Cut Rupert spome slack!!!!!!!!!!! (RE: Vanity Fair)

[Tyler Hewitt]

Someone (I forget who) wrote:

...The point is, the others gave 
serious answers.  If Rupert's answers weren't serious,
there was nothing to indicate such.  I doubt deep down
his idol is really Spongebob, but he really should
give it some thought and come up with something 
practical.

Oh, and Rupert's pet peeves?  Vegetables, exams,
homework, and school.  Err. okay.  Aren't pet peeves
supposed to be specific things?  Like Daniel said
"Being patronized."  And Emma said "When the radio
interrupts a song before it's finished."  I think
Rupert definitely wants everyone to know he doesn't
like school.  Got that yet? :)


ME:
I've been reading several digs against poor Rupert
over the past couple of days, and have reached the
point where I have to step in and defend him.

Rupert is 14, not 35. He talks like a typical 14 year
old. Had I been asked the same questons back when I
was 14, I would have answered about the same. 
I hated school at 14, too. It was mind-numbing and
pointless. School did not challenge me in the least; I
didn't discover that I loved to learn until halfway
through college.

The answers the three gave seem prety reflective of
their personalities as we know them. Dan seems
articulate and thoughtful and his answers reflect
that. Rupert seems more spontaneous and goofy, and his
answers reflect that. 

Why should Rupert have come up with something
'practical' for a fluff piece in a fluff magazine?
Being asked basically the same questions everytime you
do an interview has to get old. 
I would find it really interesting if someone were to
conduct real interviews with the three instead of the
tired old "do you have a girlfriend?" type questions
they are asked over and over again just because
they're young. Interviews with kids usually annoy me
because the interviewers are so condescending. I have
had amazing conversations with children of all ages. I
know they are capable of intelligence and insight.

I think adults respond to Dan because he seems so
articulate and intelligent, and well, grown-up. And
that's fine. But don't hold it against Rupert because
he's more the typical 14 year old. Life has to be
pretty surreal for the three now, I'm just glad they
have the freedom to be themselves and are staying
sane!

Tyler

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