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I don't feel an ounce of sympathy for Paris Hilton but I do agree that it exposes our collective hypocricy. I haven't seen her tape (there are a million better looking girls doing that on the internet) but it seems like everyone else has, and it does seem to hover over the whole spectacle.

The case of Michelle Wie is similiar if less vulgar. I heard the guy who does D.C Sportscenter on the radio yesterday mildly ridiculing her when he announced her withdrawal from the John Deere Classic. People who understand golf know that she was never anything special but the machine that seeks to create the next big thing was determined not to let that be an obstacle. They created all this hype, all the while ignoring the legitimate accomplishments of someone like Morgan Pressel, and when she doesn't measure up they pile on as though she were somehow to blame. What a sordid business.