New outlook on popular celebrities

I used to think pretty bad of them. 5 years ago I would have maintained the statement that they should be paid minimum wages, and how they're like misleading the general public etc.

But now I have a broader view on things. Thanks to Gwen Stefani actually. There's this line from her "Rich Girl" song:

We climbed all the way from the bottom to the top

This somehow co-incided with the concept of social justice. Many popular celebrities did not come from super-rich families. We have a concept how people should have the option to strike it rich etc. I think popular celebrities did represent that ideal and are real lively representations. And right now, these popular celebrities are probably doing more to alleviate the problems that the world is facing compared to the government top-shots we have looking down on us common masses.

Pop-stars, rock concerts and various artists are the forefront of the concept of people power and popular representations. They're the ones that cheered the students of Tiananmen, and also supported the Civil Rights Movement and Free Speech. So my view on them have started inclined towards the more positive side.

Some of them had climbed form the bottom to the top. Others like Ashlee Simpson, total ass, got famous only due to her sisters career.

Peace out,
Adnan

Yes, there are always hanger-ons. But I think popular celebrities should be respected as individuals, which I have failed to do in the past. Which is why I made this post.

Paris Hilton? Tara para tompkinson. The socialites are in my opinion (to my limited knowledge of them) despicable people. Of course I feel the same way about most rich people who don't do good things with there money instead they flaunt it and try and get into the papers.

As for the rest of the detritus that fit into popular culture. Well respect is earned not given and so far there are very few that earn any respect from me. I would be interested to meet some I could actually think were worthwhile human beings but they are so rare in ordinary life that I doubt the odds of finding worthy celebrity icons are very high.

While we are on the subject what the hell is going on when someone gets a knighthood for being rich or good at football. I always thought honours should be reserved for people who had done something above and beyond the call of duty that was not for personal gain.

Peter