07-07-2016, 11:59 AM
Kaley Cuoco Defends Her Patriotism in Passionate Instagram Apology
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We live in nervous times. Threats are everywhere, challenges to our very way of life lurk in shadowy corners, loom on uncertain horizons. It is natural now, in these shivery days before the end of Western civilization (for surely that is what’s happening), to be a little jumpy, a little suspicious, a little un-trusting of our neighbors. But for heaven’s sake, there is a limit. There is a point beyond reason. And good god, we have reached it. When Kaley Cuoco, of all Americans, is [url=http://www.people.com/article/kaley-cuoco-apology-for-dog-sitting-on-american-flag]forced to defend her patriotism on Instagram, then I think we’ve gone from a justly concerned citizenry to a crazed mob leading a dangerous witch hunt.
Yes, The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco, sweetest and dearest and horse-loving-est of Americans, had to post a photo of a heart-shaped American flag yesterday with a long caption explaining that she is, in fact, a proud patriot, because she was getting flak for another Instagram photo, since deleted, of her dogs sitting on an American flag. That post, of the dogs, was for our Independence Day, on July fourth. Cuoco, a friend to all animals, thought it would be cute to take a snap of her dogs and an American flag. Her two great passions—all God’s beasts and Old Glory—in one photo. It was a perfect idea! Except, well, having dogs—who poop right from their butts and don’t wear any sort of pants—sit on the American flag, which isn’t even supposed to be on the ground let alone be in contact with dogs, was viewed by some, fairly, to be a bit of a desecration.
So, Kaley Cuoco got in trouble. People called her out, as people are wont to do. And that’s fine! That is their God-given American right, to say, “Hey Kaley, get those dogs off that flag.” Sure. I can support that. But good lord, people. I cannot support it to the extent that poor Kaley Cuoco, a true saint of California and a very wealthy television star, is made to defend her love of this country. That is absurd. And yet it happened. Why do we keep making Kaley Cuoco apologize for things on Instagram? It’s just not right. It’s really, really not right.
We cannot run around interrogating everyone’s patriotism like this. That way lies ruin. Sure, some people we can find suspect. You know, people who aren’t exactly Kaley Cuoco’s demographic, let’s say. But Kaley Cuoco?! Nope, absolutely not. We must always believe in the true American conviction of someone of Kaley Cuoco’s bearing and stature. She’s earned it, hasn’t she? We can call out her mistakes, ask her kindly to amend something, fix a thing, even offer an apology. And she will. Because she’s Kaley Cuoco, and she is a good American. But that’s as far as it should go. Let’s turn our questioning gaze to those actually deserving of suspicion. Because if we continue to malign upstanding citizens like Kaley Cuoco, we will swiftly become a nation like something out of The Crucible. And we don’t want that. No one has seen Goody Cuoco with the Devil, and no one ever will.
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We live in nervous times. Threats are everywhere, challenges to our very way of life lurk in shadowy corners, loom on uncertain horizons. It is natural now, in these shivery days before the end of Western civilization (for surely that is what’s happening), to be a little jumpy, a little suspicious, a little un-trusting of our neighbors. But for heaven’s sake, there is a limit. There is a point beyond reason. And good god, we have reached it. When Kaley Cuoco, of all Americans, is [url=http://www.people.com/article/kaley-cuoco-apology-for-dog-sitting-on-american-flag]forced to defend her patriotism on Instagram, then I think we’ve gone from a justly concerned citizenry to a crazed mob leading a dangerous witch hunt.
Yes, The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco, sweetest and dearest and horse-loving-est of Americans, had to post a photo of a heart-shaped American flag yesterday with a long caption explaining that she is, in fact, a proud patriot, because she was getting flak for another Instagram photo, since deleted, of her dogs sitting on an American flag. That post, of the dogs, was for our Independence Day, on July fourth. Cuoco, a friend to all animals, thought it would be cute to take a snap of her dogs and an American flag. Her two great passions—all God’s beasts and Old Glory—in one photo. It was a perfect idea! Except, well, having dogs—who poop right from their butts and don’t wear any sort of pants—sit on the American flag, which isn’t even supposed to be on the ground let alone be in contact with dogs, was viewed by some, fairly, to be a bit of a desecration.
So, Kaley Cuoco got in trouble. People called her out, as people are wont to do. And that’s fine! That is their God-given American right, to say, “Hey Kaley, get those dogs off that flag.” Sure. I can support that. But good lord, people. I cannot support it to the extent that poor Kaley Cuoco, a true saint of California and a very wealthy television star, is made to defend her love of this country. That is absurd. And yet it happened. Why do we keep making Kaley Cuoco apologize for things on Instagram? It’s just not right. It’s really, really not right.
We cannot run around interrogating everyone’s patriotism like this. That way lies ruin. Sure, some people we can find suspect. You know, people who aren’t exactly Kaley Cuoco’s demographic, let’s say. But Kaley Cuoco?! Nope, absolutely not. We must always believe in the true American conviction of someone of Kaley Cuoco’s bearing and stature. She’s earned it, hasn’t she? We can call out her mistakes, ask her kindly to amend something, fix a thing, even offer an apology. And she will. Because she’s Kaley Cuoco, and she is a good American. But that’s as far as it should go. Let’s turn our questioning gaze to those actually deserving of suspicion. Because if we continue to malign upstanding citizens like Kaley Cuoco, we will swiftly become a nation like something out of The Crucible. And we don’t want that. No one has seen Goody Cuoco with the Devil, and no one ever will.
Bitches be crazy.