Swearing, caring, and baring

When I'm not at work, I keep rewatching episodes of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares on YouTube. It was quite a revelation to see this side of him after seeing him screeching at employees and contestants on some of his other shows (Hell's Kitchen, Boiling Point etc.) One one hand, he's the employer from hell who probably uses more foul language in a minute than what would be required in a month for a harassment suit elsewhere, plus he has a mixed attitude towards vegetarians at best; on the other hand, he loves his cooking and gets genuinely upset when those he tries to help don't succeed for whatever reason, or get into problems beyond their control (the alcoholic who collapsed, the waitress who fell and got knocked out, the promising chef who got unemployed because her boss couldn't manage the restaurant). At any rate, it's thoroughly entertaining, although I highly recommend the UK version over the US one.

Can't really comment on the swearing though; I've seen comments from chefs saying that it's perfectly fine given the high-pressure environment, and from other chefs saying that it's unnecessary and abusive. YMMV, I guess. I grew up on Jamie Oliver.

The 'baring' part of my title refers to Miley Cyrus and the Vanity Fair photo. Oh lordy.

I usually don't give a shit about the teen pop stars. I do however have former classmates who have done part-time modelling from (I think) about 16 onwards. (Although I don't think any of them went for a rumpled-morning-after theme.) And I feel kind of sorry for Miley.

The photo itself honestly isn't that bad; in fact, it looks quite nice, and not overly inappropriate enough to cause much fuss. If she were actually of age and did not have such a young fanbase. The bedsheet covers more than a bikini would, but the suggestive implications of the photo at her age are a danger zone, and I don't know if she, her parents, or Annie Leibovitz considered the public response.

I just wonder why she (or her parents) couldn't wait a couple more years till she reached an age with less issues, eg. 18, or maybe even 17. Sure, she's close to what many define as womanhood, but she's legally not an adult. I doubt her looks would alter THAT much after 36 months, bar an accident, self-destruction or act of [deity of choice].

I probably haven't said anything that hasn't been said already. As it is, the photo's out, and the kids have seen it. Now she and everyone will look back and remember it as being famous for the wrong reasons. Lovely.

Wow am I rambling today.