Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Cry Me a River Victimhood

Most of us are aware of the Andy Warholism regarding 15 minutes of fame. Here’s the description provided at Wikipedia, as linked above.

It refers to the fleeting condition of celebrity that attaches to an object of media attention, then passes to some new object as soon as the public’s attention span is exhausted. It is often used in reference to figures in the entertainment industry and other areas of popular culture.

Shannon Love, at the Chicago Boyz blog, noting a comment in response to an Ann Althouse post which skewers a New York Times puff piece on whiny working moms, suggests a modification to the above Warholsim which would be known as Patca’s Law.

The comment from Althouse’s post.

In today’s world, everyone will get their “15 minutes” of victimhood…

Shannon Love’s suggestion.

I vote we christen this Patca’s Law (suggested pronunciation pat-ka).

You know you’re living in a wealthy and compassionate society when people compete over who gets to claim the most victimization.

Posted by John Venlet on 08/14 at 04:52 AM
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