Paris Hilton: Yea or Nay?
Why is our culture currently obsessed with a girl who
a) isn't smart
b) isn't interesting
c) makes porn
d) resembles a shorn-too-close poodle?
Why? Why?
Some people find the whole concept--the whole IDEA that being a socialite with nothing interesting to say could capture the world's imagination--fascinating. I could be counted as one, every now and then.
But, it's still just odd, isn't it? Jessica Simpson supposedly isn't smart, but that's an image she offers with a submissive wink. Ashlee Simpson (let's keep it in the family) is a helpless puppet who doesn't know the real world from her left hand, but at least her situation/show is a sympathy-and-cringe-inducing train wreck fest that opens our eyes about modern celebrity. Britney Spears--well, if she doesn't provoke some conversation, whether it's being horribly and deliciously idiotic on the missnamed "Chaotic," or her reliably snappy tunes, then you're completely immune to pop culture.
But Paris Hilton? I just don't get it.
Just curious.
a) isn't smart
b) isn't interesting
c) makes porn
d) resembles a shorn-too-close poodle?
Why? Why?
Some people find the whole concept--the whole IDEA that being a socialite with nothing interesting to say could capture the world's imagination--fascinating. I could be counted as one, every now and then.
But, it's still just odd, isn't it? Jessica Simpson supposedly isn't smart, but that's an image she offers with a submissive wink. Ashlee Simpson (let's keep it in the family) is a helpless puppet who doesn't know the real world from her left hand, but at least her situation/show is a sympathy-and-cringe-inducing train wreck fest that opens our eyes about modern celebrity. Britney Spears--well, if she doesn't provoke some conversation, whether it's being horribly and deliciously idiotic on the missnamed "Chaotic," or her reliably snappy tunes, then you're completely immune to pop culture.
But Paris Hilton? I just don't get it.
Just curious.
posted by Bunny @ 4:32 PM
4 Comments:
At 7:14 PM,
Keit said…
I've decided it's the whole "everyman loves to watch celebrities crash and burn" scenario. As sad as it is, those of us "normal" people (and, since you know me, you know i use that term VERY loosely) can sit in the comfort of our homes, secure in what our hard-earned money has acquired and thank God for the obvious.
btw...got the mail you sent me...Thank You! :-)
Kisses. "Hi" to R.
At 10:06 AM,
Jason said…
Well, she's sort of every guy's most base fantasy -- a girl who's pretty good looking, rich, looking for a good time, seems kind of "easy" and could be played with and dropped with no hard feelings. She either has brilliant PR/biz sense or has a great agent. I never would have thought she'd go much beyond Maxim and the E! network, but she's done it.
At 12:37 PM,
Bunny said…
Yes...it's the whole "train wreck"-slash-she-moved-past-15-minutes-alotment-of fame attraction...I guess I have a grudging respect for her ability to manipulate fame!
At 3:30 PM,
Keit said…
I don't know who deserves the blame for Paris bypassing the 15-minute rule - her, by way of manipulation or us, for lack of anything better to focus on. I don't suppose one would exist without the other.
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