or pics he has to stick it to her for being bitchy about it. Until someone else persuaded him to do otherwise. Because being a verified homewrecker and husband stealer would really put a dent in her grifting enterprise :(
Think you nailed it!
There was talk at the time of the Philly incident that he had some ah...interesting...photo(s), but it never went anywhere.
There was twitter chatter this time where he was kind of gloating that she didn't recognize him from the Philly incident. Which would indicate that she had no idea who he was, or what he had in his back pocket, or she wouldn't have been nasty to him at the RC gala.
I'm sure he was thinking, big mistake lady! I got you now.
Most people spend extra time on hair and makeup for an event like the Red Ball. Kate bragged that she did her own hair and makeup, but with the exception of the headband, her hair and makeup looked the same as it did when she supposedly crossed the finish line at the marathon in Las Vegas. While it would be great if she did these things for herself, the end result was she looked like she just didn't have time to even comb her hair. Wonder why?
As far as "1 fact remains:he lied to you," how is that a fact? We know she has a long track record for lying. We don't know if Mr. Photo Man does or not and may never know.
Kate stated in one of her tweets on Sunday that she had said all that she had to say, and yet today is Tuesday and she is still yammering about Mr. Photo Man.
I suppose we all now understand why "no neva means no to me." No one ever takes a stand with Kate and sticks with it. While I understand why Sylvia LeFlair didn't stand firm with the lawsuit she won against Kate, I wish she had. Instead of Kate feeling like a heel, she thinks she won. She just stole $10,000 and crowed about it. So this is how she teaches her children about responsibility? Will she ever accept responsibility for her actions? I guess we know the answer to this also.
Sorry for the rambling. She just pushes my buttons!
Taunt the guy enough and at some point he may just say fuck it I'm publishing everything I got. She's so stupid. ________________________________________________
I've thought that too, but he's probably too small time to risk business to future engagements if he was told to stand down. An interesting point here is that this management firm that Jon hooked up with probably represents numerous people who were at the RC gala. Calling JG a pig is not a smart thing to do either.
I just watched a video on YouTube called Father of the Decade about a guy whose son was born without eyes and without the ability to straighten his limbs. He will always be blind and in a wheelchair. But he noticed his son had an ear for music, a true gift, so he encouraged him to learn to play piano and later trumpet, and he plays both by ear BEAUTIFULLY. I mean, concert level.
He's now at university and his dad works the overnight UPS shift, takes his son to his classes (he attends with him, because he needs so much help), and actually pushes around his wheelchair on the football field because he's in the marching band.
This father has to be super exhausted every day of his life, but he calls his son his hero.
I watched that before I read Kate's syrupy sweet empty platitudes on her blog. She doesn't even know the meaning of being knocked down. She doesn't know the meaning of tired, and she certainly doesn't know what it's like to sacrifice yourself for someone else, like your child.
I had a true moment of pity for Kate. Not sympathy, just unadulterated sincere pity. She's so empty inside. She's just a facade incapable of true emotion. She has eight children she only sees as work and headaches. She's driven away any opportunity for adult companionship, platonic or romantic, with her horrible behavior and attitude. She's blinded by her own lies and indignation.
And now starts her even faster descent into obscurity.
I just realized what she reminds me of: there's a girl main character in two Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales--The Red Shoes and The Girl Who Trod On A Loaf. Karen in the second story REALLY makes me think of Kate. She's prideful and vain and hurts others without caring, until she is punished severely. I'll find the link,p and post it. If y'all read it, you'll see exactly what I mean.
Dallas Lady - 65, thank you. I understand your pity comment completely. I don't in my real life know anyone as shallow and unkind as Kate. I wish she had someone she trusted who could sit her down for a tragic heart-to-heart. I wish someone could penetrate her blindness before it is too late. (Perhaps it already is ...)
I really think you would have to hold her at gun point to force her to listen and even then nothing logical would make sense to her.
Her name was Inge, not Kren, sorry. Karen was in The Red Shoes.
The first part of the story:
THERE was once a girl who trod on a loaf to avoid soiling her shoes, and the misfortunes that happened to her in consequence are well known. Her name was Inge; she was a poor child, but proud and presuming, and with a bad and cruel disposition.
When quite a little child she would delight in catching flies, and tearing off their wings, so as to make creeping things of them. When older, she would take cockchafers and beetles, and stick pins through them. Then she pushed a green leaf, or a little scrap of paper towards their feet, and when the poor creatures would seize it and hold it fast, and turn over and over in their struggles to get free from the pin, she would say, “The cockchafer is reading; see how he turns over the leaf.”
She grew worse instead of better with years, and, unfortunately, she was pretty, which caused her to be excused, when she should have been sharply reproved.
“Your headstrong will requires severity to conquer it,” her mother often said to her. “As a little child you used to trample on my apron, but one day I fear you will trample on my heart.” And, alas! this fear was realized.
Inge was taken to the house of some rich people, who lived at a distance, and who treated her as their own child, and dressed her so fine that her pride and arrogance increased.
(The rich people are TLC. LOL.) I'll let y'all read the rest if you care to. Inge is punished for her arrogance and cruelty, so it might be a nice palate-cleanser.
I would like to force Kate to listen as I read just one news story coming from Syria. Just one story about tortured children and mothers. Then I would like to ask her about her "I Choose..." comments.
There has to be a way to make her understand how self-absorbed she is.
Let's hope that, without the backing of TLC, she will not be approached by the national TV bookers for appearances to further exploit the children by crying that she, as am unemployed single mother of 8, has bills in her purse which she cannot pay.
When K8s Tweet fever was going on I saw her live feeds. One was from the RCross and something like...It was taken care of.
I think she or Steve tweeted or called the RC and told them to make the photog not to print the picture. The RC probably told him if he printed it they would not let him at any event ever again. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here we are on Day 3 and Kate is STILL bringing him up. We'll call this #1043 in the "Kate is a Vindictive And Hateful Bitch" handbook. She so obviously had this "taken care of" and her ass was saved yet again. Not satisfied to just STFU, she has to keep publicly crowing and taunting him about what a "liar" he is.
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But it's the closest she's gotten to having a teeny bit of media attention again, even though it was miniscule, she was all over it just for the little bit of attention it brought. I think she was hoping the whole debacle would've gone more national ( ie. Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition ) but it didn't go that far. I think that's why she won't let it die; hoping they will pick up on it so she can be on tv again. She will do ANYTHING to get her face on tv.
Wait an ivy league university is doing a lecture on how Kate is a monster??? Baww ah hahahhaha!!!!!
I guess we can file this under You Just Might be a Child Exploiter. When brown university holds a lecture about how f-Ed up what you've done to your kids is, you just might be a child exploiter.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Where: Smith-Buonanno, Room 106 95 Cushing Street Description: There are perhaps no more hated figures in American popular culture at the present moment than Reality TV star mothers, who have sold their children's private lives for celebrity and financial gain, particularly Kris Kardashian Jenner and Kate Gosselin.The aggregate critique indicates that the "momager" - or mom manager - is guilty of two crimes: she cheated in her climb to upward mobility by wanting celebrity too much and she has defied a dearly held (if not always overtly uttered) belief that middle-class heteronormative motherhood should be fully consummating to a woman. More than two decades of scholarship has demonstrated that the mother’s idealized place within the private realm of the home makes her public representation difficult. The controversial figures of Kate Gosselin and Kris Jenner further show that a larger ambivalence about the role of the mother has not been resolved, particularly when played out on reality television.
Brenda Weber is Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of American Studies, Communication and Culture, Cultural Studies, and English at the Indiana University-Bloomington. She is the author of "Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity" (Duke University Press, 2009) and editor of the future book "Reality Gendervision: Decoding Gender on Transatlantic Reality TV" (Duke University Press).
Sponsors: Women's History Month and Women Students at Brown.
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litytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 74 Wait an ivy league university is doing a lecture on how Kate is a monster??? Baww ah hahahhaha!!!!!
I guess we can file this under You Just Might be a Child Exploiter. When brown university holds a lecture about how f-Ed up what you've done to your kids is, you just might be a child exploiter. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Now you've done it!! LOL. I'm going to call it now--she'll be tweeting about this lecture and how she's so misunderstood as she's only trying to feed her 8 kids, urging everyone to boycott Brown University (shouldn't be a problem for her sheeple) and making vague threats to sue.
I hope she sees this, about the lecture at Brown. I would love to see her demanding to be given equal time to debate the issues, as we know how strongly she defends her publicity-hound ways as being the ONLY thing she can do to keep food in her kids' mouths. And then I would love to watch as it dawns on her that Brown will not pay her (or even her expenses, or even STEVE) to come to town and issue her rebuttal, but if she stills wants to do it, they'll be happy to reserve a lecture hall and advertise.
At that moment, we will see INDIGNATION exiting quietly, stage left. Kate tell her story FOR FREE??? NEVAH going to happen.
not a fan -- I agree with you somewhat about Jon, but I disagree that he has been given a free pass. We've gotten on his case plenty when we felt he deserved it. However, you are criticizing him for things beyond his control. He didn't leave his kids and go off. KATE threw him out, and the COURTS gave her control of the children. Read back in the archives and you will find a post by Admin that outlines the number of times Jon has taken Kate to court. We don't know most of the outcomes, but several of his losses were well-publicized at the time. Also - he may have gone along with filming because he was completely under Kate's control, but Kate herself admitted that he never wanted to do the show. We don't know how many things are different because of Jon's insistence behind the scenes. Yes, Jon was, and maybe still is, too passive and laid back. However, Kate is very forceful and Jon was very young when she got her hooks into him. I don't know exactly when they met, but he was no older than 20, and they were married when he was barely 22. Most of us make a lot of mistakes in those early years of adulthood. Unfortunately, Jon's mistakes, and I think his worst one was trusting Kate, have had far-reaching consequences that no one could have foreseen at the time. I'm willing to cut him some slack and withhold judgment on future actions. I think he's earned it.
Sort of OT. Did anyone realize that Phyllis Schlafly is still around? She was on NPR the other day along with the president of NOW. Hasn’t changed a bit.
Susantoyota 76, I don't think the sheeple will be bleating to boycott Brown, I saw several multi-syllable words in the description - I'm pretty sure they will think it's a class on good mothering. I will say, Women's Studies have come a long way, baby. Back in the day, my first class on Women In Business was taught by a man who believed wholeheartedly that women belonged in the kitchen. Probably barefoot and pregnant too, I don't know. I left the class before he got to that part.
And..."feeling frowny"? Oh. Mah. Lawd. Best selling author, my ass.
Kate needs to stop climbing up on that big splintery cross she drags around and ask herself, "Hey, why DO so many people seem to hate me? Could it POSSIBLY be something I'VE done???"
Oh and if she gets another show on any network, I'll eat my handbag bit by leathery bit. It's not going to happen. She might be desperate enough to go on that local radio show once or twice but she'll be upset at how local-yokel it is and/or they'll come to hate her, as 99% of people do.
whyohwhy said... 25 Awww thanks Admin for mentioning Syria, my homeland. Yesterday in Homs, children were stabbed to death in front of their moms and girls were raped in front of their moms then stabbed to death while some women and children were burned alive but poor poor Kate! Excuse me while I go get a tissue!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hope your family is safe, whyoh. I cant imagine the extra hurt in your heart.
Last weekend my sister's house was robbed, right down to the spices in the cabinet; a dear friend elected hospice care; my sis in law had knee replacement which went badly; 2 young teachers I know lost their jobs; but share your tissues with me as we sob for poor poor Katie and the milk (that she doesnt allow them to drink) that is being yanked from her 7 year old preschoolers' mouths!
Quick, let's pass the hat and send Katie her much needed vacation!!!!! It's so draining being lazy, keeping lies straight, and offending everyone in your path in "like 20 sec". Besides, she needs to rest up for her free cruise!
Administrator - Radoronline has an article up regarding JonBenet Ramsey's father's comments on GMA this morning. He regrets letting her compete in pageants. Thought this might be of interest.
Dallas Lady, 65 Beautiful post! Your comment gave me goose bumps. It's so much more effective than the vulgar tweets that have become the norm.
Kate is a twit, 71 & Jen, 75 Thanks for the heads up.
Brenda Weber is Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of American Studies, Communication and Culture, Cultural Studies, and English at the Indiana University-Bloomington.
At last! It's always been my hope Kate would be a topic for modern cultural studies. Whoo hoo!
Localyocul said... 3 Dwindle, thank you! That's so funny...after I posted I read mote tweets regarding the new serieand I thought I bet that's their wordfor season. LOL Thanks for verifying
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Now see? Wasnt that nice? To ask a question that you werent sure of, we exchanged some information, you decided it met your needs and you said thanks and we had a smile. At no time did either one of us call each other names, question each other's intellegence, make admin get out her Big Red Marker... It was just nice.
Those are the terrific things about this blog, it's like neighbors having some chats on a summer evening. Every once in a while a drive-by shooting takes place, we all dive for cover or shoot back, but then things get back to being very nice.
If you read the description, the Brown lecture may well lean more toward somewhat mocking the "dearly held (if not always overtly uttered) belief that middle-class heteronormative motherhood should be fully consummating to a woman", rather than criticizing K8 and her cronies. If there is audience discussion, it should prove to be interesting.
I thought the same thing. The description sounds more like an examination of those poor moms who dare step out of the kitchen into reality TV and how misunderstood they are. Here's hoping for a deeper study on the ethics of selling your children to the media and what could drive a parent to do this.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Where: Smith-Buonanno, Room 106 95 Cushing Street Description: There are perhaps no more hated figures in American popular culture at the present moment than Reality TV star mothers, who have sold their children's private lives for celebrity and financial gain, particularly Kris Kardashian Jenner and Kate Gosselin.The aggregate critique indicates that the "momager" - or mom manager - is guilty of two crimes: she cheated in her climb to upward mobility by wanting celebrity too much and she has defied a dearly held (if not always overtly uttered) belief that middle-class heteronormative motherhood should be fully consummating to a woman. More than two decades of scholarship has demonstrated that the mother’s idealized place within the private realm of the home makes her public representation difficult. The controversial figures of Kate Gosselin and Kris Jenner further show that a larger ambivalence about the role of the mother has not been resolved, particularly when played out on reality television.
Brenda Weber is Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of American Studies, Communication and Culture, Cultural Studies, and English at the Indiana University-Bloomington. She is the author of "Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity" (Duke University Press, 2009) and editor of the future book "Reality Gendervision: Decoding Gender on Transatlantic Reality TV" (Duke University Press).
Sponsors: Women's History Month and Women Students at Brown.
Contact Amanda Kozar (amanda_kozar[at]brown[dot]edu) or call SDWC (401-863-2189) to ask questions or to request accommodations, special services, or assistance. Cost: Free
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And Katie Irene-monster allowed this?
I will be shocked if she doesn't bully Brown University into removing her saintly name from the course- tout de suite.
I loathe this "woman" and "her" entire brand!
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On The View today they had the editor from US magazine and he was discussing celebrity twitter wars. Not a single mention of Khate! "She's" just not relevant!
"to take the road less traveled which is the hard road because I know it is the best thing to do and the outcome is always the most rewarding!" ======
What the hell is this? The hard road? THE HARD ROAD?! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Oh that's rich Kate. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! The road you took has been scattered and cushioned with fucking rose pedals since the day you caught yourself a rich dentist's son and bamboozled his entire family. You ugly disgusting black widow spider. Pity to the people you've caught in your web.
Gawd. I think it's time to drag out the GREATEST OF ALL GRIFTERS GRIFTED GIFTS list that was compiled by this blog, print it out and send it to BU.
It looks like Kate's 15 minutes aren't quite up yet, more tabloid coverage?
PhillyChitChat.com guess @Kateplusmy8 is going 2 get her tabloid wish. mon 2mags contacted me and I was sympathetic to her plight. today another + not so much
For what it's worth, Notafan, I also agree with many of your points.
I understand that Jon didn't get custody of the kids. I will not presume to know how hard he fought for custody. Regardless, not having custody is not an excuse to move to a luxury apartment in NY when that money would have been better spent buying or renting a modestly sized home in the area where his children live. He blew through (his children's) money just like Kate continues to do. His fatal flaw is gullibility. He trusted the bottom feeders he go involved with after the divorce, Michael Lohan? That awful lawyer of his? Ugh! I hope he learned his lesson after all of that.
Of course this is only my speculation, but I have a feeling that he only left the limelight because he was forced to by TLC. The general public hates Jon just as much as they hate Kate and like Kate, he has nothing to offer as far as a career in media goes. All those two have to offer is selling their children, children that the viewing public have become bored with. What Kate doesn't realize is that if Jon is mediocre then the whole family is.
Please don't take this as some sort of argument in Kate's favor. I don't like either of them very much, but I definitely dislike Kate more.
understand that Jon didn't get custody of the kids. I will not presume to know how hard he fought for custody. Regardless, not having custody is not an excuse to move to a luxury apartment in NY when that money would have been better spent buying or renting a modestly sized home in the area where his children live. He blew through (his children's) money just like Kate continues to do. His fatal flaw is gullibility. He trusted the bottom feeders he go involved with after the divorce, Michael Lohan? That awful lawyer of his? Ugh! I hope he learned his lesson after all of that.
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And how many years ago was this? Two, three years, even? It was speculated that the NYC apartment was paid for by TLC, but we will probably never know.
Has he been attacking Kate in the media? Begging for handouts on twitter? Traveling to marathons, going to galas, acting as though this is EMPLOYMENT? Posting pics of his kids on the internet on a weekly basis? Selling his daughters on a cruise? Talking about his daughters bras on a radio show?
Have we heard/seen anything other than an occasional pap pic of him taking the kids someplace? And when was the last time that happened?
Jon has kept his mouth shut and found employment that has nothing to do with his children. The general public "hates Jon" because all they hear is Kate badmouthing him. When was the lat time he defended himself???
