Jennifer and Brad, Brad and Angelina, Jennifer and Vince, Jessica and Nick, Heather and Richie... blah blah blah....
As a purveyor of pop culture and all things entertainment, I tend to pay attention to the headlines and captions above every article and below every picture that has to do with those that most refer to as the beautiful people. My question is why?
First of all, why is it that the headlines and pictures are there in the first place. What is it about these people that makes us so hungry for information about them? I mean, really. They are human beings living their lives, just like you and me -- well, with the exception of their paycheck stubs.
Second of all, why are we (am I) reading all of this stuff. I am so over reading about the marriage woes of these people. It makes me sad that as "role models" they jump into and out of relationships as if none of it meant a thing. I am sick of reading about adulterous affairs that serve to thrust people further into the spotlight rather than make them fall from graces. Who's sleeping with whom, who is anorexic, who has had work done. The list goes on and on.
I cannot say that I will not read the stuff anymore, it is kind of like a car wreck -- you just cannot look away. But these are the thoughts I felt like sharing today.
And who cares about Suri Cruise anyway!
3 comments:
While I completely agree with you on ALL accounts, somewhere around motherhood this sort of crap became interesting. When you're at home 24/7 for 4 months with something little more than an eating/crapping lump, everyone's life is more exciting than your own. Thankfully now that all that is long past, I only browse headlines and definitely avoid anything Suri related!
I completely agree and yet, like you, I can not look away. I blame it on me working in Tv and being exposed to crap all day long but the real reason is we are all fascinated with the lives these people lead and want to be like them (minus all the adulterous divorce stuff for me) and live vicariously through their scandalous exploits for a while.
Funny thing is people like MY life is glamorous because I work in TV. That could not be farther from the truth!
At the end of a long business trip, I used to pick up People or Us and look at all the pictures. I'd read a story here and there, but for the most part, I'm not really interested in Tom & Katie, or any of the others.
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