Susnot

Social Commentary

I am the first to admit that one of my greatest vices... is reading up on the latest celebrity gossip. Whether it is true or not means nothing to me. I read it for the entertainment value.

Do I believe that TomKat are still together and will really get married? Or will Tom be like Kevin Federline and fly the coup as soon as he finds another female that catches his eye? No. I don't really care honestly. Out of that couple I am more worried for their child. And that's about all the thought I give to it. And as long as they decide they want to roam around in public holding hands for the world to see at Tom's kids' events, I am interested in seeing how this "real" soap opera plays out. That's not all of my impressions of them. I could devote an essay to what I think of Tom Cruise.

Brangelina is my favorite couple to watch because... well... they try so hard to be low key but it's impossible because of their past public relationship and the circumstances of their get together. They may be trying to turn over a new leaf for the sake of their little ones.... but let's face it. Until that baby is born... or Jennifer Aniston gets remarried... the press will still have a big intrest in how the bump grows and where the baby is born and what it looks like. I say maybe fifty years from now the hum will die down. And then it will be the press asking their grandkids "so what do you think about how your old nana and pop pop got together?" and pictures of them traveling around with their grandkids instead wearing matching vials of their family's blood in them.

And for all of those celebrities who cry and say "I am a human being, it's not fair that you treat me this way." I say, you're right. It's not very fair. But at the same time, you chose your profession and who your agent and publicist would be.... if you don't want the publicity... don't do anything stupid in public. And perhaps you really should have gone for that accounting or architecture career you wanted instead. But you wanted the glory, the attention. So you got what you asked for.

This is also for all the women in the world who are forced to watch television and magazines that marvel over the beauty of models and actresses who always look so glowly in beautiful outfits.

I would like to ask yourself this question.

If you were paid millions of dollars to look amazing. And the livelihood of your career depended on the fact that you were a size 4 and not a size 14. So you were paid to work out for four hours everyday and could pay a nutritionist to specially concot a diet just for you.... AND have someone pre-prepare foods for you... Plus a stylist to do your hair, and clothing companies paying you to wear their clothes.... don't you think you'd look every bit as amazing as these celebrities do? Perhaps even a little better? Because most famous people are blank canvases that people are able to paint to look a certain way. And I find it unfortuante that so many women work so hard to look like someone else.

I don't know what the solution is. And I think very few people would actually agree with what I think about a lot of things.

But this is also why this is my blog and not someone else's.

posted by Susnot @ 4:08 PM