Why Paris Hiltons problems are also our problems
May 17th 2007 07:17
I think we should all congratulate Paris on the halving of her jail sentence. It goes to show that when money starts to talk then justice seems to take a walk. I'm not a fan of hers and believe that she deserved the full sentence. However, she apparently got time off for good behaviour despite she not even stepping foot inside Lynwood.
It just so happens that in a media driven age that is always on the lookout for new celebrities to put in their gossip and fashion magazines and television shows dedicated to "stars" and someone in their infinte wisdom decided to put Paris on a pedestal as a goddess. She has been put up on this pedestal and worshipped despite the fact that she has little form or substance to offer society other than mediocre tv and weak singing.
I hope that some little girl out there sees her situation and wisens up to the fact that Paris is not someone to be worshipped or adored. She has done little or nothing to prove that she's a positive role model. The problem is that she is as much of a victim of society as we are now being held hostage to her ways.
Pop culture has slowly seeped in and taken over from parents as the primary institution in how to tell young people how to fit in and be popular. It isn't just a matter of who Paris thinks she is, it is who we have made her out to be. I believe that the culture, along with her parents has shaped and influenced her to become what she was told to be to become a part of the "it crowd". Pop culture being the creature that it is has built her public image, and in the end it will be the same creation that will utimately either destroy her or her reputation. We are partly to blame for her success because we were the ones to not only put Paris up there because we were the ones who bought the magazines, listened to the music, watched her tv shows and movies and we'll all be just as guilty as we find delight in pulling her down.
It just so happens that in a media driven age that is always on the lookout for new celebrities to put in their gossip and fashion magazines and television shows dedicated to "stars" and someone in their infinte wisdom decided to put Paris on a pedestal as a goddess. She has been put up on this pedestal and worshipped despite the fact that she has little form or substance to offer society other than mediocre tv and weak singing.
I hope that some little girl out there sees her situation and wisens up to the fact that Paris is not someone to be worshipped or adored. She has done little or nothing to prove that she's a positive role model. The problem is that she is as much of a victim of society as we are now being held hostage to her ways.
Pop culture has slowly seeped in and taken over from parents as the primary institution in how to tell young people how to fit in and be popular. It isn't just a matter of who Paris thinks she is, it is who we have made her out to be. I believe that the culture, along with her parents has shaped and influenced her to become what she was told to be to become a part of the "it crowd". Pop culture being the creature that it is has built her public image, and in the end it will be the same creation that will utimately either destroy her or her reputation. We are partly to blame for her success because we were the ones to not only put Paris up there because we were the ones who bought the magazines, listened to the music, watched her tv shows and movies and we'll all be just as guilty as we find delight in pulling her down.
| 10 |
| Vote |
Subscribe to this blog
