Celebrities
Let's talk about celebrities, m'kay. Celebrities are not normal people. I'm specifically talking about actors and entertainers. The desire to be an actor or entertainer usually stems from a desire to receive attention. They enjoy people clapping and applauding them. Thus, they usually will go much farther for attention than others.
Huge celebrities get huge amounts of attention. People fall all over themselves to see these people, much less talk to them or even get an autograph or picture. Wherever they go people go out of their way to treat this person like they are God's gift to earth. They get lots of shit for free, they get the best service, and they get all the perks us normal people don't ever get. The public treats these people like they shit gold.
A person who has been a celebrity for a looooong time, like, oh, William Shatner, begin to think people kissing their asses is the way life works. Getting special attention become their "normal." Having people bend over backwards to fulfill their every wish becomes commonplace. They actually start to believe they aren't God's gift, they are a God themselves. They get used to the money, huge houses, nice clothes, and so on. After a while they even feel they deserve it. They become so conceited and self-important they lose touch with reality all together.
The public goes along with this. See, we confuse the actor with the characters he/she portrays. For example, Julia Roberts was labeled "America's Sweetheart" by the press and we sheep went along with it. She's so nice and perky and funny and has that big smile and oh yes she is just so great! Then she stole another woman's husband and we were like, "What?!?" People, we didn't know her! We saw her work and assumed she was like that in real life. Well, we all know what happens when we assume....
This is what gets me about the whole Paris Hilton thing. We are so appalled that she's getting special treatment in jail, yet we are the society that gave her the special treatment to begin with. We treat our celebrities like Gods but end up so shocked when rules are bent. How hypocritical is that? If you don't want a celebrity to get special attention in prison, don't give them special treatment outside of it. Actors are professional liars, they don't need the special attention.
So if you happen to brush up against a celebrity and find yourself disappointed by their behavior you have no one to blame but yourself. Just because someone is an actor or entertainer does not mean they can't be an asshole. Every profession has them, why not the entertainment industry?
Huge celebrities get huge amounts of attention. People fall all over themselves to see these people, much less talk to them or even get an autograph or picture. Wherever they go people go out of their way to treat this person like they are God's gift to earth. They get lots of shit for free, they get the best service, and they get all the perks us normal people don't ever get. The public treats these people like they shit gold.
A person who has been a celebrity for a looooong time, like, oh, William Shatner, begin to think people kissing their asses is the way life works. Getting special attention become their "normal." Having people bend over backwards to fulfill their every wish becomes commonplace. They actually start to believe they aren't God's gift, they are a God themselves. They get used to the money, huge houses, nice clothes, and so on. After a while they even feel they deserve it. They become so conceited and self-important they lose touch with reality all together.
The public goes along with this. See, we confuse the actor with the characters he/she portrays. For example, Julia Roberts was labeled "America's Sweetheart" by the press and we sheep went along with it. She's so nice and perky and funny and has that big smile and oh yes she is just so great! Then she stole another woman's husband and we were like, "What?!?" People, we didn't know her! We saw her work and assumed she was like that in real life. Well, we all know what happens when we assume....
This is what gets me about the whole Paris Hilton thing. We are so appalled that she's getting special treatment in jail, yet we are the society that gave her the special treatment to begin with. We treat our celebrities like Gods but end up so shocked when rules are bent. How hypocritical is that? If you don't want a celebrity to get special attention in prison, don't give them special treatment outside of it. Actors are professional liars, they don't need the special attention.
So if you happen to brush up against a celebrity and find yourself disappointed by their behavior you have no one to blame but yourself. Just because someone is an actor or entertainer does not mean they can't be an asshole. Every profession has them, why not the entertainment industry?
posted by Barbarian02003 | Friday, June 15, 2007
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