Now It's "Twisted" For A&E

So, how many of you are old enough to remember this guy?

Yes, it's Dee Snider, front man for "Twisted Sister".  Are you having a massive eighties flashback? It truly is the thing that nightmares are made of.  Unfortunately for us all, it is one that we are not going to wake up from. On July 27th A&E is going to premiere a reality show featuring none other than Dee Snider and his family.  If that sounds familiar to you it should.  I blame the Osbournes.  The fucking prince of darkness is responsible for this spate of rock stars believing what we want to know the intricacies of their lives. 

In addition to Snider, Growing Up Twisted's cast will also include his wife Suzette, a clothing designer and makeup artist, as well as their four children -- Jesse, a 27-year-old aspiring rock musician, husband and father; Shane, a 22-year-old resident comic; Cody, a 20-year-old aspiring filmmaker; and Cheyenne, a 13-year-old billed as daddy's little girl.

Snider family highlights featured on the reality series will include a baptism where a song opens up wounds between father and son; a playful sparring match that has devastating consequences; the inappropriate behavior of a local store clerk that brings the Snider men together in a show of solidarity; and a concert where Dee performs with his offspring.

I really do believe that Arts and Entertainment is a misnomer.  This is the network that airs "Dog the Bounty Hunter", "Gene Simmons Family Jewels,"  "Intervention," "Hoarders," and endless repeats of "Law and Order".  It seems to thrive on one hot mess after another.  I suppose when this idea was pitched, network execs thought fuck it we have no credibility anyway, why not try it. Furthermore, since they had no compunction about putting Duane Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter) back on the air after his racist tirade, they clearly could not respond with a supposed moral objection could they?  A company that gives a weekly platform to a known racist certainly cannot be concerned with the quality of programming that they are airing.

I love pop culture as much as the next person, but there does come a point when it is freaking RIDICULOUS. Enough already.   Reality television is vapid to begin with and using rock stars does not make it any better.  I get that  reality television is cheap to produce and a real boon for networks, but it often makes watching television a brain sucking experience. On that note, I would like to send a message to A&E regarding the nonsense that they continue to pollute the airwaves with.

Oh We're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

we've Got The Right To Choose And
there Ain't No Way We'll Lose It
this Is Our Life, This Is Our Song
we'll Fight The Powers That Be Just
don't Pick Our Destiny 'cause
you Don't Know Us, You Don't Belong

oh We're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

oh You're So Condescending
your Gall Is Never Ending
we Don't Want Nothin', Not A Thing From You
your Life Is Trite And Jaded
boring And Confiscated
if That's Your Best, Your Best Won't Do

No more aging rock star crap.  We the viewing audience have absolutely had it.  We don't want to grow up Gotti, or have our mind freaked Chris Angel style, we simply want the words Art and Entertainment to mean something other than the cheapest most ridiculous crap that the network can throw at us.  Sure I could change  the channel, and in fact I often do -- but being the snarky womanist that I am, I thought I should publicly say why. One last time with feeling:
 

oh You're So Condescending
your Gall Is Never Ending
we Don't Want Nothin', Not A Thing From You
your Life Is Trite And Jaded
boring And Confiscated
if That's Your Best, Your Best Won't Do