In Defense Of Kate Gosselin
Kate Gosselin's a good mom in the face of humiliation. Here's why we're lowering our Team Jon flag.
Up till now, we have been carrying a torch for 'Team Jon' in the Gosselin pseudo-celebrity deathmatch arena. But St. Tropez? With a cut-off-short-wearing, ciggy-smoking 22-year-old mistress-turned-fiancee? To commemorate some upcoming t-shirt line? All while Kate is at home picnicking with the children and STILL wearing her wedding ring??! Jon Gosselin Introduces Mistress In France Jon Gosselin Engaged?
Look, last month we called Kate Gosselin a lady douchebag in a survey for Lemondrop.com...but we at YourTango have officially changed our minds: Jon Gosselin is the douchebag. Kate's douchebag, to be exact, at least until the divorce is final. And if you're still waving Jon's loud and unflattering flag, the time has come to accept that maybe, just maybe, he's kind of a douche. And we're talking literal definition, i.e., "a device used to introduce a current of water into the female body for hygienic or therapeutic purposes."
It may appear an overly contrived and painfully crude metaphor, but this idea of Kate using Jon to flush her sense of worthlessness works. You need eight kids, a giant house and a TV show to feel important? Come on, Kate. For years she has been funneling her anger and hostility through Jon and [fortunately] away from her children much in the same way that a woman uses a douche: to purge her most intimate area (her heart) of its impurity (her greed) so that it may be more agreeable (for the well-being of her kids). But what's come out as a result is just plain gross.
However even with all that said, Jon's no longer off the hook. His recent activity reeks of douchebaggery, and we're finally smelling his true colors.
Discussion
I've never been a fan of this show, and in fact I don't think I've ever watched an entire episode. I've read some of this drama in articles and what I couldn't avoid on national tv. However, I couldn't care less about this crap. In my personal opinion, I'm disgusted by them. I understand wanting the world to see how a family of this size or a family like the Duggar's (17 kids and counting) works, but seriously... How do these people impact my life? Admitedly, it might be a stay-at-home mom type show or something, but I seriously don't care who is the bigger jackass in this marriage.
That guy is the biggest douche of all time, ever. I submit that he should have his name legally changed to Douchy McFratTard.
TEAM KATE!!