Jon has a likable quality, seems to be able to get along with others, and I could see him doing a tv show, similar to something like the dirty jobs show.
But he's been walking the walk. And I hope he stays true to that course.
fade2black said... 83 Susantoyota 76, I don't think the sheeple will be bleating to boycott Brown, I saw several multi-syllable words in the description - I'm pretty sure they will think it's a class on good mothering.
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I think some of those big words were difficult for you to understand, as well as for the Administrator and others, since you are assuming that this lecture will paint Kate as a monster. Based on the description, that is not clear at all. The discussion will be about gender roles and how women who don't fit the suburban middle-class archetype are perceived.
Well, I see from her latest blog: Kate is doing damage control. What happened Kate, you got a dose of real reality, that hardly anyone noticed you at the Red Cross Ball, and what the Tarot reader: told you something you did not like or wanted to hear? Or Did you get a sign from God, and now tryin to amends things. Remember Kate, what is on film is on film, just like interviews, nobody forced you. You said it yourself: "our show is the realist of reality shows" or was that because TLC still paid the bills. Has anyone noticed, since TLC is not paying anymore, Kate has been saying that everything we see or saw on both shows was edited and over drama to get ratings, thus making all of what was filmed a lie. Kate's tryin to re-write history. Maybe because Kate finely woke up, or is Kate headed for a mini break down/hissy fit, because of what was said & done over the last 8 years. And nothing is going according to her bucket list/plans.
Wasn't there some talk that TLC was behind the NYC apt? Or some other tv show?
He sure seemed to think he had it made in the sun then. I wonder if tbat crack lawyer of his had him convinced that he could walk away from the tlc contract. Obviously not true.
Read it again? The descriptiOn right out of the says she sold her children's lives. Then goes into deeper issues regarding gender stereotypes. This is not difficult for most to understand. The fact that she is even being invoked in such a discussion speaks volumes. I think it's a fascinating topic.
They tend to think there is just a handful of loud haters. What the fail to realize is that most people of an intelligence, empathy or common sense can see how those poor little rich kids have been exploited.
Poor fans. Can't stand it when the public speaks. Poor fans. It's like they are consistently betting on a lame horse. Poor fans. No blog to post on without giving up your identity. Poor fans. Jon won't date them.
Two reasons she didn't wear a red dress to the gala:
1) She was clueless about it, and didn't even notice last year that most of the women wore red. 2) Wherever she grifted the dress from didn't have a red dress. And goodness knows she isn't going to *pay* for a red dress.
Read It Again said... 109 fade2black said... 83 Susantoyota 76, I don't think the sheeple will be bleating to boycott Brown, I saw several multi-syllable words in the description - I'm pretty sure they will think it's a class on good mothering.
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I think some of those big words were difficult for you to understand, as well as for the Administrator and others, since you are assuming that this lecture will paint Kate as a monster. Based on the description, that is not clear at all. The discussion will be about gender roles and how women who don't fit the suburban middle-class archetype are perceived. __________________________
Oh, thank you, Kate's Manager. Perhaps you are right...more likely, you are not.
Kris Jenner and Kate have a lot in common: Both cheaters; both liars (Kris Jenner is 62, NOT 56); both pimps of their children; both obsessed w/ celebrity; both totally self-absored; both famewhores; both ruled solely by the almighty buck; both constantly seeking a camera; both lacking moral integrity on so many different levels that it is mind boggling; both braggarts; both narcissists; both lacking the education to write a book but thinking they are so famous they can take credit for someone else's work...shall I go on...I can...I can go on and on and on.
PhillyChitChat.com @iPhillyChitChat guess @Kateplusmy8 is going 2 get her tabloid wish. mon 2mags contacted me and I was sympathetic to her plight. today another + not so much --------------------------------------------- She should have played nice!
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 113 Read it again? The descriptiOn right out of the says she sold her children's lives. Then goes into deeper issues regarding gender stereotypes. This is not difficult for most to understand. The fact that she is even being invoked in such a discussion speaks volumes. I think it's a fascinating topic.
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Apparently it's difficult for you to understand. This is not going to be a "Kate Gosselin is a horrible mother because she sold her kids out to reality TV" diatribe, as you crowed in your initial comment on the subject. It's going to be about gender and how people respond to women who don't fit their preconceived notions of what constitutes "normal" motherhood, from a distinctly feminist perspective.
Mel #116...While I agree w/ you that Kate didn't have a clue about wearing red to support the gala, I saw all the pics, and there were just as many women in all black as in red.
Oh, Kate, look...I came to your defense...probably because I'm sick and have a fever.
Read it again will you please lighten up? Are you incapable of understanding snark? I followed that comment with a joke about "you might be a child exploiter". My reading comprehension skills are just fine. I Understood the description. I also understood they stated as fact Kate sold her children and that did not indicate that fact was up for debate. It is hysterical Kate is named as a monster or mom in an ivy league lecture. I know you don't like it, but only Kate did this To herself.
JudyK said... 117 Read It Again said... 109 fade2black said... 83 Susantoyota 76, I don't think the sheeple will be bleating to boycott Brown, I saw several multi-syllable words in the description - I'm pretty sure they will think it's a class on good mothering.
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I think some of those big words were difficult for you to understand, as well as for the Administrator and others, since you are assuming that this lecture will paint Kate as a monster. Based on the description, that is not clear at all. The discussion will be about gender roles and how women who don't fit the suburban middle-class archetype are perceived. __________________________
Oh, thank you, Kate's Manager. Perhaps you are right...more likely, you are not.
Kris Jenner and Kate have a lot in common: Both cheaters; both liars (Kris Jenner is 62, NOT 56); both pimps of their children; both obsessed w/ celebrity; both totally self-absored; both famewhores; both ruled solely by the almighty buck; both constantly seeking a camera; both lacking moral integrity on so many different levels that it is mind boggling; both braggarts; both narcissists; both lacking the education to write a book but thinking they are so famous they can take credit for someone else's work...shall I go on...I can...I can go on and on and on.
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No doubt this would be the theme of the lecture...if YOU were delivering it. Since you are not, I will stand behind my ability to understand the topic of Dr. Weber's lecture.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not Kate's manager. I know how important it makes ya'll feel to believe that Kate and "her people" monitor this blog and hang on your every word.
understand that Jon didn't get custody of the kids. I will not presume to know how hard he fought for custody. Regardless, not having custody is not an excuse to move to a luxury apartment in NY when that money would have been better spent buying or renting a modestly sized home in the area where his children live. He blew through (his children's) money just like Kate continues to do. His fatal flaw is gullibility. He trusted the bottom feeders he go involved with after the divorce, Michael Lohan? That awful lawyer of his? Ugh! I hope he learned his lesson after all of that.
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And how many years ago was this? Two, three years, even? It was speculated that the NYC apartment was paid for by TLC, but we will probably never know.
Has he been attacking Kate in the media? Begging for handouts on twitter? Traveling to marathons, going to galas, acting as though this is EMPLOYMENT? Posting pics of his kids on the internet on a weekly basis? Selling his daughters on a cruise? Talking about his daughters bras on a radio show?
Have we heard/seen anything other than an occasional pap pic of him taking the kids someplace? And when was the last time that happened?
Jon has kept his mouth shut and found employment that has nothing to do with his children. The general public "hates Jon" because all they hear is Kate badmouthing him. When was the lat time he defended himself???
Jon has a likable quality, seems to be able to get along with others, and I could see him doing a tv show, similar to something like the dirty jobs show.
But he's been walking the walk. And I hope he stays true to that course.
Why is it that when I try to talk about Jon's shortcomings it turns into a list of the things that Kate did that were worse?
No Heather, he didn't do any of those things, and nobody claimed he did. I just wanted to point out that this supposed "walking the walk" could easily have been a result of the gag order TLC placed on him. Now that the contract is up he has representation? Something stinks. Yes, he's better with the kids than Kate. Considering Kate is a cold-blooded snake, that comparison doesn't really say much.
I know that the things I mentioned in my previous post happened years ago. That doesn't mean they never happened. I don't trust him, and I probably won't until we see that the gigs he gets don't exploit the kids.
When he was originally seen out and about you sheep swore up and down that NO WAY was Jon in bars. it was his brother, it was a doppelganger, it was a hater who had her husband have plastic surgery ... NO WAY would you sheep believe that marriage was OVER.
What are his "old ways" and does it really chap your hide that he doesn't want to do them with you?
Read It Again said... 121 Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 113 Read it again? The descriptiOn right out of the says she sold her children's lives. Then goes into deeper issues regarding gender stereotypes. This is not difficult for most to understand. The fact that she is even being invoked in such a discussion speaks volumes. I think it's a fascinating topic.
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Apparently it's difficult for you to understand. This is not going to be a "Kate Gosselin is a horrible mother because she sold her kids out to reality TV" diatribe, as you crowed in your initial comment on the subject. It's going to be about gender and how people respond to women who don't fit their preconceived notions of what constitutes "normal" motherhood, from a distinctly feminist perspective. _____________________________________
How snobbishly condescending of you. Yes, Administrator is ONLY an attorney...I'm sure those "big words" are way beyond her scope of comprehension.
And, if you are the presenter instead of a Kate manager, you will be SORELY missing the point on this one to glorify people like Kris Jenner and Kate Gosselin who do NOT deserve to be elevated to the status you are describing. You are sadly lacking in your research and homework.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 123 Read it again will you please lighten up? Are you incapable of understanding snark? I followed that comment with a joke about "you might be a child exploiter". My reading comprehension skills are just fine. I Understood the description. I also understood they stated as fact Kate sold her children and that did not indicate that fact was up for debate. It is hysterical Kate is named as a monster or mom in an ivy league lecture. I know you don't like it, but only Kate did this To herself.
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Actually, you don't "know" anything. I couldn't care less if she's part of a "mom or monster" lecture at Brown. Dissecting reality TV and reality TV personalities is a legitimate and interesting part of the study of pop culture. I'm all for an intellectual discussion of the subject, regardless of whether Kate is painted in a bad light. Rabid hatred, on the other hand, doesn't sit well with me.
You would be surprised who has contacted me to tell me they read this blog. Some people I've shared such as Ashley, Ellen and Aunt Jodi. Others who are very involved with this situation we all know who have asked me not to share. What we say is well read by those involved make no mistake. We have even hurt the feelings of some people who read here by our comments, which I feel badly about. But I'm not going to censor based on that.
I am told Jon has been with this pr agency for years. This was just some kind of renewal.
I think some of those big words were difficult for you to understand...The discussion will be about gender roles and how women who don't fit the suburban middle-class archetype are perceived.
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I think that you mean stereotype, which is a classification of a certain group of people, or a preconceived notion, assessment or opinion about certain traits and behavior of a specific group of people.
An archetype, as often used by Irish writer, William Butler Yeats, is an unconscious pattern of thought. He believed that symbols held autonomous powers of inherited memories. This pre-dates psychologist Carl Jung's theory of thought. In the context of your sentence, that is not the word that you want.
Take good lecture notes. Class dismissed. And yes, I do know what the "big words" mean, as do many others here. I have a doctorate in English lit and I know that many other posters, including admin., have degrees as well.
PhillyChitChat.com @iPhillyChitChat guess @Kateplusmy8 is going 2 get her tabloid wish. mon 2mags contacted me and I was sympathetic to her plight. today another + not so much --------------------------------------------- She should have played nice!
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Oh well. Everyone has a breaking point.
If Phillyfool decides to publish ALL his photos of Katie Irene, she has only herself to blame.
You get what you get, and you don't get upset. Isn't that right, Katie?
If you don't care about a lecture I personally do care about, why bother debating it? That's just silly. Also I don't hate Kate. But I'm sorry you feel that way.
The biggest change I notice without TLC around footing her bill to take vacations here and there, I believe in the Australia episode, Kate said with or without cameras they captured their real lives that they wouldn't do anything that was different with or without the cameras?
Well, it is different. They haven't gone on any vacations since TLC dumped Kate, have they? If I'm wrong I missed it.
I wonder if Kate would have ever joined the Red Cross without having been on TLC? Would she still have taken Mady on that lone trip to San Diego without a camera crew to film it? Would she have been able to afford half the stuff she has? That's probably a no.
Hindsight is without TLC Kate would be a nobody and she knows it and I think deep down it really chafes at her somewhat but she'll never admit it.
I mean, really, if she swears she would do nothing different then take the kids to BHI all on her own for a week in the summer, take the kids to Florida for their 8th birthday, go on another RV trip with just your kids.
Hahaha. Yeah, that's never going to happen. She won't do it because without TLC she couldn't ever afford to do it. Brings a lot of meaning to why she shoved the words, "once in a lifetime opportunity," down everyone's throat so often.
I bet reality is starting to taste real sour just about now and I have no sympathy for the person who brings on all the drama, escapades, blunders themselves while they sit their on TV and cry about how bad life is. Kate's just got to learn how to pick herself up, dust herself off and not attack everyone who calls her out on things she has to realize are true.
Wait...oh yeah, narcissistic tendencies are, "I'm not the one with the problem, it's everyone else around me, why don't YOU see things the way I do?"
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 133 If you don't care about a lecture I personally do care about, why bother debating it? That's just silly. Also I don't hate Kate. But I'm sorry you feel that way.
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I didn't say that I didn't care about the lecture. I think it sounds interesting. I said that I couldn't care less if Kate is part of a mom or monster discussion, in response to your claim that I "didn't like it." In other words, I am not bothered by it.
Marie, plus on all those trips she had TLC crew to boss around and do her bidding. If she were to take the kids anywhere now, she wouldn't have that.
Now that you mention it, HAS she taken the kids anywhere with her since the show ended? I'm racking my brain. Can't think of anything since the show ended in August/September. Has she???
I was thinking about her only eating salads, everything's got to be fat-free thing. Of course it's about control. It's the only thing she can control now. She knows as her kids get bigger and older, she will be able to control them less and less (she's even expressed her concerns about this). She can't make a network give her another high-paying TV show. She can't control the fact that she is apparently talentless (truly the definition of mediocre!).
She can't control all the things she WANTS to control and refuses to see the things she CAN control: herself. She could get a job. She just doesn't want to. She could be a nicer, better person. She doesn't want to.
Girlfriend hasn't hit rock bottom. I hope when she does, the kids aren't around.
I finally brought myself to read Kate's "Today I Choose" list. Robert Frost must be rolling in his grave to have Kate twist and (mis)interpret his words.
I have an open question for Kate, since we know either she or her minions read here. What, specifically, did Philly lie about? Other than, maybe, claiming to have an eye-opening photograph of you? He said he spoke to you. You admitted that yourself. He said you were beautiful. Did he lie about that? If not, then why are you arguing? Is it because you know, deep down, that you are not beautiful in any way, shape or form? He said you were grouchy. Well we have hours and hours and hours of film to back that statement up. It would be headline news if you WEREN'T grouchy. He said no one knew who you were. If that's a lie, then back it up with names of people who came up to you and addressed you by name. So, Kate, what, exactly was the lie that he told? From where I sit, it sounds to me like someone never learned to tell only the truth, but I'm not so sure that only applies to Philly.
Years from now, this Kate debacle will be included in college textbooks. What is she going to do? Sue the authors? In fact, I know that the topic of child exploitation/reality television is being discussed in various psyc classes and humanities courses in universities. Is she going to demand a halt to the discussion of this, and shred students' papers who have chosen to include her when they write about the subject?
Didn't Kate take the twins somewhere for their birthday last year? Maybe the other kids as well? seems like she did, its sorta fuzzy though.
As far as the college subject, as the old saying goes..."Stealing one person's work is called plagiarism....stealing a lot of people's work is called research." lolololol
I seriously doubt that anything about Kart will end up in a text book.
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I wouldn't be so sure about that. There are already chapters on reality television/child exploitation being written into textbooks, and there are journal readings being assigned that deal with child labor laws and children in the entertainment industry.
Just going to nestle into my lawn chair and watch the rest of the fireworks,fits and farts til they all drizzle out in a cold, hard, burnt -out charcoal pit, somewhat like the corners of Kate's heart.
I will watch Kate try and make someone listen to her sad story and will cheer on the scholars at Brown U., hoping they get her story straight. Only then will her kids have the strength to leave her sickened, twisted house, knowing that none of this was their fault.
Jon, be a man and Dad and help them recover, as you do too.Forget Kate, hating her only keeps her relevant, instead of in the past where she is living now, trying to recapture the gravy-train she's addicted to. Move on and love your kids back to healthy,try and forgive your ex-wife, she's a very sick woman.She needs extensive psychiatric help she will never seek.
Kate, I hope you will someday get help, so you don't have to live this tortured life of yours.I am trying to pity you, but your kids sad faces keep coming to my memory and I can't.Kids, I wish all of you peace,love and happiness.
Kate, you could probably write a real best-seller , based on the truth of your life.Ha, guess that will be a better job for you Jon.But, who would really want to know? The ideas I have of what you put your kids through scares me, the truth would probably kill me.
I'll get off my soap-box now.This is so OT.The Gov. of Ont. just called to advise me of my only Aunt's death.Her house was littered with pictures, letters and mementos from my kids and g'kids lives.Mine was the only address they found , she kept every letter,card and gift I had sent her for 30 years! Yikes! I am kind of shocked right now.
Please hug and kiss your families; you never know when your last day will be. I am going to have a little cry while I remember going to my Aunt Joyce's house every summer and picking raspberries in her backyard. She was a very sweet and kind woman who married very late in life, who loved dogs and her only brother's kids dearly. RIP, Auntie.
Wasn't there a fancy-schmancy two bedroom condo that Jon "got" in snow/ski country somewhere? The place where he wore that stupid knit cap and talked about "hanging" with 15 yr. kids and how "marketable" his kids were? It was supposed to be something he could share with Cara but she only went once and came home early, in tears.
I have a brother who was born with no eyes, and he also is mentally retarded. I called my folks the Parents of the Century, for their dedication to my brother despite the exhaustion, and for never ever complaining. Such a wonderful example they set. As a result, we "kids" have our priorities in life straight. We also all work with the handicapped in one capacity or another.
