I dont know which is worse; the attention our generation gives celebrities or the great lengths celebrities go to in order to ensure our guaranteed attention by lowering standards and contributing to dumbing down society.
Watching Lady Gaga perform like a heroin-addicted drag queen on stage is one thing, but then acting as if rhinestone hats and orange glow tans are cool is another. Either way-- all these detrimental factors are hurting us as a country. We look like a bunch of clown shoes not worthy of being worn by Bozo himself.
And why do we encourage this behavior? Feeding into celebrity egos is a terrible thing to be doing. It creates trends that are trashy; ie: ten years ago we were all sagging our pants, now guys sag their underwear four inches below the bellybutton. Thanks to the Britneys and Lindsey Lohans of the 21st century I see children wearing shorts that have words across the backside, are you kidding me? What doped out sick parent lets their daughter wear flirtatious 'sex appeal' clothing when puberty hasn't even hit? These women are god-awful role models ... and are especially damaging to women.
This is fah-Q'd up ladies and gentlemen. These are drug addicted, strung out, unhappy, incredibly superficial human beings that we are fueling every time we watch their crap on TV. Literally YOUR attention makes them money (sometimes millions), they rob the country stupid...OUR country.
Reality TV stars aren't even worthy of being compared to movie stars who know how to act, but because the media posts them on their magazine covers, then we watch their shows out of boredom, they treat themselves as acting prodigies.
So what does this say about us, the future of America, Generation Y? ... we're lowering our moral standards and being entertained by literally, actual, decrepit, losers. I don't care if watching that one reality show or reading that one celebrity Tweet is your guilty pleasure after a hard day's work. It makes them feel important--even news anchors feel like they're admired celebs because Americans give in to their egos through the tube.
Get over it, we're being challenged by the world now. Other countries pride themselves on knowledge, being smart, having strong iconic appeal. But this is what we enjoy now? Rock of Love buses, The Real Housewives of so and so, A Real Shot at Love, Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader, Jersey Shore, Jon and Kate Plus , come on!
I'm embarrassed to write about it here; I think it's stupid that any body watches and wastes their time on these shows. It reflects nothing intellectual about yourself, you don't have to think (nor does it make you think), and it really subconsciously lowers your competitiveness.
Sure I loved jackass when it was the only type of show out there, but now people are doing idiotic stunts for attention everywhere we go; Internet stardom is the new sliced bread. Cell phones although useful and fun with all the gizmos they've got have made everyone a celebrity and made everyone an actor.
And I won't lie--I love Break.com once and a while. Short accidents caught on camera are hilarious and sometimes gut wrenching, but the ones people do just for the sake of doing it? I don't get it. We should look up to scholars, artists, successful business owners, revolutionizing engineers, comedians with witty material, effective teachers, politicians who don't skew the facts and truths.
Every time you watch that dumb show or pick up that idiotic magazine you put money into the pockets of twats, help rocket their ego to the top, and you ultimately contribute to society becoming a lesser competitive place. It's too easy to watch those shows, and it speaks volumes when such a large majority of folks do it. It subtly shifts what we consider accomplishments, and difficult tasks. It reflects poorly on strong work ethic.
I want to live in a smarter place, so switch on Discovery, or the History channel, or god for bid C-SPAN once and a while. Take initiative in learning new things that matter and can be put to good use. Don't give to individuals who literally give nothing back to society.
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