Less is More: A Statement of Crazy Lost in the Crazy

In 2010, this happened.
Feast upon the horror... or not. That meat is probably marinated in STDs.

I would like to say that this is an isolated occurrence.
That it's just a product of one woman's insatiable need to reconcile the underlying pain of not receiving enough attention as a child.

Sadly, The 2012 Grammy's proved that women's clothing no longer has to make sense. It's about making a statement.

And that statement is... well, I have no idea.
Daddy issues, maybe?

The point is, the media goes nuts for style that pushes the envelope. And in a world where twitter, facebook, tumblr, and other social network services are the driving force behind the circulation of news, mostly using pictures as their medium, female celebrities have to keep up with the constant motion of trends changing from one day to the the next across the web.

Coverage of the Grammy's, then, was less about the music, and more about a convention of insanity. Yes. I feel comfortable using the word insanity.

On Yahoo's music page the focus of women artists was  more on the so called 'fashion' and less about the music. Nevermind Adele, who won six of Grammy's and performed after recovering from major vocal surgery, and who ALSO dressed tastefully and beautifully. Let's center our attention to the woman who still think she is promoting the Smurfs movie.

Now, I'm not trying to discourage any woman's right to express herself through her clothes. Whether or not that's an idea the fashion industry leads us to believe so we'll buy more ironic sweaters, what you wear says a lot about you as a person. But there is a line between expressing yourself and... what appears to be a black tarp cut into a....form.

Thus, the eccentricity is lost in a sea of outlandish costumes. Crazy becomes the standard.

(I will say, however, that this artist did a great job making the statement, I Am A Soviet Russian Robot Sent to Destroy You All.)

I'm afraid that this mentality will bleed into "common" female culture. Women will no longer be competing with each other to see who can be the best dressed, but instead, who can be the most scantily, crazily clad in....do these even qualify as clothes? DO THEY?

And showing of their talent (if there was any to begin with)? Nope.
Not even issue. Because apparently, they've stopped caring.

Why? Because this is what the media endorses. Yahoo Music, in order to compete with the hundreds of other blogs like it, must use shock value over actual talent. You can have a picture of Adele holding a Grammy, or a sparkly dress that looks carnage

Make no mistake. Young girls will follow their example. When my niece enters middle school, she'll be wearing peacock feathers and a head dress. Yahoo Music should go back to what it's there for: the music. And as for the fashion... well, I always believe less is more.

No, Fergie, that's not what I meant.