Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard at least something about Paula Deen's fall from grace. Sponsors are dropping her daily and her popularity is sinking faster than a lead balloon.
I understand the backlash, and while some pundits and sponsors may be overreacting a bit to save face, at the same time I can't feel too bad for Deen. I used to jokingly give my mom a hard time for watching her shows on the Food Network, especially watching her make all those food items laden with butter. I thought Deen was a bit of a hypocrite for announcing she has Type II diabetes at the same time that she was announced as the spokesperson for a diabetes medication brand.
If anything is to be learned from the Deen debacle, it's that you never can be too careful in watching what you say in the media, even if it's something that happened years before you were famous. Today's current instant media status tends to favor the stars of the moment, and it can take a while, if ever, for fallen stars to regain the populace's favor again.
Well, that's all I'm going to say on this issue. Have a great week everyone!
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