The other day, I left my house to go to work. Having had the first coffee of the day, I walked to the bus stop with a sense of purpose (actually, I’ve been getting to work later than I prefer to do, so I was desperately trying to get to work earlier rather than later). I arrived at the bus stop, and began the process of waiting for the bus.
At the bus stop is a Toronto Star newspaper box.
And this is what I see on the front cover.
Yes. Paris Hilton. At the Much Music Video Awards. Yes, it is true. The robot known as the Hil-ton 3000 was rolled out at the MMVAs. And she hugged her fans.
Woah. Hang on there.
“her fans”?
The Hil-ton 3000 has fans?
Apparently so. Take a look over at an article over at Dlisted.
When Pink was finished, a nasty 15-year-old girl screamed at her: “Maybe you put down girls like Paris because you are soooo fat and UGLY!”
“You’re just jealous because Paris has talent.”
Yes. read that last sentence again:
“You’re just jealous because Paris has talent”
First of all, I’m pretty much floored that there are people who idolize the Hil-ton 3000. What is the redeeming factor about her? What is it about her that makes her admired? Is it her winning personality? Is it her philanthropic endeavors? Perhaps its her many talents.
Because of course, as the crazed fan allegedly said “You’re just jealous because Paris has talent.”
Maybe it would help if we reveived these alleged talents.
1) The Hil-ton 3000 fancies itself an actor.
After a cameo in Zoolander, the girl’s biggest “starring” role was in the remake of House of Wax, a film where she was probably the biggest draw. And not because of her acting. But because people wanted to watch her character die on flim. A typical comment on IMDB is along the lines of “Wrong Turn” meets “Texas Chainsaw massacre”. Still the fakest thing is Hilton’s acting”. (funny, I hear people say the same thing about that infamous sex tape from a few years back).
So. Its safe to say that she’s not a good actor.
2. The Hil-ton 3000 fancies itself a singer.
Have you heard her sing? I don’t mean off her cd. I mean live. Let us not forget that the Hil-ton 3000 has a lot of money behind her, and can afford all the computerized enhancements that money can buy. But live…well, there are videos on You Tube that show her singing live. And yes, it is as painful as you might think.
So. She’s not a good singer.
So, what is she good at? Its apparent that she’s good at the same thing she is famous for: being rich.
Now, I don’t usually clog up the bandwidth with rants about celebrities (although, I admit that Tom Cruise made it very difficult not to), because enough of the many media of the world spend so much time and energy substituting celebrity talk for actual news. The celebs really get more than enough attention.
But when I saw that picture on the cover of the Star, it really got to me. Because I realized that there are people who are fans of someone like Paris Hilton. And that makes me crazy. Look at the 15 year old fan who berated Pink. What has she learned from Paris? What does she think that the Hil-ton 3000’s talent is? The Blonde robot’s talents are being rich and being famous. What does that say to a 15 year old girl?
Maybe its because I fear for my own daughter’s headspace when I see that someone could actually idolize an airhead like Paris Hilton. Maybe I’m concerned that one day, my daughter could consider somone like Paris Hilton to be a role model.
And that is a frightening thought.
