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Ok – so I hate to be the one re-hashing old news and content – but I need to get something off my chest. Yes, it’s about the much ballyhooed Nikki Blonsky/Zac Efron kiss that happened on MOD a few weeks back, while they were on the show to promote their new movie Hairspray.

As you can see, we threw the clip up on YouTube and man-oh-man is it ever going strong. People are eating this clip up – I mean, there have been 1,548 comments!!! On a daily basis, I have non-stop comment approval requests landing in my Inbox and I simply can’t keep up! What is it about this clip that is SOOO shocking/wonderful/sexy/disgusting?

I guess what gets me the most about the viewers’ comments is how MEAN the majority of them are. People are trashing Nikki Blonsky solely because she is a bit on the heavier side. Is everyone really that shallow nowadays? Have we made zero progress? I love Hairspray, but I did think its message of “accept people for what’s on the inside” was pretty watered-down and highly unoriginal. But after accepting and rejecting hundreds upon hundreds of comments that all deal with this subject, I’m beginning to think these “message movies” are definitely needed.

Simply, I am disheartened that the reaction to a little kiss from a modern day Matinee idol is questioning my hope in humanity. I mean, get some perspective! There are people all around the world who are DYING – let Zac Efron kiss whomever the eff he wants. And yes, quit being so damn shallow.

Phew. I feel better. And now back to your regularly scheduled programming…

Posted on Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 at 5:21 pm by Soja and is filed under Celebrities & Pop Culture.

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