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PG uses WordPress.com as his home page. They have a variety of blogs that they promote. Today they have a very good quote about self respect, but first a bit of internet business. The original blogger to make the comment was on blogspot. The comment was quoted at another blog, where it was picked up by WordPress. PG can appreciate that Blogspot/Google is competition for WordPress, but it does make for some peculiar situations.
Now for the quote: “Self-loathing is not a f###### character-builder. It doesn’t make you stronger. It doesn’t make you better. It’s just an ever-deepening, creepy-ass trap; a trap that is a huge moneymaker for corporations that do not have and never will have good intentions. You’re not disgusting. You’re not freakish. You’re not ugly. And you’re never going to be perfect. And holy s###, that is so okay.”
The quote was inspired by a lady named Kirstie Alley. It seems like she has fought “the battle of the bulge” and is currently losing. People magazine put her on the cover to talk about it. This is a corporate tool that does not have good intentions.
PG does not watch TV, and has  little idea who Miss Alley is. It seems as though she was in a TV comedy about  patrons at a Boston Alcohol Use Facility. While America is locking up people for smoking pot, TV has profitable comedies about Boston Drunks. Miss Alley is also a contributing associate of the Church of Scientology.
Self Loathing is a problem for millions, and yes, it is a profit center for unscrupulous businesses. It is much, much more than weight loss programs. The Jesus Worship Church uses self loathing as a recruiting tool. If people would learn to love themselves because they are G-d’s children, and are worthy of this love for that reason alone, the American consumer economy just might fall apart.
PG has had self esteem issues, and, rather than drag this post into eternity, will mention one. After de toxing himself from alcohol and other substances, PG is just as slack as ever.