Here kHate was blessed with 8 healthy children, and all she does is bitch and moan.
Jude, So sorry to hear about your Aunt Joyce. How sad it is. I had a Aunt Julie and she was as loving as your Aunt Joyce, so l understand your sadness. Having a moment of silence here to honour their memory.
Also, a moment of silence and prayer for the people of Syria. The song "He's My Brother" is playing in my head at this time.
Brenda Weber: "Mom or Monster?: Kate Gosselin, Kris Kardashian Jenner, and 'Momagers' on Reality TV"
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How is Kate a "momager"? I think this researcher is off in her lumping Kate and Kris into the same group. Kate used her kids for fame and money, but she's not their manager. The kids don't have a career outside of the show, and are not in the media now that it's been cancelled. The Gosselin kids live in Kate's shadow, and are paraded out in order to give Kate the spotlight, not vice versa. Yes, both Kate and Kris are fame-whores who use their kids for fame and fortune, but Kris is really the only one who qualifies as a momager. I'd argue that the Dance Moms and Toddlers and Tiara freaks are closer to momagers than Kate. I think she chose Kate because her name is known, and is a lightening rod for discussions about reality TV -- but the comparison to Kris Jenner as a momager is a huge stretch.
The description of the lecture just reeks of a woman's studies scholar who wants to complain about how women are only valued if they're barefoot, pregnant, doting mothers -- and are vilified if they try to break out of their societally-prescribed role of "Mother" -- even if they try to advance themselves on the backs of their kids. Blah blah blah -- another academic trying to make a non-topic into a topic in order to pad her vitae. Yawn.
I seriously doubt that anything about Kart will end up in a text book. ====
I don't. I think volumes will be written about her. I say we get out the big butterfly net right now and send her to the National institute of Mental Health. If they really wanted to do an indepth study on NPD, she'd be the ideal lab rat to go after.
Here is some food for thought: since Kate is now officially off TLC payroll, Kate is now saying that both shows were a lie, because of editing and forced drama. Wait, when Kate really starts blaming TLC for her bad behavior & starts blaming the viewers turned haters, because they watched and made her the way she is, and because she can't get another TV gig or show and no other network or Hollywood wants her. So in Kates twisted mind, she thinks we should support her and her kids, cause we watched the show, we supported the show therefore, we owe her for her bad behavior and situation of her canceled show in which we as audience were responsible for. But you know Kate nobody had a gun to your head. YOU MADE THE CHOICE! We did not, we only watched in good faith, to see how someone with twins who were 3 and 6 babies, manage to take care of them, and not loose their mind. Kate you & TLC did the rest. No one here Kate to blame but yourself.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 130 You would be surprised who has contacted me to tell me they read this blog. Some people I've shared such as Ashley, Ellen and Aunt Jodi. Others who are very involved with this situation we all know who have asked me not to share. What we say is well read by those involved make no mistake. We have even hurt the feelings of some people who read here by our comments, which I feel badly about. But I'm not going to censor based on that.
I am told Jon has been with this pr agency for years. This was just some kind of renewal.
Anger issues Kate,said..."So in Kates twisted mind, she thinks we should support her and her kids, cause we watched the show, we supported the show therefore, we owe her for her bad behavior and situation of her canceled show in which we as audience were responsible for..." ------- I guess so, just like when she blamed science and technology for being able to have multiples, now society has to help take care of them. Twisted logic again. Deja Vue again kate?
Bad Moon Rising said... 150 kateplusmy8 @CIVisions awesome thanks! I love wearing @macduggal.. amazing designer!:)
Awesome and amazing. Kate's two favorite words, and she put them together in one tweet. Amazing. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Kate likes to use those words so much because it validates her self-image as an AWESOME and AMAZING mother and woman. Which makes her rating or grade an A++, which is far above us mediocre humans.
First, Hey Jude, sorry to hear about your Aunt and Pants, God bless you.
Boring 101 @153 Mom or Monster?: Kate Gosselin, Kris Kardashian Jenner, and 'Momagers' on Reality TV" ******************************************** I think the key word here is AND as in, "Mom or Monster: Kate Gosselin, Kris Kardashian Jenner, AND 'Momagers' on Reality TV". It did not say and OTHER Momagers.
Kate has said that it's a dream of M's to have a career with Disney. Would Kate be a 'momager' if given the chance? You betcha!
Kate knows that without the 8 she is just Katie Irene Nobody from somewhere in PA. With the kids she is K8 so she will never stop using them.
Why are the trolls out so early today? They usually don't make an appearance until after dark.
Auntie Ann, I got hold of my end of the butterfly net up here in the Prairies in Canada.You get hold of your end and we could catch her, if she ever goes for another run on her grassy, soft road she thinks is the hard road ,less travelled.My road is kinda crunchy and snowy right now. When shall we leave?
I think we are her only chance to get to NIMH.No never means no Kate, watch out!
Auntie Ann, I got hold of my end of the butterfly net up here in the Prairies in Canada. ==== Hey Jude - I'm ready. Which province? I'm in the prairies too! Maybe we live across the street from each other. haha.
Teresa: that's right! Kate can go jump in the lake. I and everyone here owes Kate NOTHING! She dug her own hole, she can dig herself out, with a coke spoon! :)
Just now tweeted that @macduggal is An AMAZING designer. I have never heard of this line (I may not dres couture but I read alot), so I googled:
MacDuggal was born in 1960 in New Delhi, India. As a young man he developed a passion for fashion. Upon arriving in the US, MacDuggal designed a gown that gave him instant fame. He called it the "Wish Upon a Star Gown." The gown was an A-Line Ball Gown with tulle on the outside and hand painted stars in the lining. Ever since then MacDuggal has been designing the hottest dresses for Homecoming, Prom, Pageants and eveningwear.
Looked at website, don't see the amazing, see a lot of flash and flesh, big emphasis on homecoming, prom and pageants. How old are you Kate?
I think that Kate may insinuate things about TLC but will not really come right out and bad mouth them. I'm sure that she's bound by the same type of confidentiality agreement as so many others who have had to keep their mouths shut. If she opens the door who knows what will come flying out of that closet. She stated too many times and very publicly that it was the realist reality show and they were just living their lives. Kate if you keep this up you may just get tangled in that web of lies that you've woven over the years. You had better watch what you say about TLC Kate. In much the same way that they've quashed stories about you in the past they can black ball you in the business. In the entertainment business nobody likes a bitch who opens her mouth and tells tales out of school.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 130 You would be surprised who has contacted me to tell me they read this blog. Some people I've shared such as Ashley, Ellen and Aunt Jodi. Others who are very involved with this situation we all know who have asked me not to share. What we say is well read by those involved make no mistake. -----
I am not suprised at all. Many posters here make valid comments backed up with facts. This site has some of the best critical thinking bloggers who are able to back up their points.
It is no wonder that some very close to the actual situation feel that posters on this site gets the essence of Kate and her antics. I am not talking about myself, but rather some of the great posters who hit the nail on the head time and time again.
Laurie 165- I think Kate is going to have learn the hard way. Someone cleaned up her twitter mess/picture debacle(TLC's reported last day). TLC covered her butt for years, but if her contract is now ended, this creature has no cover, and it should become more and more interesting as days go by.
She simply does not have a clue, or chooses not to know how offensive she is, as she has gotten away with her antics for far too long. Now that TLC is allegedly out of the picture, we shall see how well she fares.
Dallas Lady 65, your post was beautiful and illustrates the clear difference between what is truly inspirational and what is trite. Kate 'struggle' is being played out in her head, episodic drivel. Every day, especially now with Twitter, she is waging this mindless battle over petty nonsense that means absolutely nothing in the whole scheme of things.
We listen to Kate pay lip service to her kids, but nothing comes from her heart, it is all superficial and always will be. Her eight children are mere bit players in all of this. Her desire to remain relevant trumps every relationship she has ever had. Her life is joyless, empty and just plain sad. Too bad she is missing the experience of knowing her children.
There are some childish bloggers who are posting using screen names that are meant to intimidate the posters here. Posting using the name of someone's child is especially low.
You know who you are. Please leave kids out of it.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 27 Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not.
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No. That's not what happened. Kate was criticized for not planning anything while she continued to SPEND MONEY ON HERSELF. We criticized her unwillingness to spend a dime on her own kids while she lives the high life.
If Jon starts going on a bunch of VIP vacations and celebrity events and whatnot and never does anything fun with his kids, he will get the same criticism. March 13, 2012 8:23 AM
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And here we have the conundrum. Jon and those of us who participate in this blog want privacy and normalcy for the Gosselin children. How can we also know what fun things Jon does for and with his children in order to judge whether or not he deserves criticism?
I suppose it could be said that Kate does things with the children that we don't know about, but with all the tweeting, blog entries and pics, it's hard to imagine. It seems like she was "absent" for a time awhile ago and later let it be known that she had been in Wyoming (?) with some of the children.
I'm afraid that no matter what Jon or Kate does, if their lives are in the public arena, the children will never have real privacy or normalcy.
Zoe, it's been ages since we last heard about a visit with Jon or saw pictures of it. Jon has somehow managed to conduct his visits in privacy ad normalcy which suggests to me Kate could do the same.
Two reasons she didn't wear a red dress to the gala:
1) She was clueless about it, and didn't even notice last year that most of the women wore red. 2) Wherever she grifted the dress from didn't have a red dress. And goodness knows she isn't going to *pay* for a red dress.
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Actually: She grifted that prom dress because:
1) The majority of her fans are tweenies. 2) She has the mentality of a spoiled rotten 16 year old.
When he was originally seen out and about you sheep swore up and down that NO WAY was Jon in bars. it was his brother, it was a doppelganger, it was a hater who had her husband have plastic surgery ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Huh? Someone accused a hater's husband of having plastic surgery to impersonate Jon bar-hopping and cruising? Or, is this hyberbole in order to make a point? Anyone?
Since this blog didn't even exist during jons bar hhopping days not sure what that's about. But as long as you don't leave your children crying to go have a VIP weekend complete with foot licking I don't see why any grown adult can't visit a bar. In fact for those that work you might get left behind if you don't. Many people go with coworkers or friends and never drink. Either way it's not an issue usually.
Admin, I agree with you that the children's lives with Jon have been pretty much private since he went private.
My point is that if Jon now goes back into the public arena "going on a bunch of VIP vacations and celebrity events and whatnot", I would hope that he can still have his life with his children private. Yet your post was if he "never does anything fun with his kids, he will get the same criticism" as Kate.
I don't understand how we can hope for them to have privacy and normalcy and also be able to criticize Jon if we don't find out he did something fun with his kids.
Auntie Ann, That is so funny.We probably know each other. I live in Sask. You?I always felt like you were 'a kindred spirit.'Guess we better get some help from down under with the net. My daughter is in Minot, she'll help.
I always find it interesting when a liar calls someone else a liar. Hi Kate- pot meet the kettle. You are angry and grouchy. Stop protesting. Everyone has seen what an uber beyotch you can be, on your REAList show.
No lies, no rumor... you have been angry beyond reason for years on your own show. Admit it.
Own it/claim it and stop blaming everyone/everything else under the sun for your horrid behavior time and time again.
I have zero respect for the photographer- what a tool!
"Now that you mention it, HAS she taken the kids anywhere with her since the show ended? I'm racking my brain. Can't think of anything since the show ended in August/September. Has she???"
Didn't Kate take the twins to some ranch out west for their birthday in October? A fan tweeted a picture with her. It was speculated she got it through TLC.
Poor you said... 176 Yes, it was one of the excuses the sheeple came up with for Jon being in a bar.
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This was over at GWOP. Plastic surgery indeed was one theory, but mainly they thought we were photoshopping pictures to sell to the tabloids to make $$ and ruin J&K. When GWOP somehow got a pic of Jon's new white Nissan, they really flipped. "They have gone way too far this time, Jon and Kate would NEVER buy a car like that!!!!" I
I posted about this a thread or two ago, the sheeple steadfastly refused to believe anything was wrong until Kate confirmed it.
Admin-- Just wanted to put in my bid for a future photoshop/post of Kate, as Norma Desmond, the deluded washed up movies star, from Sunset Boulevard. The following link is her most famous scene, in which she is surrounded by photographers because a dead body is found in her pool--particularly in view of the mystery pix. (Not a spoiler--it is in the opening scene).
This is the shot where she says "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr DeMille". The number of quotes in just the first 30 minutes has so many references that are applicable to Kate--down to the loyal manservant who has the job of keeping up her delusions.
"Kate Gosselin is declaring war on a Philadelphia paparazzo that told a gossip website that he saw Kate and her bodyguard Steve Neild getting cozy inside a Philly hotel.
Just saw the photographer's reply to this article from Rumor Fix:
"that's hysterical how they said it was a hotel and not in a museum where it took place. Talk abt whisper down the lane.
So RumorFix can't even get the whole story correct about the rumor it's trying to fix?
Zoe, I guess if Jon is so careful to keep everything about the kids private including even vacations, you're right, what could we criticize? That is sort of the whole point. Kate exploits the kids, Jon doesn't anymore.
I any case this whole pr firm thing has been his firm for years, so this is all much ado about nothing.
2) Wherever she grifted the dress from didn't have a red dress. And goodness knows she isn't going to *pay* for a red dress.
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Did you look at the selections on the webpage? Red, red, red!
Looking at the montage of photos on RC YouTube, there appears to be many more black dresses than red, but none as age inappropriate as the one she chose (or grifted).
You know I've never seen Sunset Boulevard although I know that famous quote. And I have spent quite a bit of time on that street lol! I feel unAmerican.
linnea, some of us, me included, thought the Nissan looked real to us from the outset.
I was also one of the first to say PennMommy was a fake because when she said some son or relative died at ULCA I went to their student newspaper web site and couldn't find one article about it. Having worked at my student newspaper, I know when a student dies it's always front page news.
I live 4 blocks from Brown University. I would attend this lecture but the room is fully booked. Ms. Weber states that Kate Gosselin is an insult to normal mothers. This lecture is not in a large college lecture hall. Brown owns several buildings that were previously private homes and one of them is where the lecture is being held.
Foxy, when did Weber say that? Interesting how women's studies has sort of come full circle.
By the way, Paula Poundstone has a hilarious stand up routine at Harvard about Women's Studies. When the person in the audience who was a Women's Studies Major said she only went to one class that day, Paula said, Well, when you're studying women, you know, you gotta pace yourself.
Poor You I haven't a clue what you are talking about about how we wouldn't believe the marriage is over but maybe you are lost, maybe you think you are at GWOP?
This blog was started in September 2009 which was like three months after they filed for divorce in June 2009. Check our archives, we weren't here until the following Septembers.
Also, I and maybe about 500 other "haters" were calling this divorce YEARS before this. We never refused to believe it, we weren't shocked at all.
You are definitely lost, turn right, then left, then two more rights!
I haven't said much about Jon and here's why: he hasn't DONE anything in the public eye (yet).
When and/or IF he does, then I guess we can comment. Until then, it's purely speculation. Apparently he just re-signed with the same media/representation company he's been with for years (separate of TLC). Aaaaand that's it. Who knows if it means anything?
So I really don't see what there is to say. So far, everything seems to be the same.
Not so for La Kate, who has resorted to engaging in twitter wars with local photographers and being delusional enough to scream LIAR when she is herself a proven liar.
Whew. And just think: we'll probably look back on this time as the time BEFORE she really lost her shit.
I remember when the divorce was announced. I also remember exactly what I said, "How did it take this long?"
I do think they would have divorced eventually, it just would have taken longer, so Jon's misery would have lasted longer.
The show made her think she was really hot shit and so she left him sooner than she would have.
I've long thought leaving Jon was one of the dumbest things she's ever done and also one of the most inadvertently kind things she's ever done for Jon.
When and/or IF he does, then I guess we can comment. Until then, it's purely speculation. Apparently he just re-signed with the same media/representation company he's been with for years (separate of TLC). Aaaaand that's it. Who knows if it means anything?
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I'm getting annoyed with it. It has nothing to do with support or non-support of Jon. The man is doing nothing, absolutely nothing to exploit his kids right now. He has no job that we know with this PR firm, a PR firm he has been with for years, and it's just endless nauseating speculation out of absolutely NOTHING. It not like we heard oh Jon got a job with Lifetime or TBS or something and we're speculating.
It's one thing to wonder what Kate is up to since she is so constantly in our faces and she herself says she wants to be a celebrity. But Jon has made such active efforts to go away, this whole thing gets tiring.
One thing, he is looking into I'm told, is to produce quality television on the PRODUCTION side. NOT reality shows, not filming himself, but producing actual shows. It an industry he has a lot of experience in, wouldn't exploit the kids, wouldn't put himself on the camera (no more than his name listed in the credits), etc. He is looking into this because it would make more money so he can do more for his kids. If you are mad about that, then you need to put in all the DVDs you own and start stomping up and down about all the thousands of people who are listed on the credits who are parents. It's just all this drama over nothing.
We do know that Kate took the sextuplets to an empty local park, fed them grapes from a plastic lunchbox while she went for a quick run. Does that count as a 'trip' or a blog-post photo-op to show how much she loves her kids?
"Nearly" sold out could mean anything. It could mean "there are only 190 cabins left!" It could mean "we only kept 20 cabins, released the rest back to RC and 10 are booked, so they're NEARLY sold out!"
There's no way in hell she got even 30 takers on this thing.
Hahahahaha. . . . I'm sure Kate had NO idea whether the feathers were real or not, she just said they weren't since it was clear that a yes would have gotten her slammed. She could have ignored this tweet and moved on. Not Kate.
Today I choose… - to smile on the outside even tho I may feel frowny on the inside. - to take a really negative situation and look really hard find the one possible positive in it and focus only on that! ################################
What a bunch of garbage.
