12: the gliterrati
12: originally posted Oct., 30, 2005; 8:35 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
why is is that people are so outraged/disgusted/furious when Britney Spears, Tom Cruise, Janet Jackson, and the rest of them folk do their thang?
so what if Janet was sunbathing naked? was she on private property or was she booty up in the middle of Wilshire?
if Tom Cruise has "derailed" Katie Holmes' career by knocking her up, that's a his and her thang. is the sista over 18? yeah? then i think she's able to make her own decisions. so what if the rest of the world don't agree?
and if Britney and Kevin never brush their hair or wash their butts ever again, why is it a mortal sin? cuz other people think they should? and if he spends her into the po' house, then she must be allowing it. maybe the sex is so good it blinds and deafens her to the ching-ching of her coins being siphoned into his coffers. she got a momma! if her momma ain't looking out for her why is the general populace so up in arms?
why do people feel celebrities should be held to a higher standard than the rest of us? is it because people generally live boring lives and feel the need to mind every body else's business?
probably. i guess that's what makes the internet such a fun place to hang out.
but when folk seem to think that this actor or that actress owes them some great debt of Morality by Example, they need to think again. these people are just people. they aren't gods or goddesses. except in the minds of those who need to get some business of their own.
when people get upset because their kids saw a naked nipple or a flash of cooter, they need to ask themselves why. my daughter saw the flash of boob and she didn't freak out. she laughed. and so did we. i breast fed my daughter. she knows what nipples are.
it's highly likely that children learn the most from the people they spend the most time with. if it's Tom, Janet, Britney et al, then someone is letting their rug rats spend too much time watching telly when they should be spending time with live people. my daughter admires ME, her momma, not some stranger she sees on telly.
sure, she likes to see all the hip hop divas and sundry singers when she gets the chance. but mostly she doesn't know who those folks are cuz i monitor what she watches on telly, what she listens to on radio, who she hangs out with, and what she wears when she leaves my house, with me!
so i say to Janet and the rest of 'em, ROCK ON. do your thang. sunbathe nude, pee in the bushes while walking your dog (Matt LeBlanc), flaunt your uncombed hair for the pooperrazzi, smoke enough crack to finance 10 college educations (Whitney and Bobby), and it ain't NO body's business if you do.
yeah, i know. people who buy your music/go see your movies 30 times/write you a gazillion fan letters/swoon at your concerts think they own you cuz they've contributed time and $ to your overflowing coffers.
to those people, i say this: if you don't like how they livin' then cut 'em loose!
don't go see their movies.
don't buyed their crack-infused CDs.
don't go to their tit-revealing concerts.
boycott them.
or just shut the hell up.
that's a wrap.
.
7:30 p.m.
why is is that people are so outraged/disgusted/furious when Britney Spears, Tom Cruise, Janet Jackson, and the rest of them folk do their thang?
so what if Janet was sunbathing naked? was she on private property or was she booty up in the middle of Wilshire?
if Tom Cruise has "derailed" Katie Holmes' career by knocking her up, that's a his and her thang. is the sista over 18? yeah? then i think she's able to make her own decisions. so what if the rest of the world don't agree?
and if Britney and Kevin never brush their hair or wash their butts ever again, why is it a mortal sin? cuz other people think they should? and if he spends her into the po' house, then she must be allowing it. maybe the sex is so good it blinds and deafens her to the ching-ching of her coins being siphoned into his coffers. she got a momma! if her momma ain't looking out for her why is the general populace so up in arms?
why do people feel celebrities should be held to a higher standard than the rest of us? is it because people generally live boring lives and feel the need to mind every body else's business?
probably. i guess that's what makes the internet such a fun place to hang out.
but when folk seem to think that this actor or that actress owes them some great debt of Morality by Example, they need to think again. these people are just people. they aren't gods or goddesses. except in the minds of those who need to get some business of their own.
when people get upset because their kids saw a naked nipple or a flash of cooter, they need to ask themselves why. my daughter saw the flash of boob and she didn't freak out. she laughed. and so did we. i breast fed my daughter. she knows what nipples are.
it's highly likely that children learn the most from the people they spend the most time with. if it's Tom, Janet, Britney et al, then someone is letting their rug rats spend too much time watching telly when they should be spending time with live people. my daughter admires ME, her momma, not some stranger she sees on telly.
sure, she likes to see all the hip hop divas and sundry singers when she gets the chance. but mostly she doesn't know who those folks are cuz i monitor what she watches on telly, what she listens to on radio, who she hangs out with, and what she wears when she leaves my house, with me!
so i say to Janet and the rest of 'em, ROCK ON. do your thang. sunbathe nude, pee in the bushes while walking your dog (Matt LeBlanc), flaunt your uncombed hair for the pooperrazzi, smoke enough crack to finance 10 college educations (Whitney and Bobby), and it ain't NO body's business if you do.
yeah, i know. people who buy your music/go see your movies 30 times/write you a gazillion fan letters/swoon at your concerts think they own you cuz they've contributed time and $ to your overflowing coffers.
to those people, i say this: if you don't like how they livin' then cut 'em loose!
don't go see their movies.
don't buyed their crack-infused CDs.
don't go to their tit-revealing concerts.
boycott them.
or just shut the hell up.
that's a wrap.
.
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