Ask Deborah Kampmeier, a very fine creatively independent female U.S. filmmaker, about demographics in the U.S., and how women and girls don’t exist, and aren’t acknowledged as a demographic in the world of U.S. film. Only men and boys are considered a demographic—boys and men make the movie decisions. The interview is a part of the “extras” on one of the DVDs of Ms. Kampmeier’s films.

But, when it comes to frivolous issues, that’s another story.

The other night, when I left the library at Lincoln Center, here in NYC, I stopped into an independent coffee shop to have a cup of coffee before heading home, and there were three attractive young women, 25-ish, sitting at another table and I could hear all of their conversations, all of which revolved around themselves, and around photos they had taken of themselves with their cell phones, which they were clicking through as they conversed about their poses, etc. There was nothing but “me” and “I” discussed.

The irony is that Facebook offered the impetus for organizing the protests and rallies across the Middle East—that’s serious! And, as frivolous as the social-networking sites may seem, Obama and other government officials are determined to perpetrate surveillance upon the people who use the sites—to know everything that is said. This is fear of the people to a degree that seems over-the-top and in direct opposition to values that we are quickly losing, all in the name of national security.

Like another writer mentioned, I am sick and tired of the cookies, etc., that advertisers and others collect. I receive so much junk that I can’t even get to what’s important. The other day, I googled “Who Does She Think She Is?”—a film by Pamela Tanner Boll about women working in the arts, and when I checked my e-mail, I had a message from Ancestry about “Who Does She Think She Is”—in terms of genealogy. That was fast, wasn’t it?

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For the 2 months that I was on facebook a disturbing thing
occurred to me when that majority of the ‘interactions’ were
noticeably frivolous and repetitive and continual throughout
most any given day. I ask where is the motivations and
creativeness and critical thinking being done or bolstered by
saying nothing of import or little meaning.

As for demographics. Almost a year ago, nielsen selected me as
a test subject(for a better definition). After 2 subsequent visits
by the rep, I still had not put t.v. on in my house which seemed
to bother this person and it probably did to nielsen. She and
nielsen just don’t get it and I told the rep, that t.v. offended me
and insulted what intelligence I had. They did leave me a basket
of carbs(which I threw out) on the first two visits and none the
last. Good riddance.

But it is sure a defining moment how the mainstream media, and
that is what nielsen is, tries to determine what the more gullible
will watch along with the pattern of what is liked. That is a
symptom of being hooked on what the msm doles out and it
isn’t something that is good. It leaves out or kills independent
thought and slows if not stops creativeness.