“Weird Al” Yankovic raises awareness of ‘first world problems’ in this original pop ditty from his newly released album “Mandatory Fun”…And it’s about time! The over-privileged and the well-off have suffered in silence long enough.
Perhaps you weren’t aware of first world problems…Well, sit down, you’re about to be educated. You may be one of those who are afflicted!
Oh sure, we’ve become aware of third world problems, due to the rare instances when we can’t fast forward through an unrecorded program,and are forced to watch commercials, which – by the way, is a first world problem. Often those commercials are about third world problems. Somewhere far away, starving babies sit in the dust, covered with flies. They are in need of housing, food, bug spray and medical treatment. Many are orphaned, but you reasonably assumed that Brad and Angelina were working on a solution for the latter problem.
Where’s the love and empathy for those who suffer ‘first world problems?’ Their frustrations mount up until they’re unbearable! Has your maid (from a third world country) ever been cleaning your shower, inconsiderately, just when you wanted to use it? Has your housekeeper or personal maid placed the toilet paper the wrong way around? Just everyone knows it is supposed to loop around and come over the top – or is it the bottom, of the roll.
Perhaps no one ‘liked’ or commented on your Facebook status…Maybe they don’t care about you. This is something to take up with your therapist, whom you secretly suspect is jealous of you.
Are you driving that relatively tacky rental because your Jag’s in the shop? At least that explains why you’re moaning “Why has God forsaken me?!”
You can’t feed the starving babies, but at least they don’t have to try to shove 12 bags of groceries into an already stuffed refrigerator!