{"article":{"__typename":"BlogArticle","id":"BlogArticle:42508","isTnfCompatible":true,"datePublished":"2007-05-09T03:05:43Z","title":"Thank God","slug":"thank-god","wordCount":53,"layout":"standard","isFreelance":false,"isPython3":true,"preview":null,"watsonInfo":{"topCategory":{"full":"/health and fitness/disease/cancer","one":"health and fitness","two":"disease","three":"cancer","four":null,"__typename":"WatsonTopCategory"},"categories":["/health and fitness/disease/cancer","/art and entertainment/shows and events/concert","/art and entertainment/movies and tv/movies"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo","keywords":["Avril Lavigne","embarrassing affection","video","Complicated","temptation","problems","song"]},"grapeshot":{"segments":["neg_fx","neg_apple_1","neg_hbo","neg_att","an_apple_negative","neg_microsoft","neg_apple_2","gs_health_misc","an_saudiaramco","coronavirus","gs_entertain_music","gs_health","pos_alcohol","pos_chasemarriott","pos_citibank","pos_creditcard","pos_disasters","pos_diseases","pos_disney_fxfargo","pos_ey","pos_facebook_safety","pos_hermes","pos_ibm","pos_mobkoi","pos_septembereleven","an_bankofamerica_negative","an_facebook_safe","an_fidelity_safe","an_jpmc_safe","an_ms_safe","ap_alfaromeo_safe","ap_bankofamerica_safe","ap_citi_banking_safe","ap_citi_hurricanes","ap_citi_injury","ap_citi_naacp_safe","ap_citi_sex_safe","ap_citi_transportation_safe","ap_facebook_infeed_safe","ap_facebook_safe","ap_fidelity_safe","ap_gwp","ap_jpmc_safe","ap_ms_safe","ap_netflix_israeli_safe","ap_texas_shooting_safe","general_safe_gv","gs_entertain"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"editorialProject":null,"seoTitle":"Thank God","shareTitle":"Thank God","dek":"","shareDek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/05/thank-god/42508/","ampUrl":"https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/42508/","fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/42508/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/05/thank-god/42508/","hasMeter":true,"dateModified":"2010-05-03T20:03:20Z","shareImage2x1":null,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Politics","__typename":"Channel","slug":"politics"},"authors":[{"displayName":"Matthew Yglesias","socialMedia":[],"__typename":"Author","id":"Author:729","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-yglesias/","biography":{"default":"Matthew Yglesias is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.","__typename":"Biography"}}],"channels":[{"slug":"politics","__typename":"Channel"}],"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Politics","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/","slug":"politics"},"reviews":[],"secondaryByline":"","shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareText":null,"content":[{"__typename":"ArticleLegacyHtml","tagName":"P","idAttr":"","className":"","style":"","innerHtml":"For years now, I've been plagued by an embarrassing affection for Avril Lavigne. Today, my problems are solved.

That sucks. The song sucks, the video sucks, Avril sucks. I hate it. I'm cured!

Now I just need to avoid the temptation to watch the \"Complicated\" video and get sucked back in."}],"categories":[],"leadArt":null,"embeds":[],"editorsNote":null,"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"}}}