In a war against establishment and big business and our media-soaked society, I gave up my cable earlier this summer (note: I did it because I was broke). It was tough, I’ll admit. And every time I heard someone mention a hilarious Jersey Shore stupidity or some new episode of “Toddlers and Tiaras” that was sure to make me vomit, I cried a bit inside because a part of me just LOVES giving into the trash that cable television spits out on a daily basis.

Still, it got easier, and I began to forget that I was missing out on the world of TV. And for the first time this weekend, I was over-joyed not to have cable, when news outlets, tabloids, and gossip columns worldwide began pumping the news that Kim Kardashian, our very own reality princess, officially got married.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Exclusive photos of Kim Kardashian’s wedding to NBA player Kris Humphries were sold to People magazine for $1.5 million, according to insiders. The weekly shelled out $300,000 to the couple for their engagement announcement in May, and bested several other publications in a bidding war for the ceremony pics.
Britain’s OK! magazine paid $100,000 for exclusive bridal shower coverage.
These high-priced deals, coupled with freebies bartered in exchange for promotion, make Kardashian one of the rare brides who will actually bring in more for her wedding than she paid for it. Saturday’s ceremony has been estimated to cost at least half a million dollars but those costs are offset by items such as a free, $20,000 Vera Wang gown and a lucrative deal with E! for the two-part Kim’s Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event special.

UGGGGHHH. You know what, whatever. If people want to ruin their lives by placing over-priced shackles on their fingers, FINE. FINE! Do what you want! But you shouldn’t be allowed to get PAID FOR IT. And you shouldn’t be allowed to pimp out your f*cking wedding photos, for god’s sake. And you DEFINITELY shouldn’t have a FOUR HOUR LONG SPECIAL ABOUT IT ON TV.

I was irritated, but not angry, until I was reminded of a minor detail from this RadarOnline quote via TheSuperficial:

“And to think you really have me to thank for all this ;-)” a source tells us Ray J texted the bride!

OH! THAT’S RIGHT! I FORGOT! Kim Kardashian, a woman who got paid to get married and is a multi-millionaire and will likely poison our TV sets for years to come is basking in this glory mainly because she let Brandy’s little brother stick it in her on tape.

This is the world we live in now, people. This is the world we live in.