She writes this crap, she says it in interviews and she twats it too. But she NEVAH follows it. Why does she bother?
Saturday evening was just one more incident of her feeling like her usual frowny self who is incapable of treating her fellow human beings as equals. She MUST put them in their place, she MUST exert her superiority. Look at the shitstorm she created with one hissed word- "bodyguard."
How many jobs has this cost her? How many opportunities have been pissed away because of her attitude? We already know it cost her friends, family and a husband. But she never learns and she won't stop doing it. As far as I'm concerned, her post today was nothing but a big pity party for herself. She has no intentions of doing any of those things.
Sorry anonymous can't tell you when a source doesn't want to be revealed and never will.
A few people have talked about how Dance Moms has come under fire for last week's showgirls routine which was talked about here. Word has gone around they have been quick to swiffer the episode from existence. Well, I checked the Lifetime web site where they always have the latest full length episode. It's gone, Then I checked the DVR listings where they always play the episode right before the premiere of the new episode. It's GONE, they're playing the episode from two weeks ago. Seems pressure finally got through to them.
It will be interesting if they show us a "last time on dance moms" segment like they always do.
Wayward, I could accept drivel like that that Kate writes if she would just try to live it just once. I have a friend who tends to write like that on fb, etc. Except I have to say she actually does live what she says, so it's not nearly as obnoxious.
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If she didn't want "you" to find out, she wouldn't have posed for pictures. She is not obligated to share every event of her life with you, despite your obviously desperate need to know what she is doing at every waking moment.
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Anonymous, you're missing the point. The point is that Kate likes to hide things that make her look hypocritical then lie about it later and claim that she wasn't allowed to Twitter. Why would the Red Cross be encouraging people to Twitter about the event three days in advance if they told Kate she couldn't twitter? The point is also that Kate doesn't have the first clue how a celebrity uses Twitter to their advantage. Any questions? I know it must be hard to support this head case at this point. I give you credit.
Kate's blowing this photographer thing all out of proportion because she's hoping it becomes a big news story and she'll get invited to appear on a talk show to "set the record straight". That way she gets her face on TV, gets some attention and sympathy, is able to trumpet to the whole world that she did something for charity (seeee, everyone? She's really not a self-absorbed harpy!), and she gets to "display" another one of those hideous Mac-whatever dresses. Win-win for her.
Wonder what this is about....
@radiogrl43 thanks. I'm going to need it lol
2 hours ago - Twitterrific
radiogrl43 @Kateplusmy8 kate...a morning show michrophone has your name on it here:) whenever you're ready! http://t.co/ynZ3j2bJ
3 hours ago from Twitter for BlackBerry®
t over the years she has tried to channel this into things she finds more positive, such as deliberatly developing some OCD-type behaviors, (endlessly scrubbing the kitchen, controlling food, now weight loss)
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I never thought Kate suffered from OCD. I just thought she was a controlling witch.
It's an insult to people that truly suffer from OCD, no one wants to be like this..the constant washing of the hands, the repetitive motions that constantly occur, etc.
The one instance that proved to me she WASN'T OCD was the ep during their move, she was in the old kitchen blathering on, and spontaneously kicked a bunch of paper towels on the floor and left them, all the while laughing about it. A true OCD sufferer could not have done that.
Kate's just a controlling bitch.
Anon- You're correct, Kate certainly is under no obligation to share every minute of her life with us and I rather wish she would just fade into obscurity all together.
I agree, I don't think Kate was conspiring to try to hide her whereabouts at the Red Ball. I don't think it ever occurred to Kate to promote the Red Ball. This was a photo op for her, plain and simple. I mean, she'd already called attention to their cause with her blanket photo. She'd done her duty to them and didn't owe them anything else beyond that. Her mere presence at the event was help enough to raise awareness for their cause.
And this, again, is one of the reasons Kate does not succeed. What good are you as a spokesperson if you don't promote? She wants people to offer her jobs that will capitalize on her fame, however why should they? Your interviews are all about you! You don't mention anyone except yourself 99% of the time and when you do remember, it comes across as a sort of "Oh yeah, and I'm here for xxx...now back to me!"
The woman has had opportunity after opportunity. She has had/has amazing talent management representation these last few years. And still she blows it. Because in the end she can't see her nose in front of her face. Kate is her own worst enemy.
Wryview-
It's only fair to hold both parents to the same standard.
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Not exactly. I think people deserve chances and benefits of the doubt if they've earned such chances and benefit of the doubt and have proven themselves overall to be good people and parents. I believe in sort of a three strikes thing. If you're only on strike one or two, I'm not worried about you. If you're on strike 106, you're done.
Mel said... 6
Wonder what this is about....
@radiogrl43 thanks. I'm going to need it lol
2 hours ago - Twitterrific
radiogrl43 @Kateplusmy8 kate...a morning show michrophone has your name on it here:) whenever you're ready! http://t.co/ynZ3j2bJ
3 hours ago from Twitter for BlackBerry®
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Oh brother! Once again being rewarded for her narcissistic, sociopathic, paranoid, manic behavior.
Sillimom, but why is it that Kate NEVER twitters when she is doing something VIP or wearing an expensive dress and shoes or being a celebrity?
I don't buy that it just didn't occur to her. I buy that she likes to hide it as long as possible. I buy that she deep down knows she's a hypocrite so she shuts up. I buy that she is getting tons of attention and therefore doesn't need to have her narcissism FED by her tweeties. t buy that she is in the mindset of not spoiling the episode. I buy that she likes to play mind games with people and play hide the ball because this is amusing to her, like a cat playing with a half dead mouse. But it just didn't occur to her? I mean, it certainly occurs to her to tweet like a maniac about a host of other things.
Bet the fact that the crew stayed in hotels just frosted her! Hmmm....I wonder...don't they have food at hotels? Couldn't the crew have brought food with them so she wouldn't have had to forage for food???
xxxxxxx lol. They stayed in hotels... With all the regular comforts of life.... Arrived each day all showered and human looking lol
15 hours ago - Twitterrific
xxxxxxx @Kateplusmy8 RV Trip ep is on in the UK now....just wondering where your crew slept for the trip? Would have been such a squash with them 2!
Why should he have to take the kids somewhere on spring break? How many people actually do? We never have. We work. It's been 5 years since we went on a vacation. Are we horrible parents because of it? I don't think so. He's under no obligation to take those kids on ANY vacation.
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I totally agree. Geez, I think we went on vacations over Spring break maybe twice my whole childhood. My parents worked and that really wasn't a good time to take off. Plus you'd have to go VERY far south where our spring break was in February (all the way to Florida, which was across the country from me) to even remotely get anywhere warm. People used it for ski trips and my family didn't ski.
I don't care if a family wants to have a staycation I have memories of shopping with my mom and sledding with my dad and playing with friends and siblings and relaxing. It was fine. What my parents sure as hell didn't do though is have a staycation with us then take off for their own VIP events and trips and so on while we did squat.
anger - I love it! So Kate and Jon got "divorced" because TLC told them to create drama, huh?
Um Kate? What does it say about you that you would compromise your personal integrity and go along with TLC's wishes for more "drama" if you knew it was damaging you and your family?
Kate, stop talking/tweeting. You're coming across as desperate and, even worse imo, stupid.
Took the hit: Here's Kate's New Blog Post today:
Blog: Today I choose…
MARCH 13, 2012
Today I choose…
- to smile on the outside even tho I may feel frowny on the inside.
- to take a really negative situation and look really hard find the one possible positive in it and focus only on that!
- to make the effort to make my children happy and give them amazing childhood memories despite all other clutter and noise in my life!
- to take the road less traveled which is the hard road because I know it is the best thing to do and the outcome is always the most rewarding!
- exert myself to the maximum in order to achieve my goals!
- to encourage others along my way!
- hold myself to the highest standards possible in order to live the most achieved life imaginable for myself and the ones I love!
- to realize that as a mom I have immense responsibility and I may not “slack” if I want the best for my children!
- to remind myself that all decisions I make matter!
- to give myself permission to “rest” and “take a break” for a short time once in awhile in order to chill out mentally before I hit life hard once again!
- to ignore hate, dishonesty, attempted sabotage, and the ones that wish it on me and instead pay kindness, acceptance and positivity forward!
- to find solutions and not problems!
- to get up each and every time I am knocked down in life!
- to make at least one person smile, because if only that, I’ve made the world a little bit better!
- to realize that I am blessed beyond words….and that alone should inspire me to do ALL of the above each and everyday!
I hope for each of you a positive and love filled day, despite what you are going through!
XO
K8
Oh what a MARTYR!!!! Her life is so HARD because one lone pap tweeted a few negative tweets that you couldn't manage to just IGNORE.
God Kate check can.com this morning. 8,000 are dead in Syria. A child's fingers were found in the trash in Hawaii and no one knows what that's about. There's massive flooding in Louisiana and a bunch of kids on a school bus almost got swept away. And through the roof gas prices are just kicking most middle-class Americans when they are down.
Your life is hard?
Um, those luxury RV buses both had showers......why is she pissed the crew got showers?
So....Kate, just how much *cash* did you donate to the RC? I'd really like to know.
Admin, what you say....if I had twitter, I would post it to her (at least I could get one tweet in before blockage, lol!)
Her idea of being "knocked down" is somebody said something "mean" to her.
Good grief. No empathy here.
Sure doesn't look like they were advising twitter silence *before* the gala:
We'd love to know where and how you're getting ready for #RedBall12. Tweet pics of dresses & hair styles and where you got them.
Who are you wearing to #RedBall12 tonight? Be "red carpet ready"!!
This is followed by tweets from various people showing their (red) dresses/hairstyles.
Uh...Kate, where's your tweet showing them your dress and where you got it?
You didn't do a tweet? Why not? Trying to hide something???? Hmmm?????
Hey Kate! What did you get in your VIP gift bag? I'd really like to know.
This blog is supposed to put a smile on the face of whoever reads it...well, it did more than that...it made me laugh with nauseousness:
Blog: Today I choose…
March 13, 2012
Today I choose…
- to smile on the outside even tho I may feel frowny on the inside.
- to take a really negative situation and look really hard find the one possible positive in it and focus only on that!
- to make the effort to make my children happy and give them amazing childhood memories despite all other clutter and noise in my life!
- to take the road less traveled which is the hard road because I know it is the best thing to do and the outcome is always the most rewarding!
- exert myself to the maximum in order to achieve my goals!
- to encourage others along my way!
- hold myself to the highest standards possible in order to live the most achieved life imaginable for myself and the ones I love!
- to realize that as a mom I have immense responsibility and I may not “slack” if I want the best for my children!
- to remind myself that all decisions I make matter!
- to give myself permission to “rest” and “take a break” for a short time once in awhile in order to chill out mentally before I hit life hard once again!
- to ignore hate, dishonesty, attempted sabotage, and the ones that wish it on me and instead pay kindness, acceptance and positivity forward!
- to find solutions and not problems!
- to get up each and every time I am knocked down in life!
- to make at least one person smile, because if only that, I’ve made the world a little bit better!
- to realize that I am blessed beyond words….and that alone should inspire me to do ALL of the above each and everyday!
I hope for each of you a positive and love filled day, despite what you are going through!
XO
K8
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And THEN, she just cannot STOP and says within a couple of minutes of her blog that she has now blocked Philly guy and that no one is to believe his lies.
Uh, what exactly has he lied about, Kate? You are SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL. SHUT UP. JUST STFU. O.M.G.!!!!!!!
Kate would have no clue about designing a running shoe. A lot of science goes into those designs. I imagine that Kates idea would be a pink shoe with lots of glitter and 4 inch heals.
Yeah what did he lie about anyway? He said she was grouchy, which I would suggest is more of an opinion than a lie. He said she wouldn't take a pic with Steve, which she pretty much admitted when she went into how gracious she was to give him a pic of at least her. So, what then?
Awww thanks Admin for mentioning Syria, my homeland. Yesterday in Homs, children were stabbed to death in front of their moms and girls were raped in front of their moms then stabbed to death while some women and children were burned alive but poor poor Kate! Excuse me while I go get a tissue!!
Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not. I agree that a spring break trip is not required to make anyone a good parent.
I do hope Jon surprises me and somehow manages to come out on top. My gut says that won't be the case. I think he will continue to allow people to take advantage of him and there's a good chance he will make a fool of himself.
For example, I cringed when he released that video telling Kate that reality TV is not a career. Who shot that piece? He was sitting on a low couch and frankly, he looked fat. Someone with a basic idea of video production would have had him sit on a different chair or shot him only for the neck up. Jon worked on that show and was part of the editing. How did he not see this?
I won't continue to beat a dead horse. This is my opinion and I will be happy if he proves me wrong.
Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not.
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No. That's not what happened. Kate was criticized for not planning anything while she continued to SPEND MONEY ON HERSELF. We criticized her unwillingness to spend a dime on her own kids while she lives the high life.
If Jon starts going on a bunch of VIP vacations and celebrity events and whatnot and never does anything fun with his kids, he will get the same criticism.
Well, at least today's blog has ONE period.
For those asking about radiogrl43, this is the local radio show person who has been trying to recruit Kate to run a local 5K for charity. She has been trying now for about two months. Kate has responded to her once or twice (always noncommitally, of course), but she perked right up when the lady said she could come in to be on her show. Her station is WRFY, "#1 in Berks County!" Yeah, unfortunately I don't think that's high-profile enough for Kate. Moreover, I think she knows that going on local radio would have many more of her "haters" appearing on her Twitter.
And yes, I think martyr complex should definitely be added to narcissist, sociopath, and histrionic personality.
Not a Fan, at about the same time Kate was going on and on about how wonderful staycations are, she described no less than FOUR TRIPS lined up for herself, three half marathons and a full one. Then she she was spotted by three separate people out of town, and took off for a VIP gala with a 450 dollar dress on.
What do the kids get?
Yeah...this says it all. They really didn't want anyone to know about the gala ahead of time. Uh huh. Sure, Kate.
Maybe they sent YOU a different memo to avoid panic in the streets?
These are from the director of the RC.
Going to the Red Ball tonight? Hashtag is #RedBall12. Let's get it trending, AWARENESS and Support is what it's about
One of #Philly 's premier galas is just hours away so expect lots and lots of #RedBall12 tweets and RTs ahead.
Hey Philly! Let's trend this together today and tonight as we celebrate @RedCrossPhilly #RedBall12. TREND WITH ME :)
Help us trend #RedBall12 tomorrow in #Philadelphia region!
Going to the Red Ball tomorrow? Let us know. And be sure to tweet using #RedBall12 & check-in on foursquare & FB @visitphilly
Kate lied about not being able to tweet.
If she doesn't want to tweet FINE but don't lie about it.
And yet she doesn't want up to follow this Philly guy because he's a liar.
Pot just went on a date with kettle.
I swear to God her twitter feed is like a bunch of 6th grade girls in the bathroom at the middle school.
"Mean Mr. Philly Paparazzi Man isn't being nice to me, so you all have to ignore him otherwise I won't be your friend and placate you with my happy! uplifting! thoughts! and! words! of! wisdom!!!!!!!"
She is not playing with a full deck. The rewriting of history (that's recorded on tape), the martyr syndrome, and the "I'm better than you all are" attitude is disturbing and pathetic.
She really is out there on her own now with no one to balance her unrealistic view of herself isn't she?
Notice the RC director said awareness is what it's all about.
Hmmm....what did Kate do to make her many, many followers AWARE of the RC gala, so they, too, could donate?
Well, she caused a snit with a pap. I guess people are aware now. But I highly doubt this is what the RC had in mind. Smirk.
kateplusmy8
And,btw,I've now blocked the Philly paparazzi liar& I encourage ALL to do the same..whether u love or hate me,1 fact remains: he lied to u!
Is she still going on about this? She won't drop it? What is wrong with this woman? This is such immature behavior. I'm sure this guy cares that he is blocked. If I were Kate and I thought that maybe, just maybe, this guy had something on me, the last thing I'd want to do is tick him off.
"Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not."
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Kate wants complete control over these kids and their lives. She's the one who should do the planning. Jon works. WORKS. Something that she should try. I doubt if he can take a week off from work to take the kids on a vacation. She knew this vacation was coming up. I don't buy it that it slipped up on her. Kids talk about spring break weeks in advance. She has a calendar. She didn't take them away because it wasn't being funded by TLC and she wasn't getting paid for an episode, plus the fact that SHE knew she was going away and any break was going to cut into her social events.
When K8s Tweet fever was going on I saw her live feeds. One was from the RCross and something like...It was taken care of.
I think she or Steve tweeted or called the RC and told them to make the photog not to print the picture. The RC probably told him if he printed it they would not let him at any event ever again.
I saw that, too, although now I can't find it. Totally agree. Somebody pulled strings and the pic won't be printed.
Too bad the guy got cocky and said ahead of time what he was doing. If he'd said nothing and just done it, he could always have begged forgiveness later.
Gift of grab said... 28
And yes, I think martyr complex should definitely be added to narcissist, sociopath, and histrionic personality.
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Yes, Gift of Grab, MARTYR should be at the top of that list.
Berks Neighbor, her "I'm better than you are" attitude and her constant tweets that anyone who criticizes her is "just jealous" are indeed reflective of her "unrealistic view of herself."
Mel, yes Kate brought "awareness" to the RC gala event...as usual, she made it ALL ABOUT HER.
Kate lied about not being able to tweet.
If she doesn't want to tweet FINE but don't lie about it.
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Has anyone verified with the RC that there was a "rule" about not publicizing any celebrity's attendance prior to the event? This sounds so strange. If it can be verified, why would she lie about it, knowing that she's going to be called out on it? She just doesn't think, does she?
If she's playing the victim over this non-issue, then it sounds like bitch has got NUTHIN' going on. Get a job, kate
When K8s Tweet fever was going on I saw her live feeds. One was from the RCross and something like...It was taken care of.
