For a while though I have been contemplating divorce with my celebrity addiction. While the addiction feeds my desire to be famous, my desire to waste some time, and a desire to laugh (some of the celebrity antics and quotes are preciously stupid!) I am often disappointed in the malnourished imagery, wasteful spending, and incredible life invasions that end up on display.
There is a fine gray line between my entertainment and the intrusion into someone else's life.
This morning I read about Julia Roberts and an incident with a paparazzo. She isn't the first to take a stance like this, or to tell the paparazzo off, but given my affinity for her (both in general and her movies) it added one for thing for me to admire about her. While I don't condone her specific maneuvers to get the cameraman to pull over, I have no doubt that I would have done the same thing.
I am perfectly aware that Julia does not thrill everyone like she does me.
I am also perfectly aware that I am blogging about celebrities when I actually try to take my blogging somewhat seriously.
Still, I think the world of celebrity blogging, watching, and stalking has hit a ridiculous level. I can see pictures of body parts I have no need to see - tell me, what purpose does that serve?
Do we as consumers have some sort of unwritten contract that allows us access to celebrity worlds that surpasses anything we would want?
Unfortunately I cannot change everything - though not for lack of trying! My power lies only within myself...and that means that it's time for my addiction and I need to break-up.
2 comments:
i broke up with celebrity stuff a long time ago. i no longer give in to my desire to buy people magazine nor do i even look them up online. unless they happen to be in real actual news and i happen to see it. you can do it!! just read more blogs about real people.
I recommend dlisted.com ... but be warned, it's better than perez, and therefore more addicting. amelia reads that too if you need a second opinion..haha
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