They're Famous For What?
Really, I'd hate to be famous for doing absolutely nothing--or worse, for doing something stupid. Think about it: how many people are in the media for doing diddly squat?
The recent line-up of cast members for Dancing With the Stars has triggered this snarkiness on my part. What in creation has Bristol Palin done other than get knocked up, have a baby and bitterly fight with the "baby daddy" Levi over the past several years? In fact, at the core of her fame lie only sex, babies and porn; porn, I say, from Levi's romp in Playgirl. Though he's not too bad to look at, really, so are about 70% of the men running along the lakeshore path at say, 6pm, every weekday. Plainly put, nothing special. She's not special, he's not special and their story's nothing special--welcome to adulthood--it's a land where you have to own up to the consequences of your actions and deal with them accordingly. Maybe I'm just bitter because when I reached adulthood, no one cared. And most certainly, no one wanted to put me on a hugely popular television show. Nope, come to think of it, no one even batted an eye.
The same is true for Audrina Patridge -- another DWTS cast mate. Her only claim to fame are her 32DD knockers on her size negative zero pre-anorexia frame. Oh, and yes, I think she was on that silly show, The Hills. She played some minor character who couldn't decide whether she was coming or going with her lover, Justin Bobby. Really, I know too much about this but that's besides the point. I could think of two alternates for Bristol and Audrina, how about someone who we'd love to watch, even if it's to make fun of their ineptness at rhythm, say Colin Powell and Nancy Pelosi? Or maybe Oprah and Martha Stewart? Those would be far more entertaining for the audience, given that the median age of the viewers is 60!
There's other examples of people who somehow gained the elusive fame spotlight for doing absolutely nothing--take Fergie, the ex-Duchess of York. Her only claim to fame was marrying a royal. That's it. Now, of course, she's garnered more attention to herself because she's penniless and tried to make a pretty penny through illicit means but even this highlights the idea that fame through stupidity isn't the ideal path to be on.
Gayle King is another winner. The only reason's she's always on t.v., giving her completely unsolicited and worthless two cents, is because she is friends with Oprah. That woman has done absolutely nothing on her own to merit the attention she's been getting. Just this morning she was on a round-table discussion talking about politics. What in creation does she have to offer and who frankly cares about what her feelings are about the Obama Oval Office re-vamp?
Dare I say the entire cast of
the Jersey Shore and all of the Real Housewives? How is it that Teresa Guidice (of RHNJ) has a "Skinny Italian" cookbook that actually is a bestseller on Amazon? This woman doesn't know how to cook. She's does have an ounce of any formal training to that effect. In fact, the only thing she's good at is flipping tables, spending money and having babies. Why are people spending $20 for her book on Italian cooking? It truly defies logic.
The only reason these people are constantly hijacking our attention is because they're out of control, obnoxious and certain media outlets think we actually care to watch these train wrecks. Not withstanding the fact that there might be some truth to that latter statement (guilty as charged), we should at least demand some accomplishment or an iota of intellect from people before we elevate them on these grand pedestals.
The recent line-up of cast members for Dancing With the Stars has triggered this snarkiness on my part. What in creation has Bristol Palin done other than get knocked up, have a baby and bitterly fight with the "baby daddy" Levi over the past several years? In fact, at the core of her fame lie only sex, babies and porn; porn, I say, from Levi's romp in Playgirl. Though he's not too bad to look at, really, so are about 70% of the men running along the lakeshore path at say, 6pm, every weekday. Plainly put, nothing special. She's not special, he's not special and their story's nothing special--welcome to adulthood--it's a land where you have to own up to the consequences of your actions and deal with them accordingly. Maybe I'm just bitter because when I reached adulthood, no one cared. And most certainly, no one wanted to put me on a hugely popular television show. Nope, come to think of it, no one even batted an eye. The same is true for Audrina Patridge -- another DWTS cast mate. Her only claim to fame are her 32DD knockers on her size negative zero pre-anorexia frame. Oh, and yes, I think she was on that silly show, The Hills. She played some minor character who couldn't decide whether she was coming or going with her lover, Justin Bobby. Really, I know too much about this but that's besides the point. I could think of two alternates for Bristol and Audrina, how about someone who we'd love to watch, even if it's to make fun of their ineptness at rhythm, say Colin Powell and Nancy Pelosi? Or maybe Oprah and Martha Stewart? Those would be far more entertaining for the audience, given that the median age of the viewers is 60!
There's other examples of people who somehow gained the elusive fame spotlight for doing absolutely nothing--take Fergie, the ex-Duchess of York. Her only claim to fame was marrying a royal. That's it. Now, of course, she's garnered more attention to herself because she's penniless and tried to make a pretty penny through illicit means but even this highlights the idea that fame through stupidity isn't the ideal path to be on.Gayle King is another winner. The only reason's she's always on t.v., giving her completely unsolicited and worthless two cents, is because she is friends with Oprah. That woman has done absolutely nothing on her own to merit the attention she's been getting. Just this morning she was on a round-table discussion talking about politics. What in creation does she have to offer and who frankly cares about what her feelings are about the Obama Oval Office re-vamp?
Dare I say the entire cast of
the Jersey Shore and all of the Real Housewives? How is it that Teresa Guidice (of RHNJ) has a "Skinny Italian" cookbook that actually is a bestseller on Amazon? This woman doesn't know how to cook. She's does have an ounce of any formal training to that effect. In fact, the only thing she's good at is flipping tables, spending money and having babies. Why are people spending $20 for her book on Italian cooking? It truly defies logic. The only reason these people are constantly hijacking our attention is because they're out of control, obnoxious and certain media outlets think we actually care to watch these train wrecks. Not withstanding the fact that there might be some truth to that latter statement (guilty as charged), we should at least demand some accomplishment or an iota of intellect from people before we elevate them on these grand pedestals.
Posted by Socialista at 9/1/2010 11:45 AM 
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Tags: Bristol Palin Audrina Patridge duchess sarah ferguson Dancing with the stars Kim Kardashian Gayle King
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Tags: Bristol Palin Audrina Patridge duchess sarah ferguson Dancing with the stars Kim Kardashian Gayle King
Wow!, this was a real quality post. In theory I'd like to write like this too - taking time and real effort to make a good article... but what can I say... I keep putting it off and never seem to get something done.
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Spring time people!!!! Go walk!!! all!!!!
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