In an article “America should kill its celebrities” written for houstonianonline.com on the Viewpoints section by Randy Goins on February 15, 2005. I’m fascinated to hear from people who shares the same sentiment. If your “that kind” of celebrity he’s talking about, you’ll say he’s bitter, for the intellectuals they don’t even know who are we talking about, for the public we might feel cheated, but we can’t resist the antics and entertainment of a generation of train wrecks we love to watch with our kids.
Read his full article below.
The United States is so obsessed with the rich and untalented, it’s sickening.
People seemed to know more about the American Idol candidates than the two guys in the last presidential election. The tsunami disaster in South Asia was almost eclipsed by the larger tragedy of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt’s breakup. Most citizens have no idea what social security money will be available when they retire, but know exactly which rapper has what in their “crib.”
The alternate world in which celebrities live would, in theory, anger the educated. Actors make millions for playing pretend. Athletes make millions for playing a game, when they aren’t injured. Musicians make millions for singing songs they usually didn’t write. The median salary for a plumber in Houston is about $37,000 a year.
What is wrong with this picture? Actors, athletes and musicians entertain people, while plumbers make sure your toilets work. What do you value more, being entertained or not having a yellow ocean infested with fecal U-boats in your living room?
Most Americans, it seems, would rather be entertained, since no one ever questions this injustice. And it’s no secret that celebrities make millions for essentially making a career out of Little League or karaoke. We’re reminded of it every day when we turn on our televisions and catch an episode of “VH1’s The Fabulous life of…”, “MTV’s Cribs,” or “E!’s It’s Good To Be…” Each day, regular people are reminded that they had to search for change in the couch just to buy Ramen noodles while Lindsay Lohan was deciding whether to purchase the $175 Von Dutch hat or the $250 pair of aviator glasses (in case you’re worried, she bought both).
Do Americans enjoy being reminded that they work themselves to death to make half as much money as the amount Keanu Reeves spent for a colonic? Apparently so, as people are now lifting the disgustingly rich to celebrity status.
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are ultimately making fun of hard-working, blue collar Americans when they bumble around as airport employees. The two venereal disease-ridden, trust fund babies thumb their nose at the working class, but people keep watching their show. Thanks to reality television, any wealthy and bored idiot can become a celebrity by exhibiting their audacity and ignorance in front of television viewers. There’s even a show on MTV now where snobby, rich girls make asses of themselves planning their “Sweet 16″ parties. If there was ever a reason to create a squad of time-traveling abortion doctors, that would be it.
Maybe celebrities are paid so much because their lives take attention away from the real issues and problems with this country. Distracting the citizens of the United States requires a hefty paycheck.
Something needs to be done. America should rise up against its overpaid celebrities. We need to round them up, drain their bank accounts and divide the money up between the middle and lower class.
Better yet, pay should be adjusted to the importance of the job. Plumbers should make millions while Britney Spears and Jaime Kennedy would make $37,000 annually. Instead of paying copious amounts to those who shovel out crap, we should respect those that keep it going down the drain.
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