I think she or Steve tweeted or called the RC and told them to make the photog not to print the picture. The RC probably told him if he printed it they would not let him at any event ever again.
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I also saw it. He wouldn't have been crowing about "photo around the world" if it wasn't something telling - he's a pap, he knows what sells. I have just figured from the start he was manipulated somehow to pull it.
That was my earlier comment after the twitter frenzy that she was suddenly all flowers and exclamation points - "someone" handled it for her.
Of course, that doesn't mean that it won't come out later, unless he was forced to delete it. But it does make him look like a fool. He must be the one with the thick skin, not her, if he doesn't care about looking foolish, lol. In any case, her hyperactive response clearly showed that something went on that she didn't want anyone to see.
Kate calling someone else a liar now that's funny.
Berks Neighbor said... 15
Took the hit: Here's Kate's New Blog Post today:
Blog: Today I choose…
MARCH 13, 2012
Today I choose…
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WTF? Is Kate trying to become the next Stuart Smalley (Al Franken)?
Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, doggonit, people like me! - Stuart Smalley
I swear to God her twitter feed is like a bunch of 6th grade girls in the bathroom at the middle school.
"Mean Mr. Philly Paparazzi Man isn't being nice to me, so you all have to ignore him otherwise I won't be your friend and placate you with my happy! uplifting! thoughts! and! words! of! wisdom!!!!!!!"
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It's just so pathetic. Just let it play out. Most us here don't like him based on his actions alone, not on whatever Kate TELLS us about how we should feel and think. I'll decide how I feel and think myself thanks.
She tries too hard. Kate? Relax, no one likes this guy. Not even us. We came to this conclusion without your guidance and orders on how to feel about him.
I'm sorry if I left the impression that I am a fan of Kate. I cannot stand that vile piece of work.
My caution and concern is the blind support of Jon who, in my opinion, has not shown himself to be much of a decision maker.
Do we forget that Jon was right there as they first 5 seasons were shot? Jon capitalized on it right along with Kate. He had a say in the beginning and he went along with everything. He only raised his objections when his marriage fell apart.
Jon knows firsthand, better than any of us, the kind of parent Kate is. He even went on television and said she was a 'good mother' and he left the kids knowing Kate would be the primary 'caretaker' (for lack of a better word.)
I know Jon was abused and treated like garbage. I feel bad for him. I cheered when he went private and hoped he would slowly heal and continue making a life for his children. Signing on with a talent agency is a step in the wrong direction.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 29
Not a Fan, at about the same time Kate was going on and on about how wonderful staycations are, she described no less than FOUR TRIPS lined up for herself, three half marathons and a full one. Then she she was spotted by three separate people out of town, and took off for a VIP gala with a 450 dollar dress on.
What do the kids get?
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The 8 get to play in the basement while doing work.
The don't get to go to the real movies but they do get to stay home and share 3D glasses.
They get to play in a cold park while eating cold lunches while mommy runs.
Oh Kate's kids have such a hard life sheeple. They haven't got to go on any trips while Kate flaunts herself at galas.
You know what? Her kids should be lucky they get to just stay home and relax. I don't see what all the fuss is about.
As a kid my parents took us kids to visit grandparents, did we get a "break?" no. We got to haul rocks, dig ditches, pull weeds, mow the lawn, clean the garden, muck out the barn, move hay bails, compress the trash and crush beer and soda cans for a whole week. It was hot, dirty and long hours while the adults sat on chairs in the shade drinking tea. You know what I was told? "Be grateful you have a place to sleep at night. This is what life is, kids are supposed to work. Teaches you to suck it up and learn that life will be hard."
This is what so frustrating about Kate. Her life is so hard because there is no longer anybody around to hand her free crap that's all. Without a big power house behind her, now who is going to jump when she asks? Her kids that's who.
It's official by now, the Twattermania over the non-event has created more of a firestorm in Twitterland than any silly picture that could have been published. For real. By now the RC is on to pkanning it's next event, vapid photog is writing next column and Kate, well Kate is STILL on Twitter pissing and moaning. Today she has given the world another chapter in confusing uplifting advice, thoughts from Kate to ponder while making tortilla soup. The best advice she has been given is "get a job".
Spring break is over; a normal person would have dropped off the kids at the school bus, stopped for groceries, gone for a run, taken a shower, made lunch plans with a friend, Kate is twittering and twattering. It is insane how much attention she craves, needs, demands. The gravy train is over, her awful personality will keep her off the stage and she refuses to see the real world. Painful.
When K8s Tweet fever was going on I saw her live feeds. One was from the RCross and something like...It was taken care of.
I think she or Steve tweeted or called the RC and told them to make the photog not to print the picture. The RC probably told him if he printed it they would not let him at any event ever again.
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Here we are on Day 3 and Kate is STILL bringing him up. We'll call this #1043 in the "Kate is a Vindictive And Hateful Bitch" handbook. She so obviously had this "taken care of" and her ass was saved yet again. Not satisfied to just STFU, she has to keep publicly crowing and taunting him about what a "liar" he is.
His mentioning 2010 Philly trip (that he did report on at the time) is key. It tells me he might of gathered some info and/or maybe a photo or two that Kate and Skeeve would rather not be made public. It sounded like he has a picture(s). I believe Kate when she says their interaction last Saturday was 20 seconds, it probably was. I really think this is about Hugh calling Skeeve her boyfriend, she got pissed at the suggestion so (just my hunch) he was going to go public with some info or pics he has to stick it to her for being bitchy about it. Until someone else persuaded him to do otherwise. Because being a verified homewrecker and husband stealer would really put a dent in her grifting enterprise :(
Blind support of Jon? Are we reading the same blog?
Mel said... 33
Notice the RC director said awareness is what it's all about.
Hmmm....what did Kate do to make her many, many followers AWARE of the RC gala, so they, too, could donate?
Well, she caused a snit with a pap. I guess people are aware now. But I highly doubt this is what the RC had in mind. Smirk.
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The irony is that Kate critisized mean Mr. Pap of taking attention away from fire victims:
@Kateplusmy8
@iPhillyChitChat U will report ur opinion&look desperate.I've sd all I wanted2say.I'm sad u took attn off home firevictims! @RedCrossPhilly
Hypocrite much?
well, she's got "the pot calling the kettle black" routine down pat, doesn't she.
Do we forget that Jon was right there as they first 5 seasons were shot? Jon capitalized on it right along with Kate. He had a say in the beginning and he went along with everything. He only raised his objections when his marriage fell apart.
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I respectfully disagree...I think the marriage fell apart because Jon finally saw what tlc was doing to his marriage and his family. He finally wised up and wanted his family to fade to obscurity...Kate on the other hand, wanted fame and fortune handed to her on a 'golden platter', and therefore the marriage ended.
Kate threw away the ONLY man that will ever love her and all those kids for fame, fortune and trips. What is this lady's obsession with going places? She must have had one screwed up childhood.
I think Jon was clearly miserable in the last few episodes that filmed him. He was manipulated and backed into a corner. Kate took off her on her book tour with her boyfriend and Jon got stuck at home with the kids.
I wonder what he thought the plan should be? If they ended the filming, could they sustain the home they just purchased? I agree that he realized the filming needed to stop and I think he had a strong desire to save his marriage and family.
I don't hate Jon. Like I said, I hope he surprises me. I'm just calling it like I see it.
I wonder what he thought the plan should be? If they ended the filming, could they sustain the home they just purchased? I agree that he realized the filming needed to stop and I think he had a strong desire to save his marriage and family.
I don't hate Jon. Like I said, I hope he surprises me. I'm just calling it like I see it.
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Yes, you make some interesting points. I wonder what he thought when they bought that house...perhaps they had more money in the bank than what the general public believed? Maybe he thought they as parents could get other media jobs that would have sustained the household expenses? Who knows..
It was clear by the time they bought the house their marriage was clearly in trouble. Perhaps he saw something between Kate and Steve? Her constantly being gone was his breaking point?
With Jon signing up with this new firm, the TLC contract ending for him (kids and Kate as well?), only time will tell what his intentions are regarding the public spotlight.
Everyone knows what Kate's priorities are.
Taunt the guy enough and at some point he may just say fuck it I'm publishing everything I got. She's so stupid.
Not a fan. said... 26
Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not.
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Kate was criticized for lying. It happens here all the time. There are numerous posts here that explain this.
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For example, I cringed when he released that video telling Kate that reality TV is not a career. Who shot that piece? He was sitting on a low couch and frankly, he looked fat.
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Didn't see it, but did the video get a lot of play on the blogs you frequent? Jon Gosselin is not the only 30 something to not eat healthy, not exercise enough and drink to much beer. It happens...a lot. Perhaps it would be better if he spent 10 grand on some lipo.
I have no idea who filmed the video but do I get a free cruise ticket if I say that it was Jon's ex girlfriend?
"And,btw,I've now blocked the Philly paparazzi liar& I encourage ALL to do the same..whether u love or hate me,1 fact remains: he lied to u! about 4 hours ago"
I suppose we should all block Kate since she has lied hundreds of times herself.
I think this is why she got so upset. She saw in him ( the Philly guy ) a lot of what she sees in herself. A liar.
If Twitter is where Kate intends to extend her 15 minutes of 'celebrity' status, we are in for YEARS of this drama. These kids are becoming more of a distraction to her with each passing day. I thinks she sees this medium as her new forum to remain relevant, and she is obsessed. It gives her instant gratification, feeds her ego, and has people jumping to her defense at any hint of criticism. Twitter was made for Kate, it fills her days and nights until she gets her next big break. Today's potential break,...waiting for any running shoe company to come knocking, operative word here......waiting. Kate Gosselin's "Running From My 8" runners, with little sequined and feathered wings. Yep, they'd sell ;0)
I imagine when you work two jobs there's not much time to sit around all day pondering whether to go for a 10 mile run and tweeting all your musings on this thought. It's easy to stay in shape when you do NOThiNg all day.
Administrator - 54. I think you comment about taunting could be applied equally to Jon and HughE. Heck, maybe even to TLC.
When is this stupid bitch gonna run out of money? That'a the only time she'll stop all of this nonsense and go to work....too much time on her hands...this is really getting old....and I'm stuck in the house with 4 kids so I don't have much of a life. I'm getting bored with this whole thing. I love reading this blog but I find myself here less and less. I don't even know if she's "human" at this point. She's a waste of my time and I'm just plain sick of her....
To clarify- I didn't mean to slam Jon's weight. (I could lose a few pounds myself and my treadmill has cobwebs on it.)
My reference to the video was only about the ANGLE it was shot. Very unflattering. I thought he looked bigger than he actually is. My point is that after years of filming I would hope Jon had learned a little something about things like that.
wayward said... 47
His mentioning 2010 Philly trip (that he did report on at the time) is key. It tells me he might of gathered some info and/or maybe a photo or two that Kate and Skeeve would rather not be made public. It sounded like he has a picture(s). I believe Kate when she says their interaction last Saturday was 20 seconds, it probably was. I really think this is about Hugh calling Skeeve her boyfriend, she got pissed at the suggestion so (just my hunch) he was going to go public with some info or pics he has to stick it to her for being bitchy about it. Until someone else persuaded him to do otherwise. Because being a verified homewrecker and husband stealer would really put a dent in her grifting enterprise :(
Think you nailed it!
There was talk at the time of the Philly incident that he had some ah...interesting...photo(s), but it never went anywhere.
There was twitter chatter this time where he was kind of gloating that she didn't recognize him from the Philly incident. Which would indicate that she had no idea who he was, or what he had in his back pocket, or she wouldn't have been nasty to him at the RC gala.
I'm sure he was thinking, big mistake lady! I got you now.
Too bad he got cocky and blew it.
So many unanswered questions about this woman...
Most people spend extra time on hair and makeup for an event like the Red Ball. Kate bragged that she did her own hair and makeup, but with the exception of the headband, her hair and makeup looked the same as it did when she supposedly crossed the finish line at the marathon in Las Vegas. While it would be great if she did these things for herself, the end result was she looked like she just didn't have time to even comb her hair. Wonder why?
As far as "1 fact remains:he lied to you," how is that a fact? We know she has a long track record for lying. We don't know if Mr. Photo Man does or not and may never know.
Kate stated in one of her tweets on Sunday that she had said all that she had to say, and yet today is Tuesday and she is still yammering about Mr. Photo Man.
I suppose we all now understand why "no neva means no to me." No one ever takes a stand with Kate and sticks with it. While I understand why Sylvia LeFlair didn't stand firm with the lawsuit she won against Kate, I wish she had. Instead of Kate feeling like a heel, she thinks she won. She just stole $10,000 and crowed about it. So this is how she teaches her children about responsibility? Will she ever accept responsibility for her actions? I guess we know the answer to this also.
Sorry for the rambling. She just pushes my buttons!
Taunt the guy enough and at some point he may just say fuck it I'm publishing everything I got. She's so stupid.
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I've thought that too, but he's probably too small time to risk business to future engagements if he was told to stand down. An interesting point here is that this management firm that Jon hooked up with probably represents numerous people who were at the RC gala. Calling JG a pig is not a smart thing to do either.
I just watched a video on YouTube called Father of the Decade about a guy whose son was born without eyes and without the ability to straighten his limbs. He will always be blind and in a wheelchair. But he noticed his son had an ear for music, a true gift, so he encouraged him to learn to play piano and later trumpet, and he plays both by ear BEAUTIFULLY. I mean, concert level.
He's now at university and his dad works the overnight UPS shift, takes his son to his classes (he attends with him, because he needs so much help), and actually pushes around his wheelchair on the football field because he's in the marching band.
This father has to be super exhausted every day of his life, but he calls his son his hero.
I watched that before I read Kate's syrupy sweet empty platitudes on her blog. She doesn't even know the meaning of being knocked down. She doesn't know the meaning of tired, and she certainly doesn't know what it's like to sacrifice yourself for someone else, like your child.
I had a true moment of pity for Kate. Not sympathy, just unadulterated sincere pity. She's so empty inside. She's just a facade incapable of true emotion. She has eight children she only sees as work and headaches. She's driven away any opportunity for adult companionship, platonic or romantic, with her horrible behavior and attitude. She's blinded by her own lies and indignation.
And now starts her even faster descent into obscurity.
I just realized what she reminds me of: there's a girl main character in two Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales--The Red Shoes and The Girl Who Trod On A Loaf. Karen in the second story REALLY makes me think of Kate. She's prideful and vain and hurts others without caring, until she is punished severely. I'll find the link,p and post it. If y'all read it, you'll see exactly what I mean.
Here's The Girl Who Trod On A Loaf, the parallels are amazing:
http://hca.gilead.org.il/girl_who.html
Dallas Lady - 65, thank you. I understand your pity comment completely. I don't in my real life know anyone as shallow and unkind as Kate. I wish she had someone she trusted who could sit her down for a tragic heart-to-heart. I wish someone could penetrate her blindness before it is too late. (Perhaps it already is ...)
I really think you would have to hold her at gun point to force her to listen and even then nothing logical would make sense to her.
She is both a lost cause and a lost soul.
Her name was Inge, not Kren, sorry. Karen was in The Red Shoes.
The first part of the story:
THERE was once a girl who trod on a loaf to avoid soiling her shoes, and the misfortunes that happened to her in consequence are well known. Her name was Inge; she was a poor child, but proud and presuming, and with a bad and cruel disposition.
When quite a little child she would delight in catching flies, and tearing off their wings, so as to make creeping things of them. When older, she would take cockchafers and beetles, and stick pins through them. Then she pushed a green leaf, or a little scrap of paper towards their feet, and when the poor creatures would seize it and hold it fast, and turn over and over in their struggles to get free from the pin, she would say, “The cockchafer is reading; see how he turns over the leaf.”
She grew worse instead of better with years, and, unfortunately, she was pretty, which caused her to be excused, when she should have been sharply reproved.
“Your headstrong will requires severity to conquer it,” her mother often said to her. “As a little child you used to trample on my apron, but one day I fear you will trample on my heart.” And, alas! this fear was realized.
Inge was taken to the house of some rich people, who lived at a distance, and who treated her as their own child, and dressed her so fine that her pride and arrogance increased.
(The rich people are TLC. LOL.) I'll let y'all read the rest if you care to. Inge is punished for her arrogance and cruelty, so it might be a nice palate-cleanser.
I would like to force Kate to listen as I read just one news story coming from Syria. Just one story about tortured children and mothers. Then I would like to ask her about her "I Choose..." comments.
There has to be a way to make her understand how self-absorbed she is.
Let's hope that, without the backing of TLC, she will not be approached by the national TV bookers for appearances to further exploit the children by crying that she, as am unemployed single mother of 8, has bills in her purse which she cannot pay.
bm
Kate should be happy to hear that she is now in the same league as Kris Kardashian.
http://events.brown.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo
wayward said... 47
When K8s Tweet fever was going on I saw her live feeds. One was from the RCross and something like...It was taken care of.
I think she or Steve tweeted or called the RC and told them to make the photog not to print the picture. The RC probably told him if he printed it they would not let him at any event ever again.
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Here we are on Day 3 and Kate is STILL bringing him up. We'll call this #1043 in the "Kate is a Vindictive And Hateful Bitch" handbook. She so obviously had this "taken care of" and her ass was saved yet again. Not satisfied to just STFU, she has to keep publicly crowing and taunting him about what a "liar" he is.
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But it's the closest she's gotten to having a teeny bit of media attention again, even though it was miniscule, she was all over it just for the little bit of attention it brought. I think she was hoping the whole debacle would've gone more national ( ie. Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition ) but it didn't go that far. I think that's why she won't let it die; hoping they will pick up on it so she can be on tv again. She will do ANYTHING to get her face on tv.
Oops-I meant Kris JENNER.
Wait an ivy league university is doing a lecture on how Kate is a monster??? Baww ah hahahhaha!!!!!
