Thursday, December 2, 2010

celebrities are systemic diseases to the gullible public

Ever since we were shown the video clip of keys talking about her campaign to raise money for those who have cancer in Africa, my already dismal support for "celebrities" finally diminished to zero. Don't get me wrong, I commend those who try to help the less fortunate; we need more people in the world to do so. my problem with keys is that the overall vibe coming from her, and those whom she associates with, is extremely vain.

lets just start with the basics that everyone should hopefully  know about AIDS;
-AIDS kills many people every day, creates orphans, destroys friendships, tears apart families, alienates, etc.
-AIDS shows no mercy and no favoritism
-THE DEATH IS REAL

Now lets look at keys'  campaign;
-x number of celebrities will die...blah blah blah
-you can bring them back....
-its not like here where people treat AIDS....(nonsense here).....then an implication that we as Americans think we are more entitled than the Africans with AIDS

let us compare and contrast
- the x number of celebs that will 'die' is no where remotely close to a fraction of a percent of the number of people that have died from AIDS
-the celebs aren't actually dying, they are faking 'death' by signing off from superficial websites
-People who die cant be brought back, that is only in movies....
-there are plenty of Americans that have AIDS and cant afford the proper treatment.....ironically some of the only people that could afford the complete and recommended treatment regime are....wait for it.....celebrities

i don't know if it is just me, but it seems that celebs have gotten so vain/addicted to attention that they have lost touch with reality. it is very clear to me that they don't have any concept of what their decisions/actions really look like outside of their herd of sheep (fans). me being one who doesn't give two shits about celebs (they're that person in that one movie), their name, their major roles, etc. i see this campaign in a different light. to me it looks like these celebs are using the campaign as a way to say "look at me, i am doing something for a cause, pay attention to me". i also get the impression that the campaign is in and of itself undermining the AIDS crisis by showing that AIDS cant get recognized without some celeb getting their panties in a bundle. like AIDS is not as important as being able to know what your celeb is doing this very second.

the worst celeb out there (using my limited knowledge of that part of America) would have to be Lady Gaga. now i used to love Gaga, but then the Arizona Immigration issue came up. i would like to say that SHE DOESN'T FUCKING LIVE IN ARIZONA. now that was expressed time to continue. she actively protested the law and told her fans to do the same. not only did she tell her fans not to support the law, she encouraged them to go to Arizona to protest.
a)just to reiterate LADY GAGA DOES NOT LIVE IN ARIZONA
    -nor does the majority of her fan base
b)there was a reason as to why the Arizonans proposed the law
c)many people, like Gaga, misunderstood the law and thought that it specifically targeted the Mexican race; IT DIDN'T
d)i've realized after the release of her alejandro song (i think that is it) that she gets a hard on for Mexicans, and since she is retarded she thought that this was a law against Mexicans, and she just couldn't have that; what else could she get off to?
e) the fact that she has a flock of sheep that listens to her every whim means she has an ego, and if someone doesn't agree with her she cant handle it and shits a brick.

maybe I'm just too old fashioned but then again i find it hard to believe that i am. there are good people doing things for the right reason. my favorite of these would have to be lance armstrong. i think the following clips from youtube say it all....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWBTNPTAJTc&feature=related

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph6Gd2Cg4gc&feature=related

1 comment:

  1. I agree with most of what you have to say pertaining to the vanity celebs exhibit socially regarding charities and causes. I will say however, that celebrities like products, are a result of our increasingly materialistic pop-culture society. Everything these people come out with we gobble up like Turkey on Thanksgiving. We spend millions of dollars on stupid designer shit they peddle and even more millions of hours waiting for them to "tweet" out their bullshit that we care all too much about. In this setting, the fact that celebrities use their egos to garner attention for causes like AIDS is only natural. Wrong? disgusting? pompous? probably but in this world you have to spend money to make money and if they have to take drastic measures like pretending to die for their fan cults to donate money to these causes, it is what must be done. In the world of Hollywood, drama always sells, so AIDS must be made more dramatic that real life by involving celebrities.

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