Letterman's ratings rise after scandal
So it turns out, David Letterman likes to have sex.
Does that surprise us? Well…yes. It surprises us. Some people just don’t send out that sex vibe. And that’s OK. Its fine. In fact, it’s better that way for us, isn’t it? To have people in the world who aren’t sexy, who don’t invite attention and gratitude simply because they project that elusive, intimate promise, is somehow reassuring. It signals to us that there is more to human relations than the selfish, atavistic impulse to manipulate others to get what we want. I don’t mean to sound negative, but at some level, the sexual drive is purely selfish. And hey, we’re OK with that. We get that. In our own lives, we can reconcile that idea, within limits. Our approved autobiographies, the ones we like to read to ourselves, are always frank enough to account for a healthy measure of selfishness-in-pursuit-of-booty, but let’s not fact-check that weekend in Chicago too closely. That may reveal a bit too much about ourselves.
In the over-driven, ever-shifting space we call mass media, made up of Elle magazine covers, artful perfume ads (OMG it’s black and white, but the bottle of perfume is gold colored! – it’s so beautiful!) , and David Beckham in his underwear on a million billboards, we still seem to need figures like David Letterman. It seems we do need some foils to the Mekhi Phifers and Megan Foxes staring at us from all directions. Not that we don’t like Master Phifer and Ms Fox…its just that if everybody, everywhere, all the time, is scheming, manipulating, preening, sweating and flexing just to get what they want…then what does that say about human nature? Where does that leave our hopeful, plodding pursuit of love and justice? The revelation that David Letterman, has looked upon the buttox of Sherry the twenty-something intern, and probably manipulated, probably bragged, probably risked the goodwill and trust of the people most important to him, just so he could satisfy himself…is disappointing. It means the Calvin Klein ads are right: sex is all that matters. That sweaty shoulder is so compelling. That shade of lipstick is so meaningful. Buy this perfume.
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