I guess we can file this under You Just Might be a Child Exploiter. When brown university holds a lecture about how f-Ed up what you've done to your kids is, you just might be a child exploiter.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where:
Smith-Buonanno, Room 106
95 Cushing Street
Description:
There are perhaps no more hated figures in American popular culture at the present moment than Reality TV star mothers, who have sold their children's private lives for celebrity and financial gain, particularly Kris Kardashian Jenner and Kate Gosselin.The aggregate critique indicates that the "momager" - or mom manager - is guilty of two crimes: she cheated in her climb to upward mobility by wanting celebrity too much and she has defied a dearly held (if not always overtly uttered) belief that middle-class heteronormative motherhood should be fully consummating to a woman. More than two decades of scholarship has demonstrated that the mother’s idealized place within the private realm of the home makes her public representation difficult. The controversial figures of Kate Gosselin and Kris Jenner further show that a larger ambivalence about the role of the mother has not been resolved, particularly when played out on reality television.
Brenda Weber is Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of American Studies, Communication and Culture, Cultural Studies, and English at the Indiana University-Bloomington. She is the author of "Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity" (Duke University Press, 2009) and editor of the future book "Reality Gendervision: Decoding Gender on Transatlantic Reality TV" (Duke University Press).
Sponsors: Women's History Month and Women Students at Brown.
Contact Amanda Kozar (amanda_kozar[at]brown[dot]edu) or call SDWC (401-863-2189) to ask questions or to request accommodations, special services, or assistance.
Cost:
Free
Kate is a twit said... 71
Kate should be happy to hear that she is now in the same league as Kris Kardashian.
http://events.brown.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo
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litytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 74
Wait an ivy league university is doing a lecture on how Kate is a monster??? Baww ah hahahhaha!!!!!
I guess we can file this under You Just Might be a Child Exploiter. When brown university holds a lecture about how f-Ed up what you've done to your kids is, you just might be a child exploiter.
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Now you've done it!! LOL. I'm going to call it now--she'll be tweeting about this lecture and how she's so misunderstood as she's only trying to feed her 8 kids, urging everyone to boycott Brown University (shouldn't be a problem for her sheeple) and making vague threats to sue.
I hope she sees this, about the lecture at Brown. I would love to see her demanding to be given equal time to debate the issues, as we know how strongly she defends her publicity-hound ways as being the ONLY thing she can do to keep food in her kids' mouths. And then I would love to watch as it dawns on her that Brown will not pay her (or even her expenses, or even STEVE) to come to town and issue her rebuttal, but if she stills wants to do it, they'll be happy to reserve a lecture hall and advertise.
At that moment, we will see INDIGNATION exiting quietly, stage left. Kate tell her story FOR FREE??? NEVAH going to happen.
not a fan -- I agree with you somewhat about Jon, but I disagree that he has been given a free pass. We've gotten on his case plenty when we felt he deserved it. However, you are criticizing him for things beyond his control. He didn't leave his kids and go off. KATE threw him out, and the COURTS gave her control of the children. Read back in the archives and you will find a post by Admin that outlines the number of times Jon has taken Kate to court. We don't know most of the outcomes, but several of his losses were well-publicized at the time. Also - he may have gone along with filming because he was completely under Kate's control, but Kate herself admitted that he never wanted to do the show. We don't know how many things are different because of Jon's insistence behind the scenes. Yes, Jon was, and maybe still is, too passive and laid back. However, Kate is very forceful and Jon was very young when she got her hooks into him. I don't know exactly when they met, but he was no older than 20, and they were married when he was barely 22. Most of us make a lot of mistakes in those early years of adulthood. Unfortunately, Jon's mistakes, and I think his worst one was trusting Kate, have had far-reaching consequences that no one could have foreseen at the time. I'm willing to cut him some slack and withhold judgment on future actions. I think he's earned it.
"MOM OR MONSTER?: Kate Gosselin, Kriss Kardashian Jenner, and 'Momagers' and Reality TV. This will be really good.
bm
Sort of OT. Did anyone realize that Phyllis Schlafly is still around? She was on NPR the other day along with the president of NOW.
Hasn’t changed a bit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Schlafly
http://www.phyllisschlafly.com/
p.s. God bless Brown University
Jons back to trolling for whores.
Jon isn't interested in you.
Susantoyota 76, I don't think the sheeple will be bleating to boycott Brown, I saw several multi-syllable words in the description - I'm pretty sure they will think it's a class on good mothering. I will say, Women's Studies have come a long way, baby. Back in the day, my first class on Women In Business was taught by a man who believed wholeheartedly that women belonged in the kitchen. Probably barefoot and pregnant too, I don't know. I left the class before he got to that part.
And..."feeling frowny"? Oh. Mah. Lawd. Best selling author, my ass.
HAHAHHAHAAAA about the Brown thing!
Kate needs to stop climbing up on that big splintery cross she drags around and ask herself, "Hey, why DO so many people seem to hate me? Could it POSSIBLY be something I'VE done???"
Oh and if she gets another show on any network, I'll eat my handbag bit by leathery bit. It's not going to happen. She might be desperate enough to go on that local radio show once or twice but she'll be upset at how local-yokel it is and/or they'll come to hate her, as 99% of people do.
whyohwhy said... 25
Awww thanks Admin for mentioning Syria, my homeland. Yesterday in Homs, children were stabbed to death in front of their moms and girls were raped in front of their moms then stabbed to death while some women and children were burned alive but poor poor Kate! Excuse me while I go get a tissue!!
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Hope your family is safe, whyoh. I cant imagine the extra hurt in your heart.
Last weekend my sister's house was robbed, right down to the spices in the cabinet; a dear friend elected hospice care; my sis in law had knee replacement which went badly; 2 young teachers I know lost their jobs; but share your tissues with me as we sob for poor poor Katie and the milk (that she doesnt allow them to drink) that is being yanked from her 7 year old preschoolers' mouths!
Quick, let's pass the hat and send Katie her much needed vacation!!!!! It's so draining being lazy, keeping lies straight, and offending everyone in your path in "like 20 sec". Besides, she needs to rest up for her free cruise!
Brown. It's more than just the color of Kate's crap, sheep.
Were do I find this revealling picture of Kate? Can anyone provide a link?
Administrator - Radoronline has an article up regarding JonBenet Ramsey's father's comments on GMA this morning. He regrets letting her compete in pageants. Thought this might be of interest.
bm
Dallas Lady, 65 Beautiful post! Your comment gave me goose bumps. It's so much more effective than the vulgar tweets that have become the norm.
Kate is a twit, 71 & Jen, 75 Thanks for the heads up.
Brenda Weber is Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of American Studies, Communication and Culture, Cultural Studies, and English at the Indiana University-Bloomington.
At last! It's always been my hope Kate would be a topic for modern cultural studies. Whoo hoo!
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 86
Brown. It's more than just the color of Kate's crap, sheep.
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Ha!!! Good one!
Localyocul said... 3
Dwindle, thank you! That's so funny...after I posted I read mote tweets regarding the new serieand I thought I bet that's their wordfor season. LOL Thanks for verifying
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Now see? Wasnt that nice? To ask a question that you werent sure of, we exchanged some information, you decided it met your needs and you said thanks and we had a smile. At no time did either one of us call each other names, question each other's intellegence, make admin get out her Big Red Marker... It was just nice.
Those are the terrific things about this blog, it's like neighbors having some chats on a summer evening. Every once in a while a drive-by shooting takes place, we all dive for cover or shoot back, but then things get back to being very nice.
If you read the description, the Brown lecture may well lean more toward somewhat mocking the "dearly held (if not always overtly uttered) belief that middle-class heteronormative motherhood should be fully consummating to a woman", rather than criticizing K8 and her cronies. If there is audience discussion, it should prove to be interesting.
Readerlady, 92, we shall see. I wondered the same thing. The topic of the lecture is:
Brenda Weber: "Mom or Monster?: Kate Gosselin, Kris Kardashian Jenner, and 'Momagers' on Reality TV"
It's a start, hopefully.
I thought the same thing. The description sounds more like an examination of those poor moms who dare step out of the kitchen into reality TV and how misunderstood they are. Here's hoping for a deeper study on the ethics of selling your children to the media and what could drive a parent to do this.
Kate, There are a lot of "Today I Chose" websites. How many did you have to visit to cobble together your list?
Maybe someone from here can go and keep an eye on the event. If they don't hate enough, show them how it's done!!
If the educated women at Brown university wanted to study HATE, they'd hang out at Kate's Fan blogs.
Jen said... 75
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where:
Smith-Buonanno, Room 106
95 Cushing Street
Description:
There are perhaps no more hated figures in American popular culture at the present moment than Reality TV star mothers, who have sold their children's private lives for celebrity and financial gain, particularly Kris Kardashian Jenner and Kate Gosselin.The aggregate critique indicates that the "momager" - or mom manager - is guilty of two crimes: she cheated in her climb to upward mobility by wanting celebrity too much and she has defied a dearly held (if not always overtly uttered) belief that middle-class heteronormative motherhood should be fully consummating to a woman. More than two decades of scholarship has demonstrated that the mother’s idealized place within the private realm of the home makes her public representation difficult. The controversial figures of Kate Gosselin and Kris Jenner further show that a larger ambivalence about the role of the mother has not been resolved, particularly when played out on reality television.
Brenda Weber is Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of American Studies, Communication and Culture, Cultural Studies, and English at the Indiana University-Bloomington. She is the author of "Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity" (Duke University Press, 2009) and editor of the future book "Reality Gendervision: Decoding Gender on Transatlantic Reality TV" (Duke University Press).
Sponsors: Women's History Month and Women Students at Brown.
Contact Amanda Kozar (amanda_kozar[at]brown[dot]edu) or call SDWC (401-863-2189) to ask questions or to request accommodations, special services, or assistance.
Cost:
Free
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And Katie Irene-monster allowed this?
I will be shocked if she doesn't bully Brown University into removing her saintly name from the course- tout de suite.
Sic 'em, Skeevie!
Ruff, ruff, ruff.
Yes but she also said they exploited their children's lives. It's an interesting topic I look forward to her thoughts.
On The View today they had the editor from US magazine and he was discussing celebrity twitter wars. Not a single mention of Khate! "She's" just not relevant!
"to take the road less traveled which is the hard road because I know it is the best thing to do and the outcome is always the most rewarding!"
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What the hell is this? The hard road? THE HARD ROAD?! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Oh that's rich Kate. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! The road you took has been scattered and cushioned with fucking rose pedals since the day you caught yourself a rich dentist's son and bamboozled his entire family. You ugly disgusting black widow spider. Pity to the people you've caught in your web.
Gawd. I think it's time to drag out the GREATEST OF ALL GRIFTERS GRIFTED GIFTS list that was compiled by this blog, print it out and send it to BU.
It looks like Kate's 15 minutes aren't quite up yet, more tabloid coverage?
PhillyChitChat.com
guess @Kateplusmy8 is going 2 get her tabloid wish. mon 2mags contacted me and I was sympathetic to her plight. today another + not so much
For what it's worth, Notafan, I also agree with many of your points.
I understand that Jon didn't get custody of the kids. I will not presume to know how hard he fought for custody. Regardless, not having custody is not an excuse to move to a luxury apartment in NY when that money would have been better spent buying or renting a modestly sized home in the area where his children live. He blew through (his children's) money just like Kate continues to do. His fatal flaw is gullibility. He trusted the bottom feeders he go involved with after the divorce, Michael Lohan? That awful lawyer of his? Ugh! I hope he learned his lesson after all of that.
Of course this is only my speculation, but I have a feeling that he only left the limelight because he was forced to by TLC. The general public hates Jon just as much as they hate Kate and like Kate, he has nothing to offer as far as a career in media goes. All those two have to offer is selling their children, children that the viewing public have become bored with. What Kate doesn't realize is that if Jon is mediocre then the whole family is.
Please don't take this as some sort of argument in Kate's favor. I don't like either of them very much, but I definitely dislike Kate more.
Dallas Lady 65
Bravo !! (Standing ovation.)
Yes, bravo bravo bravo!!! You are the best blogger ever!!
BETTY!
Betty bought a batch of bitter
To a blogger on blogspot.
How much bitter can Betty badger
from her begging reality broad?
If Betty's badgering bitter rages
Left the bloggers on this blog,
How much bitter would be built up
when a boot meets Betty's big 'ole butt?
understand that Jon didn't get custody of the kids. I will not presume to know how hard he fought for custody. Regardless, not having custody is not an excuse to move to a luxury apartment in NY when that money would have been better spent buying or renting a modestly sized home in the area where his children live. He blew through (his children's) money just like Kate continues to do. His fatal flaw is gullibility. He trusted the bottom feeders he go involved with after the divorce, Michael Lohan? That awful lawyer of his? Ugh! I hope he learned his lesson after all of that.
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And how many years ago was this? Two, three years, even? It was speculated that the NYC apartment was paid for by TLC, but we will probably never know.
Has he been attacking Kate in the media?
Begging for handouts on twitter?
Traveling to marathons, going to galas, acting as though this is EMPLOYMENT?
Posting pics of his kids on the internet on a weekly basis?
Selling his daughters on a cruise?
Talking about his daughters bras on a radio show?
Have we heard/seen anything other than an occasional pap pic of him taking the kids someplace? And when was the last time that happened?
Jon has kept his mouth shut and found employment that has nothing to do with his children. The general public "hates Jon" because all they hear is Kate badmouthing him. When was the lat time he defended himself???
Jon has a likable quality, seems to be able to get along with others, and I could see him doing a tv show, similar to something like the dirty jobs show.
But he's been walking the walk. And I hope he stays true to that course.
heather
fade2black said... 83
Susantoyota 76, I don't think the sheeple will be bleating to boycott Brown, I saw several multi-syllable words in the description - I'm pretty sure they will think it's a class on good mothering.
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I think some of those big words were difficult for you to understand, as well as for the Administrator and others, since you are assuming that this lecture will paint Kate as a monster. Based on the description, that is not clear at all. The discussion will be about gender roles and how women who don't fit the suburban middle-class archetype are perceived.
Well, I see from her latest blog: Kate is doing damage control. What happened Kate, you got a dose of real reality, that hardly anyone noticed you at the Red Cross Ball, and what the Tarot reader: told you something you did not like or wanted to hear? Or Did you get a sign from God, and now tryin to amends things. Remember Kate, what is on film is on film, just like interviews, nobody forced you. You said it yourself: "our show is the realist of reality shows" or was that because TLC still paid the bills. Has anyone noticed, since TLC is not paying anymore, Kate has been saying that everything we see or saw on both shows was edited and over drama to get ratings, thus making all of what was filmed a lie. Kate's tryin to re-write history. Maybe because Kate finely woke up, or is Kate headed for a mini break down/hissy fit, because of what was said & done over the last 8 years. And nothing is going according to her bucket list/plans.
I can't believe that Kart is still hanging on!
Wasn't there some talk that TLC was behind the NYC apt? Or some other tv show?
He sure seemed to think he had it made in the sun then. I wonder if tbat crack lawyer of his had him convinced that he could walk away from the tlc contract. Obviously not true.
I think Jon had a rude awakening there.
Read it again? The descriptiOn right out of the says she sold her children's lives. Then goes into deeper issues regarding gender stereotypes. This is not difficult for most to understand. The fact that she is even being invoked in such a discussion speaks volumes. I think it's a fascinating topic.
They tend to think there is just a handful of loud haters. What the fail to realize is that most people of an intelligence, empathy or common sense can see how those poor little rich kids have been exploited.
Poor fans. Can't stand it when the public speaks.
Poor fans. It's like they are consistently betting on a lame horse.
Poor fans. No blog to post on without giving up your identity.
Poor fans. Jon won't date them.
I don't think anyone wants to date Jon or Kate.
Two reasons she didn't wear a red dress to the gala:
1) She was clueless about it, and didn't even notice last year that most of the women wore red.
2) Wherever she grifted the dress from didn't have a red dress. And goodness knows she isn't going to *pay* for a red dress.
Read It Again said... 109
fade2black said... 83
Susantoyota 76, I don't think the sheeple will be bleating to boycott Brown, I saw several multi-syllable words in the description - I'm pretty sure they will think it's a class on good mothering.
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I think some of those big words were difficult for you to understand, as well as for the Administrator and others, since you are assuming that this lecture will paint Kate as a monster. Based on the description, that is not clear at all. The discussion will be about gender roles and how women who don't fit the suburban middle-class archetype are perceived.
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Oh, thank you, Kate's Manager. Perhaps you are right...more likely, you are not.
Kris Jenner and Kate have a lot in common: Both cheaters; both liars (Kris Jenner is 62, NOT 56); both pimps of their children; both obsessed w/ celebrity; both totally self-absored; both famewhores; both ruled solely by the almighty buck; both constantly seeking a camera; both lacking moral integrity on so many different levels that it is mind boggling; both braggarts; both narcissists; both lacking the education to write a book but thinking they are so famous they can take credit for someone else's work...shall I go on...I can...I can go on and on and on.
I beg to differ. I bet any of Kates supporters would dump her and support Jon in a SECOND if it meant they could get near those kids.
I think Zippy especially has the hots for Jon.
PhillyChitChat.com @iPhillyChitChat
guess @Kateplusmy8 is going 2 get her tabloid wish. mon 2mags contacted me and I was sympathetic to her plight. today another + not so much
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She should have played nice!
Her PLIGHT?
WTF is her PLIGHT?
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 113
Read it again? The descriptiOn right out of the says she sold her children's lives. Then goes into deeper issues regarding gender stereotypes. This is not difficult for most to understand. The fact that she is even being invoked in such a discussion speaks volumes. I think it's a fascinating topic.
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Apparently it's difficult for you to understand. This is not going to be a "Kate Gosselin is a horrible mother because she sold her kids out to reality TV" diatribe, as you crowed in your initial comment on the subject. It's going to be about gender and how people respond to women who don't fit their preconceived notions of what constitutes "normal" motherhood, from a distinctly feminist perspective.
