ahhh.... now I get what you were referring to and where your coming from. Yes- some people can not help but be jerks!! I had not seen any of that stuff- of coarse I don't watch/read/or pay attention to any of those "news/entertainment" outlets. I guess those are just examples of people doing anything to get a headline. Tragic really. There are soo many really super stories of individual accomplishments of people getting to represent their country in the Olympics. Doesnt matter if they are last in the race or whatever- they got to do it - how many people get to say that. "I competed at the xxxx olympics". Instead these jerks focus on other stuff - Why?
However, I guess I disagree with your "WE are a...." as I do NOT adhere to that behavior/thought process and doubt you do either- so why the "we"? I am just always of the opinion that each of us have our own individual choices to act or not act a certain way, or say or not say something- I just dislike the whole idea of "we, all of us, humans are" as it makes it out that we are all the same. And therefore, not responsible for our individual decision and actions.
Of coarse - on a lighter side , you could have just meant - look at those idiots in the media that care nothing for anybody other than making a name for themselves and hiding their own inadequacies behind the " I am a journalist". Therefore, I can say/print/blog,etc. anything I want. LOL