I just had something to say

I am back on this Canada Day. We can all thank that damn good for little actor, Tom Cruise, for this. There he is ranting to Matt Lauer on Today about psychiatry. Who the fuck is this midget pissant to denigrate a profession that involves more education than he can ever achieve? I was not so bothered by him weighing in on Brooke Shields/Paxil/Post partum depression. I figure that with "Suddenly Susan", Brooke Shields owes us all something, so.....

Tom may, I repeat may, have a point regarding Ritalin and Adderall and Attention Deficit Disorder and children. Unfortunately, our Scientologist friend who pisses on all those who would dare criticize Scientology as being ignorant to what it is all about falls into the same intellectual (can I use that word and Tom Cruise in the same sentence?) trap. What the fuck does he KNOW about psychiatry, brain chemistry, behavior and mental health? Given his "performance" on Oprah (the jumping, professing his "love" for Katie Holmes--me thinks the dwarf doth protest too much) and with the guy who squirted him (which, though somewhat cruel, his reaction was hilarious), you do have to wonder about his mental health. A little thorazine could go a long way to helping him (or at least me/us).

Think about it. Here is a guy who has been acting since his teens. How much formal education is he dealing with? Not that formal education is the be all and end all. I know too many people with formal education that are complete morons but that is beside the point. He does not know shit and should not comment on it.

I can say that perhaps there has been an increase in ADD diagnoses and the use of medication to suppress it. I have questions whether all the cases are proper cases and that kids are being medicated to be less disruptive in a classroom setting for the benefit of the teachers (enforced conformity). I do worry about that. I worry when teachers and schools are making the initial diagnoses. They are vested in the decision so there is a reasonable apprehension of bias there. However, the condition does exist and is not conducive for a good classroom experience if untreated or ignored.

That being said, who is ACTOR Tom Cruise to wade in on this issue? He fucking acts for a living. He purports to be an ENTERTAINER. He has no connection to science or really anything of significance. I say that because in truth, his acting work is really disposable. He has done little of consequence as an actor. He is not cut from the same acting cloth as a Peter Sellers (odd choice but he was the answer to Final Jeopardy last night), Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Gary Oldham, Peter O'Toole, James Stewart, etc. and I would even add Val Kilmer. He may draw people to the box office (not me, btw) but that does not make him good (see Sylvester Stallone).

I think he needs to be brought back to earth because his head has gotten too big. That is odd considering he now looks like a huge melon on a five foot stick, but that is not my problem.

The final point is that actors, who pretend, for a living, should not show their ignorance and talk on things they know shit all about. I do not care what the teachers at his Scientology retreats have to say on the subject but if he is just going to regurgitate their drivel, then he is one ignorant fuck that should be ignored. That is of course after being squirted in the face, the choice of liquid is yours to make.

Have a great weekend and ciao!