Mel #116...While I agree w/ you that Kate didn't have a clue about wearing red to support the gala, I saw all the pics, and there were just as many women in all black as in red.
Oh, Kate, look...I came to your defense...probably because I'm sick and have a fever.
Read it again will you please lighten up? Are you incapable of understanding snark? I followed that comment with a joke about "you might be a child exploiter". My reading comprehension skills are just fine. I Understood the description. I also understood they stated as fact Kate sold her children and that did not indicate that fact was up for debate. It is hysterical Kate is named as a monster or mom in an ivy league lecture. I know you don't like it, but only Kate did this To herself.
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Susantoyota 76, I don't think the sheeple will be bleating to boycott Brown, I saw several multi-syllable words in the description - I'm pretty sure they will think it's a class on good mothering.
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I think some of those big words were difficult for you to understand, as well as for the Administrator and others, since you are assuming that this lecture will paint Kate as a monster. Based on the description, that is not clear at all. The discussion will be about gender roles and how women who don't fit the suburban middle-class archetype are perceived.
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Oh, thank you, Kate's Manager. Perhaps you are right...more likely, you are not.
Kris Jenner and Kate have a lot in common: Both cheaters; both liars (Kris Jenner is 62, NOT 56); both pimps of their children; both obsessed w/ celebrity; both totally self-absored; both famewhores; both ruled solely by the almighty buck; both constantly seeking a camera; both lacking moral integrity on so many different levels that it is mind boggling; both braggarts; both narcissists; both lacking the education to write a book but thinking they are so famous they can take credit for someone else's work...shall I go on...I can...I can go on and on and on.
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No doubt this would be the theme of the lecture...if YOU were delivering it. Since you are not, I will stand behind my ability to understand the topic of Dr. Weber's lecture.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not Kate's manager. I know how important it makes ya'll feel to believe that Kate and "her people" monitor this blog and hang on your every word.
Jon is back to his old ways. All I am sayin.
understand that Jon didn't get custody of the kids. I will not presume to know how hard he fought for custody. Regardless, not having custody is not an excuse to move to a luxury apartment in NY when that money would have been better spent buying or renting a modestly sized home in the area where his children live. He blew through (his children's) money just like Kate continues to do. His fatal flaw is gullibility. He trusted the bottom feeders he go involved with after the divorce, Michael Lohan? That awful lawyer of his? Ugh! I hope he learned his lesson after all of that.
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And how many years ago was this? Two, three years, even? It was speculated that the NYC apartment was paid for by TLC, but we will probably never know.
Has he been attacking Kate in the media?
Begging for handouts on twitter?
Traveling to marathons, going to galas, acting as though this is EMPLOYMENT?
Posting pics of his kids on the internet on a weekly basis?
Selling his daughters on a cruise?
Talking about his daughters bras on a radio show?
Have we heard/seen anything other than an occasional pap pic of him taking the kids someplace? And when was the last time that happened?
Jon has kept his mouth shut and found employment that has nothing to do with his children. The general public "hates Jon" because all they hear is Kate badmouthing him. When was the lat time he defended himself???
Jon has a likable quality, seems to be able to get along with others, and I could see him doing a tv show, similar to something like the dirty jobs show.
But he's been walking the walk. And I hope he stays true to that course.
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Why is it that when I try to talk about Jon's shortcomings it turns into a list of the things that Kate did that were worse?
No Heather, he didn't do any of those things, and nobody claimed he did. I just wanted to point out that this supposed "walking the walk" could easily have been a result of the gag order TLC placed on him. Now that the contract is up he has representation? Something stinks. Yes, he's better with the kids than Kate. Considering Kate is a cold-blooded snake, that comparison doesn't really say much.
I know that the things I mentioned in my previous post happened years ago. That doesn't mean they never happened. I don't trust him, and I probably won't until we see that the gigs he gets don't exploit the kids.
"his old ways?"
You mean caring for his children?
When he was originally seen out and about you sheep swore up and down that NO WAY was Jon in bars. it was his brother, it was a doppelganger, it was a hater who had her husband have plastic surgery ... NO WAY would you sheep believe that marriage was OVER.
What are his "old ways" and does it really chap your hide that he doesn't want to do them with you?
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Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 113
Read it again? The descriptiOn right out of the says she sold her children's lives. Then goes into deeper issues regarding gender stereotypes. This is not difficult for most to understand. The fact that she is even being invoked in such a discussion speaks volumes. I think it's a fascinating topic.
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Apparently it's difficult for you to understand. This is not going to be a "Kate Gosselin is a horrible mother because she sold her kids out to reality TV" diatribe, as you crowed in your initial comment on the subject. It's going to be about gender and how people respond to women who don't fit their preconceived notions of what constitutes "normal" motherhood, from a distinctly feminist perspective.
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How snobbishly condescending of you. Yes, Administrator is ONLY an attorney...I'm sure those "big words" are way beyond her scope of comprehension.
And, if you are the presenter instead of a Kate manager, you will be SORELY missing the point on this one to glorify people like Kris Jenner and Kate Gosselin who do NOT deserve to be elevated to the status you are describing. You are sadly lacking in your research and homework.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 123
Read it again will you please lighten up? Are you incapable of understanding snark? I followed that comment with a joke about "you might be a child exploiter". My reading comprehension skills are just fine. I Understood the description. I also understood they stated as fact Kate sold her children and that did not indicate that fact was up for debate. It is hysterical Kate is named as a monster or mom in an ivy league lecture. I know you don't like it, but only Kate did this To herself.
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Actually, you don't "know" anything. I couldn't care less if she's part of a "mom or monster" lecture at Brown. Dissecting reality TV and reality TV personalities is a legitimate and interesting part of the study of pop culture. I'm all for an intellectual discussion of the subject, regardless of whether Kate is painted in a bad light. Rabid hatred, on the other hand, doesn't sit well with me.
You would be surprised who has contacted me to tell me they read this blog. Some people I've shared such as Ashley, Ellen and Aunt Jodi. Others who are very involved with this situation we all know who have asked me not to share. What we say is well read by those involved make no mistake. We have even hurt the feelings of some people who read here by our comments, which I feel badly about. But I'm not going to censor based on that.
I am told Jon has been with this pr agency for years. This was just some kind of renewal.
I think some of those big words were difficult for you to understand...The discussion will be about gender roles and how women who don't fit the suburban middle-class archetype are perceived.
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I think that you mean stereotype, which is a classification of a certain group of people, or a preconceived notion, assessment or opinion about certain traits and behavior of a specific group of people.
An archetype, as often used by Irish writer, William Butler Yeats, is an unconscious pattern of thought. He believed that symbols held autonomous powers of inherited memories. This pre-dates psychologist Carl Jung's theory of thought. In the context of your sentence, that is not the word that you want.
Take good lecture notes. Class dismissed. And yes, I do know what the "big words" mean, as do many others here. I have a doctorate in English lit and I know that many other posters, including admin., have degrees as well.
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PhillyChitChat.com @iPhillyChitChat
guess @Kateplusmy8 is going 2 get her tabloid wish. mon 2mags contacted me and I was sympathetic to her plight. today another + not so much
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Oh well. Everyone has a breaking point.
If Phillyfool decides to publish ALL his photos of Katie Irene, she has only herself to blame.
You get what you get, and you don't get upset.
Isn't that right, Katie?
If you don't care about a lecture I personally do care about, why bother debating it? That's just silly. Also I don't hate Kate. But I'm sorry you feel that way.
I also want to add that I am not the drive by Anonymous person saying cryptic messages about Jon. I know how to explain my points and own my words.
The biggest change I notice without TLC around footing her bill to take vacations here and there, I believe in the Australia episode, Kate said with or without cameras they captured their real lives that they wouldn't do anything that was different with or without the cameras?
Well, it is different. They haven't gone on any vacations since TLC dumped Kate, have they? If I'm wrong I missed it.
I wonder if Kate would have ever joined the Red Cross without having been on TLC? Would she still have taken Mady on that lone trip to San Diego without a camera crew to film it? Would she have been able to afford half the stuff she has? That's probably a no.
Hindsight is without TLC Kate would be a nobody and she knows it and I think deep down it really chafes at her somewhat but she'll never admit it.
I mean, really, if she swears she would do nothing different then take the kids to BHI all on her own for a week in the summer, take the kids to Florida for their 8th birthday, go on another RV trip with just your kids.
Hahaha. Yeah, that's never going to happen. She won't do it because without TLC she couldn't ever afford to do it. Brings a lot of meaning to why she shoved the words, "once in a lifetime opportunity," down everyone's throat so often.
I bet reality is starting to taste real sour just about now and I have no sympathy for the person who brings on all the drama, escapades, blunders themselves while they sit their on TV and cry about how bad life is. Kate's just got to learn how to pick herself up, dust herself off and not attack everyone who calls her out on things she has to realize are true.
Wait...oh yeah, narcissistic tendencies are, "I'm not the one with the problem, it's everyone else around me, why don't YOU see things the way I do?"
If Phillyfool decides to publish ALL his photos of Katie Irene, she has only herself to blame.
You get what you get, and you don't get upset.
Isn't that right, Katie?
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LOL Oh Pink you are too funny. It's nice to see Kate bitchy words bite her in the ASS!
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 133
If you don't care about a lecture I personally do care about, why bother debating it? That's just silly. Also I don't hate Kate. But I'm sorry you feel that way.
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I didn't say that I didn't care about the lecture. I think it sounds interesting. I said that I couldn't care less if Kate is part of a mom or monster discussion, in response to your claim that I "didn't like it." In other words, I am not bothered by it.
Marie, plus on all those trips she had TLC crew to boss around and do her bidding. If she were to take the kids anywhere now, she wouldn't have that.
Now that you mention it, HAS she taken the kids anywhere with her since the show ended? I'm racking my brain. Can't think of anything since the show ended in August/September. Has she???
I was thinking about her only eating salads, everything's got to be fat-free thing. Of course it's about control. It's the only thing she can control now. She knows as her kids get bigger and older, she will be able to control them less and less (she's even expressed her concerns about this). She can't make a network give her another high-paying TV show. She can't control the fact that she is apparently talentless (truly the definition of mediocre!).
She can't control all the things she WANTS to control and refuses to see the things she CAN control: herself. She could get a job. She just doesn't want to. She could be a nicer, better person. She doesn't want to.
Girlfriend hasn't hit rock bottom. I hope when she does, the kids aren't around.
I finally brought myself to read Kate's "Today I Choose" list. Robert Frost must be rolling in his grave to have Kate twist and (mis)interpret his words.
I have an open question for Kate, since we know either she or her minions read here. What, specifically, did Philly lie about? Other than, maybe, claiming to have an eye-opening photograph of you? He said he spoke to you. You admitted that yourself. He said you were beautiful. Did he lie about that? If not, then why are you arguing? Is it because you know, deep down, that you are not beautiful in any way, shape or form? He said you were grouchy. Well we have hours and hours and hours of film to back that statement up. It would be headline news if you WEREN'T grouchy. He said no one knew who you were. If that's a lie, then back it up with names of people who came up to you and addressed you by name. So, Kate, what, exactly was the lie that he told? From where I sit, it sounds to me like someone never learned to tell only the truth, but I'm not so sure that only applies to Philly.
Years from now, this Kate debacle will be included in college textbooks. What is she going to do? Sue the authors? In fact, I know that the topic of child exploitation/reality television is being discussed in various psyc classes and humanities courses in universities. Is she going to demand a halt to the discussion of this, and shred students' papers who have chosen to include her when they write about the subject?
I hope she has a good attorney on retainer.
I seriously doubt that anything about Kart will end up in a text book.
Didn't Kate take the twins somewhere for their birthday last year? Maybe the other kids as well? seems like she did, its sorta fuzzy though.
As far as the college subject, as the old saying goes..."Stealing one person's work is called plagiarism....stealing a lot of people's work is called research." lolololol
I guess we can assume that Kate won't be sending any of her kids to Brown, even if they could get into an Ivy.
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I seriously doubt that anything about Kart will end up in a text book.
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I wouldn't be so sure about that. There are already chapters on reality television/child exploitation being written into textbooks, and there are journal readings being assigned that deal with child labor laws and children in the entertainment industry.
Bravo, Dallas Lady- excellent post.
Just going to nestle into my lawn chair and watch the rest of the fireworks,fits and farts til they all drizzle out in a cold, hard, burnt -out charcoal pit, somewhat like the corners of Kate's heart.
I will watch Kate try and make someone listen to her sad story and will cheer on the scholars at Brown U., hoping they get her story straight. Only then will her kids have the strength to leave her sickened, twisted house, knowing that none of this was their fault.
Jon, be a man and Dad and help them recover, as you do too.Forget Kate, hating her only keeps her relevant, instead of in the past where she is living now, trying to recapture the gravy-train she's addicted to. Move on and love your kids back to healthy,try and forgive your ex-wife, she's a very sick woman.She needs extensive psychiatric help she will never seek.
Kate, I hope you will someday get help, so you don't have to live this tortured life of yours.I am trying to pity you, but your kids sad faces keep coming to my memory and I can't.Kids, I wish all of you peace,love and happiness.
Kate, you could probably write a real best-seller , based on the truth of your life.Ha, guess that will be a better job for you Jon.But, who would really want to know? The ideas I have of what you put your kids through scares me, the truth would probably kill me.
I'll get off my soap-box now.This is so OT.The Gov. of Ont. just called to advise me of my only Aunt's death.Her house was littered with pictures, letters and mementos from my kids and g'kids lives.Mine was the only address they found , she kept every letter,card and gift I had sent her for 30 years! Yikes! I am kind of shocked right now.
Please hug and kiss your families; you never know when your last day will be. I am going to have a little cry while I remember going to my Aunt Joyce's house every summer and picking raspberries in her backyard. She was a very sweet and kind woman who married very late in life, who loved dogs and her only brother's kids dearly. RIP, Auntie.
Sorry, everyone, TMI.
OT, back to the list of things J&K grifted for:
Wasn't there a fancy-schmancy two bedroom condo that Jon "got" in snow/ski country somewhere?
The place where he wore that stupid knit cap and talked about "hanging" with 15 yr. kids and how "marketable" his kids were?
It was supposed to be something he could share with Cara but she only went once and came home early, in tears.
What ever happened to that place?
It's time to e-mail BU a grifter list. Who is volunteering?
Dallas Lady 65 - Awesome post.
I have a brother who was born with no eyes, and he also is mentally retarded. I called my folks the Parents of the Century, for their dedication to my brother despite the exhaustion, and for never ever complaining. Such a wonderful example they set. As a result, we "kids" have our priorities in life straight. We also all work with the handicapped in one capacity or another.
Here kHate was blessed with 8 healthy children, and all she does is bitch and moan.
Jude, sorry about your Aunt...not too much info...we're all here for each other.
Pants on Fire #148...what an impactful post. Your parents did set a wonderful example and raised sensitive children who learned how to give back.
Amazing people on this blog.
kateplusmy8
@CIVisions awesome thanks! I love wearing @macduggal.. amazing designer!:)
Awesome and amazing. Kate's two favorite words, and she put them together in one tweet. Amazing.
Jude,
So sorry to hear about your Aunt Joyce. How sad it is. I had a Aunt Julie and she was as loving as your Aunt Joyce, so l understand your sadness. Having a moment of silence here to honour their memory.
Also, a moment of silence and prayer for the people of Syria. The song "He's My Brother" is playing in my head at this time.
What's so amazing about looking like a dead turkey?
Brenda Weber: "Mom or Monster?: Kate Gosselin, Kris Kardashian Jenner, and 'Momagers' on Reality TV"
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How is Kate a "momager"? I think this researcher is off in her lumping Kate and Kris into the same group. Kate used her kids for fame and money, but she's not their manager. The kids don't have a career outside of the show, and are not in the media now that it's been cancelled. The Gosselin kids live in Kate's shadow, and are paraded out in order to give Kate the spotlight, not vice versa. Yes, both Kate and Kris are fame-whores who use their kids for fame and fortune, but Kris is really the only one who qualifies as a momager. I'd argue that the Dance Moms and Toddlers and Tiara freaks are closer to momagers than Kate. I think she chose Kate because her name is known, and is a lightening rod for discussions about reality TV -- but the comparison to Kris Jenner as a momager is a huge stretch.
The description of the lecture just reeks of a woman's studies scholar who wants to complain about how women are only valued if they're barefoot, pregnant, doting mothers -- and are vilified if they try to break out of their societally-prescribed role of "Mother" -- even if they try to advance themselves on the backs of their kids. Blah blah blah -- another academic trying to make a non-topic into a topic in order to pad her vitae. Yawn.
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I seriously doubt that anything about Kart will end up in a text book.
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I don't. I think volumes will be written about her. I say we get out the big butterfly net right now and send her to the National institute of Mental Health. If they really wanted to do an indepth study on NPD, she'd be the ideal lab rat to go after.
Here is some food for thought: since Kate is now officially off TLC payroll, Kate is now saying that both shows were a lie, because of editing and forced drama. Wait, when Kate really starts blaming TLC for her bad behavior & starts blaming the viewers turned haters, because they watched and made her the way she is, and because she can't get another TV gig or show and no other network or Hollywood wants her. So in Kates twisted mind, she thinks we should support her and her kids, cause we watched the show, we supported the show therefore, we owe her for her bad behavior and situation of her canceled show in which we as audience were responsible for.
But you know Kate nobody had a gun to your head. YOU MADE THE CHOICE! We did not, we only watched in good faith, to see how someone with twins who were 3 and 6 babies, manage to take care of them, and not loose their mind. Kate you & TLC did the rest. No one here Kate to blame but yourself.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 130
You would be surprised who has contacted me to tell me they read this blog. Some people I've shared such as Ashley, Ellen and Aunt Jodi. Others who are very involved with this situation we all know who have asked me not to share. What we say is well read by those involved make no mistake. We have even hurt the feelings of some people who read here by our comments, which I feel badly about. But I'm not going to censor based on that.
