Sunday, November 1, 2009

Fame or shame?

I’m pretty sure everyone has heard about the recent hot air balloon incident. What I would like to know is what the heck these people were thinking? I mean there are ways of getting publicity that don’t involve jail terms. Seriously, were they that desperate to be stars? I guess some people really will go to extremes to attain fame.
Which brings me to another point: why is fame so glamorous? I suppose it’s because we see the lives of stars and think prestige and riches, but that’s because we only see what they want us to. My mom used to work in PR—she knows this. People see Britney Spears and all her issues and think it’s so ludicrous, but in some cases, it’s really not all that far off the lives of other stars. Famous people have this allure but sometimes, and not always, their lives are really corrupt—filled with financial issues and infidelity of spouses. Things are not always as they appear.

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