I just don't get the infatuation with celebrities, and the utter shock and disbelief when they do something wrong. Lindsey Lohan was a crack addict bisexual, and now everyone is stunned that she's going to jail. Chris Brown beat the shit out of his girlfriend and he's back performing in front of people. Michael Jackson was a pedophile who is now put in an almost unparalleled iconic state now that he's dead. Jesse James was cheating on his wife with Nazi's. Mel Gibson might as well be a Nazi. Tiger Woods was in every hole he could find. So why do people continue to adore them, or more importantly why do these allegations affect their personal lives?
If I did any of the things I would lose half my friends. And these are my friends. People that I've shared memories and moments together that helped build our relationship. Lindsey Lohan was in a handful of movies. Jesse James built motorcylces. If it wasn't for that wedding youtube clip, I wouldn't know what Chris Brown did. So why do they continue to get the support. Any woman that purchases a ticket to a Chris Brown concert shouldn't be allowed to bitch about domestic violence. What about Michael Jackson. People can overlook the fact that he was an absolute creep, and alleged pedophile because he was a great musician 20 years ago?
Don't get me wrong I enjoy thumbing through US weekly, and TMZ is a great show to watch during commercials, but I can't believe it would ever affect my life. My favorite musician once was Kurt Cobain. He had more drugs in him than CVS. My favorite actor was Chris Farley, who was a obese heroin addict. When I found out each of them died, it didn't have an impact on my life one bit.
The reason I believe these people react to celebrity news with such emotion, is because they aren't social enough or interesting enough to have friends of their own. They are shocked that Lindsey Lohan is in trouble because they live vicariously through them. They've never experienced anything close to this in their lives. They don't have friends that have been in trouble, because they don't have friends at all. So maybe these people should cancel the subscription to US Weekly and People, spent a few days with no Internet, get some sun and talk to some real people with real problems.