I am told Jon has been with this pr agency for years. This was just some kind of renewal.
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Thanks for sharing this, Admin.
Anger issues Kate,said..."So in Kates twisted mind, she thinks we should support her and her kids, cause we watched the show, we supported the show therefore, we owe her for her bad behavior and situation of her canceled show in which we as audience were responsible for..."
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I guess so, just like when she blamed science and technology for being able to have multiples, now society has to help take care of them. Twisted logic again. Deja Vue again kate?
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@CIVisions awesome thanks! I love wearing @macduggal.. amazing designer!:)
Awesome and amazing. Kate's two favorite words, and she put them together in one tweet. Amazing.
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Kate likes to use those words so much because it validates her self-image as an AWESOME and AMAZING mother and woman. Which makes her rating or grade an A++, which is far above us mediocre humans.
Erp:) I could barely type that. Feeling nauseous.
First, Hey Jude, sorry to hear about your Aunt and Pants, God bless you.
Boring 101 @153
Mom or Monster?: Kate Gosselin, Kris Kardashian Jenner, and 'Momagers' on Reality TV"
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I think the key word here is AND as in, "Mom or Monster: Kate Gosselin, Kris Kardashian Jenner, AND 'Momagers' on Reality TV". It did not say and OTHER Momagers.
Kate has said that it's a dream of M's to have a career with Disney. Would Kate be a 'momager' if given the chance? You betcha!
Kate knows that without the 8 she is just Katie Irene Nobody from somewhere in PA. With the kids she is K8 so she will never stop using them.
Why are the trolls out so early today? They usually don't make an appearance until after dark.
Auntie Ann,
I got hold of my end of the butterfly net up here in the Prairies in Canada.You get hold of your end and we could catch her, if she ever goes for another run on her grassy, soft road she thinks is the hard road ,less travelled.My road is kinda crunchy and snowy right now. When shall we leave?
I think we are her only chance to get to NIMH.No never means no Kate, watch out!
JoannaNY 131. LOL! But now I think I may have an (intellectual...) girlcrush on you!
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Auntie Ann,
I got hold of my end of the butterfly net up here in the Prairies in Canada.
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Hey Jude - I'm ready. Which province? I'm in the prairies too! Maybe we live across the street from each other. haha.
Teresa: that's right! Kate can go jump in the lake. I and everyone here owes Kate NOTHING! She dug her own hole, she can dig herself out, with a coke spoon! :)
Just now tweeted that @macduggal is An AMAZING designer. I have never heard of this line (I may not dres couture but I read alot), so I googled:
MacDuggal was born in 1960 in New Delhi, India. As a young man he developed a passion for fashion. Upon arriving in the US, MacDuggal designed a gown that gave him instant fame. He called it the "Wish Upon a Star Gown." The gown was an A-Line Ball Gown with tulle on the outside and hand painted stars in the lining. Ever since then MacDuggal has been designing the hottest dresses for Homecoming, Prom, Pageants and eveningwear.
Looked at website, don't see the amazing, see a lot of flash and flesh, big emphasis on homecoming, prom and pageants. How old are you Kate?
I think that Kate may insinuate things about TLC but will not really come right out and bad mouth them. I'm sure that she's bound by the same type of confidentiality agreement as so many others who have had to keep their mouths shut. If she opens the door who knows what will come flying out of that closet. She stated too many times and very publicly that it was the realist reality show and they were just living their lives. Kate if you keep this up you may just get tangled in that web of lies that you've woven over the years. You had better watch what you say about TLC Kate. In much the same way that they've quashed stories about you in the past they can black ball you in the business. In the entertainment business nobody likes a bitch who opens her mouth and tells tales out of school.
Teresa,thanks hon. Thinking of our aunts and hearing John singing,"All we need is love" for them,all of us and the people of Syria.
Thanks Laurie and Judy K. and bless you Pants.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 130
You would be surprised who has contacted me to tell me they read this blog. Some people I've shared such as Ashley, Ellen and Aunt Jodi. Others who are very involved with this situation we all know who have asked me not to share. What we say is well read by those involved make no mistake.
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I am not suprised at all. Many posters here make valid comments backed up with facts. This site has some of the best critical thinking bloggers who are able to back up their points.
It is no wonder that some very close to the actual situation feel that posters on this site gets the essence of Kate and her antics. I am not talking about myself, but rather some of the great posters who hit the nail on the head time and time again.
Laurie 165- I think Kate is going to have learn the hard way. Someone cleaned up her twitter mess/picture debacle(TLC's reported last day). TLC covered her butt for years, but if her contract is now ended, this creature has no cover, and it should become more and more interesting as days go by.
She simply does not have a clue, or chooses not to know how offensive she is, as she has gotten away with her antics for far too long. Now that TLC is allegedly out of the picture, we shall see how well she fares.
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JoannaNY 131. LOL! But now I think I may have an (intellectual...) girlcrush on you!
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ROFL! You can add me to the "girlcrush" list! I was applauding her over and over in my mind.
Dallas Lady 65, your post was beautiful and illustrates the clear difference between what is truly inspirational and what is trite. Kate 'struggle' is being played out in her head, episodic drivel. Every day, especially now with Twitter, she is waging this mindless battle over petty nonsense that means absolutely nothing in the whole scheme of things.
We listen to Kate pay lip service to her kids, but nothing comes from her heart, it is all superficial and always will be. Her eight children are mere bit players in all of this. Her desire to remain relevant trumps every relationship she has ever had. Her life is joyless, empty and just plain sad. Too bad she is missing the experience of knowing her children.
There are some childish bloggers who are posting using screen names that are meant to intimidate the posters here. Posting using the name of someone's child is especially low.
You know who you are. Please leave kids out of it.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 27
Again, my comment about the spring break was only to emphasize that Kate was criticized for not planning anything and yet Jon was not.
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No. That's not what happened. Kate was criticized for not planning anything while she continued to SPEND MONEY ON HERSELF. We criticized her unwillingness to spend a dime on her own kids while she lives the high life.
If Jon starts going on a bunch of VIP vacations and celebrity events and whatnot and never does anything fun with his kids, he will get the same criticism.
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And here we have the conundrum. Jon and those of us who participate in this blog want privacy and normalcy for the Gosselin children. How can we also know what fun things Jon does for and with his children in order to judge whether or not he deserves criticism?
I suppose it could be said that Kate does things with the children that we don't know about, but with all the tweeting, blog entries and pics, it's hard to imagine. It seems like she was "absent" for a time awhile ago and later let it be known that she had been in Wyoming (?) with some of the children.
I'm afraid that no matter what Jon or Kate does, if their lives are in the public arena, the children will never have real privacy or normalcy.
Zoe, it's been ages since we last heard about a visit with Jon or saw pictures of it. Jon has somehow managed to conduct his visits in privacy ad normalcy which suggests to me Kate could do the same.
Two reasons she didn't wear a red dress to the gala:
1) She was clueless about it, and didn't even notice last year that most of the women wore red.
2) Wherever she grifted the dress from didn't have a red dress. And goodness knows she isn't going to *pay* for a red dress.
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Actually:
She grifted that prom dress because:
1) The majority of her fans are tweenies.
2) She has the mentality of a spoiled rotten 16 year old.
Poor you ... said... 127
When he was originally seen out and about you sheep swore up and down that NO WAY was Jon in bars. it was his brother, it was a doppelganger, it was a hater who had her husband have plastic surgery ...
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Huh? Someone accused a hater's husband of having plastic surgery to impersonate Jon bar-hopping and cruising? Or, is this hyberbole in order to make a point? Anyone?
Yes, it was one of the excuses the sheeple came up with for Jon being in a bar.
Since this blog didn't even exist during jons bar hhopping days not sure what that's about. But as long as you don't leave your children crying to go have a VIP weekend complete with foot licking I don't see why any grown adult can't visit a bar. In fact for those that work you might get left behind if you don't. Many people go with coworkers or friends and never drink. Either way it's not an issue usually.
Admin, I agree with you that the children's lives with Jon have been pretty much private since he went private.
My point is that if Jon now goes back into the public arena "going on a bunch of VIP vacations and celebrity events and whatnot", I would hope that he can still have his life with his children private. Yet your post was if he "never does anything fun with his kids, he will get the same criticism" as Kate.
I don't understand how we can hope for them to have privacy and normalcy and also be able to criticize Jon if we don't find out he did something fun with his kids.
Auntie Ann,
That is so funny.We probably know each other. I live in Sask. You?I always felt like you were 'a kindred spirit.'Guess we better get some help from down under with the net. My daughter is in Minot, she'll help.
I always find it interesting when a liar calls someone else a liar. Hi Kate- pot meet the kettle. You are angry and grouchy. Stop protesting. Everyone has seen what an uber beyotch you can be, on your REAList show.
No lies, no rumor... you have been angry beyond reason for years on your own show. Admit it.
Own it/claim it and stop blaming everyone/everything else under the sun for your horrid behavior time and time again.
I have zero respect for the photographer- what a tool!
"Now that you mention it, HAS she taken the kids anywhere with her since the show ended? I'm racking my brain. Can't think of anything since the show ended in August/September. Has she???"
Didn't Kate take the twins to some ranch out west for their birthday in October? A fan tweeted a picture with her. It was speculated she got it through TLC.
Poor you said... 176
Yes, it was one of the excuses the sheeple came up with for Jon being in a bar.
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This was over at GWOP. Plastic surgery indeed was one theory, but mainly they thought we were photoshopping pictures to sell to the tabloids to make $$ and ruin J&K. When GWOP somehow got a pic of Jon's new white Nissan, they really flipped. "They have gone way too far this time, Jon and Kate would NEVER buy a car like that!!!!" I
I posted about this a thread or two ago, the sheeple steadfastly refused to believe anything was wrong until Kate confirmed it.
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Just wanted to put in my bid for a future photoshop/post of Kate, as Norma Desmond, the deluded washed up movies star, from Sunset Boulevard. The following link is her most famous scene, in which she is surrounded by photographers because a dead body is found in her pool--particularly in view of the mystery pix. (Not a spoiler--it is in the opening scene).
This is the shot where she says "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr DeMille". The number of quotes in just the first 30 minutes has so many references that are applicable to Kate--down to the loyal manservant who has the job of keeping up her delusions.
http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&q=gloria+swanson+sunst+boulevard&gbv=2&oq=gloria+swanson+sunst+boulevard&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=12&gs_upl=3793l24944l0l26229l32l32l1l19l20l0l201l1657l4.7.1l12l0&gs_l=img.12...3793l24944l0l26232l32l32l1l19l20l0l201l1657l4j7j1l12l0&biw=1024&bih=672&sei=y91fT_zlC-vMiQLZzonRBA
"Kate Gosselin is declaring war on a Philadelphia paparazzo that told a gossip website that he saw Kate and her bodyguard Steve Neild getting cozy inside a Philly hotel.
Just saw the photographer's reply to this article from Rumor Fix:
"that's hysterical how they said it was a hotel and not in a museum where it took place. Talk abt whisper down the lane.
So RumorFix can't even get the whole story correct about the rumor it's trying to fix?
Zoe, I guess if Jon is so careful to keep everything about the kids private including even vacations, you're right, what could we criticize? That is sort of the whole point. Kate exploits the kids, Jon doesn't anymore.
I any case this whole pr firm thing has been his firm for years, so this is all much ado about nothing.
2) Wherever she grifted the dress from didn't have a red dress. And goodness knows she isn't going to *pay* for a red dress.
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Did you look at the selections on the webpage? Red, red, red!
Looking at the montage of photos on RC YouTube, there appears to be many more black dresses than red, but none as age inappropriate as the one she chose (or grifted).
You know I've never seen Sunset Boulevard although I know that famous quote. And I have spent quite a bit of time on that street lol! I feel unAmerican.
linnea, some of us, me included, thought the Nissan looked real to us from the outset.
I was also one of the first to say PennMommy was a fake because when she said some son or relative died at ULCA I went to their student newspaper web site and couldn't find one article about it. Having worked at my student newspaper, I know when a student dies it's always front page news.
I was poo pooed.
I didn't always fit in over there.
I live 4 blocks from Brown University. I would attend this lecture but the room is fully booked. Ms. Weber states that Kate Gosselin is an insult to normal mothers. This lecture is not in a large college lecture hall. Brown owns several buildings that were previously private homes and one of them is where the lecture is being held.
Foxy, when did Weber say that? Interesting how women's studies has sort of come full circle.
By the way, Paula Poundstone has a hilarious stand up routine at Harvard about Women's Studies. When the person in the audience who was a Women's Studies Major said she only went to one class that day, Paula said, Well, when you're studying women, you know, you gotta pace yourself.
Poor You I haven't a clue what you are talking about about how we wouldn't believe the marriage is over but maybe you are lost, maybe you think you are at GWOP?
This blog was started in September 2009 which was like three months after they filed for divorce in June 2009. Check our archives, we weren't here until the following Septembers.
Also, I and maybe about 500 other "haters" were calling this divorce YEARS before this. We never refused to believe it, we weren't shocked at all.
You are definitely lost, turn right, then left, then two more rights!
I haven't said much about Jon and here's why: he hasn't DONE anything in the public eye (yet).
When and/or IF he does, then I guess we can comment. Until then, it's purely speculation. Apparently he just re-signed with the same media/representation company he's been with for years (separate of TLC). Aaaaand that's it. Who knows if it means anything?
So I really don't see what there is to say. So far, everything seems to be the same.
Not so for La Kate, who has resorted to engaging in twitter wars with local photographers and being delusional enough to scream LIAR when she is herself a proven liar.
Whew. And just think: we'll probably look back on this time as the time BEFORE she really lost her shit.
I remember when the divorce was announced. I also remember exactly what I said, "How did it take this long?"
I do think they would have divorced eventually, it just would have taken longer, so Jon's misery would have lasted longer.
The show made her think she was really hot shit and so she left him sooner than she would have.
I've long thought leaving Jon was one of the dumbest things she's ever done and also one of the most inadvertently kind things she's ever done for Jon.
When and/or IF he does, then I guess we can comment. Until then, it's purely speculation. Apparently he just re-signed with the same media/representation company he's been with for years (separate of TLC). Aaaaand that's it. Who knows if it means anything?
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I'm getting annoyed with it. It has nothing to do with support or non-support of Jon. The man is doing nothing, absolutely nothing to exploit his kids right now. He has no job that we know with this PR firm, a PR firm he has been with for years, and it's just endless nauseating speculation out of absolutely NOTHING. It not like we heard oh Jon got a job with Lifetime or TBS or something and we're speculating.
It's one thing to wonder what Kate is up to since she is so constantly in our faces and she herself says she wants to be a celebrity. But Jon has made such active efforts to go away, this whole thing gets tiring.
One thing, he is looking into I'm told, is to produce quality television on the PRODUCTION side. NOT reality shows, not filming himself, but producing actual shows. It an industry he has a lot of experience in, wouldn't exploit the kids, wouldn't put himself on the camera (no more than his name listed in the credits), etc. He is looking into this because it would make more money so he can do more for his kids. If you are mad about that, then you need to put in all the DVDs you own and start stomping up and down about all the thousands of people who are listed on the credits who are parents. It's just all this drama over nothing.
We do know that Kate took the sextuplets to an empty local park, fed them grapes from a plastic lunchbox while she went for a quick run. Does that count as a 'trip' or a blog-post photo-op to show how much she loves her kids?
Hmmm . . .
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@Kateplusmy8 Sail w/ Kate!Sign up now.Don't miss this opportunity! http://t.co/fLU9Tz26(preview) Email me! Cabins are almost sold out!
I don't think I believe this. Imagine that!
Cabins could be sold out if they only made available 10 or 15!
Hehe.
I find it hard to believe too. Cindy's tweets are far too desperate.
"Nearly" sold out could mean anything. It could mean "there are only 190 cabins left!" It could mean "we only kept 20 cabins, released the rest back to RC and 10 are booked, so they're NEARLY sold out!"
There's no way in hell she got even 30 takers on this thing.
I KNEW someone was gonna check on this:
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@Kateplusmy8 @civisions @macduggal hey Kate....designer says they're REAL ostrich feathers
Hahahahaha. . . . I'm sure Kate had NO idea whether the feathers were real or not, she just said they weren't since it was clear that a yes would have gotten her slammed. She could have ignored this tweet and moved on. Not Kate.
Today I choose…
- to smile on the outside even tho I may feel frowny on the inside.
- to take a really negative situation and look really hard find the one possible positive in it and focus only on that!
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What a bunch of garbage.
She writes this crap, she says it in interviews and she twats it too. But she NEVAH follows it. Why does she bother?
Saturday evening was just one more incident of her feeling like her usual frowny self who is incapable of treating her fellow human beings as equals. She MUST put them in their place, she MUST exert her superiority. Look at the shitstorm she created with one hissed word- "bodyguard."
How many jobs has this cost her? How many opportunities have been pissed away because of her attitude? We already know it cost her friends, family and a husband. But she never learns and she won't stop doing it. As far as I'm concerned, her post today was nothing but a big pity party for herself. She has no intentions of doing any of those things.
Sorry anonymous can't tell you when a source doesn't want to be revealed and never will.
A few people have talked about how Dance Moms has come under fire for last week's showgirls routine which was talked about here. Word has gone around they have been quick to swiffer the episode from existence. Well, I checked the Lifetime web site where they always have the latest full length episode. It's gone, Then I checked the DVR listings where they always play the episode right before the premiere of the new episode. It's GONE, they're playing the episode from two weeks ago. Seems pressure finally got through to them.
It will be interesting if they show us a "last time on dance moms" segment like they always do.
Wayward, I could accept drivel like that that Kate writes if she would just try to live it just once. I have a friend who tends to write like that on fb, etc. Except I have to say she actually does live what she says, so it's not nearly as obnoxious.
If I were Kate, I know what I would have asked the "reader." Is Milo a he, she, or an it?
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