I fucking hate celebrities. Actually, I suppose it's really more of a love/hate relationship.
I don't hate ALL of them. Just the ones that think that they are special simply because they are celebrities. Which is what makes people like Paris Hilton spark a hatred inside me the likes of which the world has never seen. (Of course that is because she was one of the first people to become famous for being, well, famous. She set a dangerous precedent and GAAAHAHHHH!!!!! I can't even type about it without wanting to throw my laptop against the wall. Moving on.) Of course these types of celebrities, the ones that can maintain a career while actually doing nothing of any type of artistic merit... I'm looking at you, Lohan... are only in this particular position due to the people that make up their fan base.
Believe me, if it wasn't for brain dead teenagers then the cast of The Hills would be nothing but aggravating rich kids living off their parents in the O.C. But no, instead their vapid, shallow, selfishness has been validated and encouraged by a voyeuristic society that embraces them. Unfortunately the people willing to cater to these useless oxygen thieves encompasses people of real importance such as politicians and law enforcement.
Over the last few years we have had the opportunity to watch the misfortunes of some very prominent Americans on a very public stage. (And I'm not even counting the politicians getting caught with their pants down.) The only ones I'm concerned about for the sake of this particular argument, though, are the celebrities who were caught doing things that would send the rest of us to jail for months, if not years.
Local law enforcement in LA treats the celebutocracy as those they are gods. "Oh, you ran a car up into someone's house because you were drunk and high on coke? Well then, I guess we'll have to clear out a cell for you for ten minutes so you really learn your lesson." "Another DUI? Isn't that your third one? Isn't this supposed to be a felony charge now? No matter, this time you are getting a solid 24 hours. By the way, can I have an autograph?"
Now this afternoon you have tens of thousands of people gathering to mourn the death of Michael Jackson. There are going to be thousands of law enforcement and emergency personnel deployed around the city. There are going to be traffic enforcement issues. There will be a spectacle the likes of which people have not seen in this country in a very long time... if ever. And it is supposed to cost about $4 million.
As I have addressed before, it is a tragedy that Michael Jackson is dead. But he was just a man... sort of. He did some great things in his life, but he also some questionable... if not illegal... things as well. Over the last ten days or so people have threatened suicide, flown from across the globe to mourn and cried like they lost a family member over the news of his passing. You, people, disgust me. Except for the ones who threatened suicide... I'd be happy to start the car in the garage for you. That's just the kind of courteous person I am. It is a viscous cycle of celebrity idolization that is supported by lunatic fans that are why people in other countries hate us. You can take your celebrity fellating and fucking beat it. (See what I did there?)
I don't hate ALL of them. Just the ones that think that they are special simply because they are celebrities. Which is what makes people like Paris Hilton spark a hatred inside me the likes of which the world has never seen. (Of course that is because she was one of the first people to become famous for being, well, famous. She set a dangerous precedent and GAAAHAHHHH!!!!! I can't even type about it without wanting to throw my laptop against the wall. Moving on.) Of course these types of celebrities, the ones that can maintain a career while actually doing nothing of any type of artistic merit... I'm looking at you, Lohan... are only in this particular position due to the people that make up their fan base.
Believe me, if it wasn't for brain dead teenagers then the cast of The Hills would be nothing but aggravating rich kids living off their parents in the O.C. But no, instead their vapid, shallow, selfishness has been validated and encouraged by a voyeuristic society that embraces them. Unfortunately the people willing to cater to these useless oxygen thieves encompasses people of real importance such as politicians and law enforcement.
Over the last few years we have had the opportunity to watch the misfortunes of some very prominent Americans on a very public stage. (And I'm not even counting the politicians getting caught with their pants down.) The only ones I'm concerned about for the sake of this particular argument, though, are the celebrities who were caught doing things that would send the rest of us to jail for months, if not years.
Local law enforcement in LA treats the celebutocracy as those they are gods. "Oh, you ran a car up into someone's house because you were drunk and high on coke? Well then, I guess we'll have to clear out a cell for you for ten minutes so you really learn your lesson." "Another DUI? Isn't that your third one? Isn't this supposed to be a felony charge now? No matter, this time you are getting a solid 24 hours. By the way, can I have an autograph?"
Now this afternoon you have tens of thousands of people gathering to mourn the death of Michael Jackson. There are going to be thousands of law enforcement and emergency personnel deployed around the city. There are going to be traffic enforcement issues. There will be a spectacle the likes of which people have not seen in this country in a very long time... if ever. And it is supposed to cost about $4 million.
As I have addressed before, it is a tragedy that Michael Jackson is dead. But he was just a man... sort of. He did some great things in his life, but he also some questionable... if not illegal... things as well. Over the last ten days or so people have threatened suicide, flown from across the globe to mourn and cried like they lost a family member over the news of his passing. You, people, disgust me. Except for the ones who threatened suicide... I'd be happy to start the car in the garage for you. That's just the kind of courteous person I am. It is a viscous cycle of celebrity idolization that is supported by lunatic fans that are why people in other countries hate us. You can take your celebrity fellating and fucking beat it. (See what I did there?)
I think its funny when famous people get off the hook over and over... and over.
ReplyDeleteExcept in MJ's case. They weren't his lovers, just people who said that he was the one, but the kid was not his son!