I don't know about y'all but I for one have had enough and feel the need to speak out against the tyranny of what is now so called entertainment, and especially so called entertainment news. Now before I start this tirade just know that I am also very guilty of indulging in trashy magazines and watching hours of every trashy/fun show on the E channel and every other entertainment show going!!!…..but that doesn't mean that I WANT to see 24/7 of Britney Spears having a mental breakdown before my very eyes, or watching Paris Hilton being "Paris Hilton" or Lindsay Lohan being a drunk…..I watch these programs to find out about TV and Movie gossip, because I love TV and Movies and that's what I expect these shows will provide me, not countless hours of mindless dribble of these so called young hollywood beauties being stalked and pursued by the papparazzi….that to me is not entertainment…..is it to u????? ok on with the tirade!!!
Lets start with Entertainment Tonight which is regarded among many as the corner stone of all entertainment media reporting since I was a little one in the early 80's, I myself have watched ET religiously for some 15 years, but ever since Anna Nicole died they have gone absolutely nuts…well really they started going nuts when her son died, anyways I digress…ET no longer reports on movie premieres, and TV show news (ok they do but definitely not like they used to, it's barely a quarter of the show now) now it's all mindless gossip and hey opening story look what Britney did today……drum roll please…. she went to a gas station and got star bucks…..who cares!!!!!!!!
When did our media become so obsessed with these out of control celebrities????? And I must add, what I love is that they say how much we the ppl love it, and want to hear about it…..oh yes! we do don't we….that's what we want Britney and the rest of the gang having meltdowns and going to rehab, getting married/divorced/having kids……yes that's exactly what we the ppl ask to hear about every single day all day…..I know I do (sarcasm is intended hehehehe) why don't we just go the whole hog and have a Britney channel!!! It could be like the Truman show only she will know she is on camera….how can she not, with a million bulbs constantly in her face….
Have u ever asked yourselves….Why do they think that we want to hear about this kind of celebrity gossip every single day like it's a daily soap opera……Because and here's the real answer: "They" (and by "they" I mean the publishing, entertainment and media industries) want you to want to follow these celebrities like a soap opera!!!!! that's why they make them into characters and not real ppl) think about it Britney is no longer just Britney she was once the Pop Princess or Princess of Pop and now she is often referred to as the Pop Tart (oh how the mighty have fallen)….btw one of my majors at university was in communication and media studies, so I have an insiders opinion into how the "industry" and "they" works……for example……look back at a few months of your fav magazine doesn't matter which one (but usually magazines like US Weekly and People are the major culprits) one week stars are too thin, then the next stars are too fat, one week it's celebrities without make-up, so we think oh look they really are just like us…..this also happens when they are pointing out so and so is a mess (Britney, Lindsay, Paris et al) so we continue to think they r just like us we can so relate to them…..(btw, If u can directly relate to them u also need to be seeking help like poor old Britney hehehehe) then the next week the same star is at a movie premiere, or some opening/gathering (restaurant/designer store/charity event) and they are looking all glamorous and perfect, just to make us understand they aren't really a part of "our" world and therefore making us wish we were a part of young hollywood too…This feeds us, it makes us want more….we want to idolise and knock them down at the same time…..this is ultimately what sells the magazines, as well as the products in the magazines (especially if the celebrity is wearing it) all of this helps keep the economy going and gives us a dose of reality/entertainment/fantasy all in the one glossy and affordable package, your weekly gossip magazine.
You have to feel sorry for these stars in some respect…..because I can't imagine anybody wanting to be covered by the media the way Britney has been lately……but on the other side they are the one's that go out and party night after night, they are the ones who put themselves in the humiliating and controversial situations……if they really didn't like all the attention they could leave hollywood or even dare I say itJ have a night in…..now I'm not saying they can't have a life and go out and have fun…and I realise they need to live in L.A for work etc, but do u see all the other young famous ppl in L.A (for which there are dozens and dozens) being splashed all over the magazines the way, Britney, Paris, Nicole and Lindsay are….believe it or not, Britney, Paris, Lindsay et al, probably love the attention this frenzy gives them, it's that old adage any publicity is good publicity……and also in a way "they" have made these girls a sort of a click, like the cools girls in high school that by buying the magazine we can be a part of the drama, drama, drama….even so if my name was Britney and I was in a major custody battle, I for one would not be going out every night and degrading myself just so I can see my disgrace the following day on ET!!!!
It's like a car crash, we don't want to watch it, but some how we can't help but look…..and in the case of Britney look and look and look, until I for one want to go and smack her up side the head and tell her to grow up and go back to "normal" to the old Britney we understood and loved so much……or at least…grow up and take responsibility for her decisions in life…. For the record I genuinely like Britney….I think she definitely needs some help and certainly a good friend too kick her in the butt and stop her from destroying her life…..I don't want Britney to follow down the road of god forbid Anna Nicole….and that is the end of my tirade…..thanks for reading….comments are always welcome……take care all….Jenn:):)
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