undeserved

Titles are easy to come by these days -- quaint designations borne of a Machiavellian intellect artistically crafted to make one sound more eminent than one really is. A metaphorical handful truly deserves the labels christened them, with more and more leaching off the gaps between the fingers day by day. Presented with oddments of crooks and cheats, these distinctions are blatant hyperboles, nothing more.


"Sir," "Madam," "Your Honor," "Her Excellency," "First Gentleman..." Yuck. Pukesville.


Droll how any Tom, Dick, or Harry can avail of such merit so effortlessly. Some titles are so off the target, it's mindless -- unfitting venerations for undeserving blokes. Preferable if it was a case of spite, even sarcasm. Sadly, it is not. Titles are indeed easy to come by these days. How many walking oxymorons in the making are yet to come? Hideous!


On consideration, perhaps it is not so surprising as people are quick to praise as they are to condemn... (That, or people are hopelessly clueless) Though gone are the days when distinctions were gained through hard-earned fame (or notoriety): Alexander "The Great," Ivan "The Terrible," Leshrac "The Malicious..." Okay, that last one was from DotA.


Point standing: titles of honor belong to certain people -- deserving people. Bad designations for "heels", good ones for "faces". Good, like say, "Most Valuable Player..." "Highest in Math..." "Chief Editor..." "Magna cum Laude..."


The just don't deserve notoriety, as crooks don't deserve honor. No ifs, no buts. Hideous if undeserving people get such upright titles and move on to become the "Sirs," "Madams," "Her Excellencies," and "First Gentlemans" of the future.


Yuck. Fake.