The Cult of Celebrity / The Cult of No Personality
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"Celebrity is what a boy or a youth longs for more than for any other thing. He would be a clown in a circus; he would be a pirate, he would sell himself to Satan, in order to attract attention and be talked about and envied. True, it is the same with every grown-up person; I am not meaning to confine this trait to the boys." ~ Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 2 (2013), p. 232. Dictated 10 September 1906.
What do I think about celebrities? I don’t think about them. And they certainly don’t think about me, or their biggest fans for that matter.
Come to think of it, they don’t think… at all, for themselves. They’re not thinkers or visionaries, they’re not sharing thought provoking ideas and inspiring us to be better human beings... in fact, just the opposite… they sit around on their asses being waited on like they’re little children (& I’m certain this sounds familiar to the Royals); no disrespect to children.
In fact, celebrities (and their Royals counterparts) are much like spoiled little brats… the term “extended adolescence” springs to mind… they throw tantrums that only a Hollywoodite equipped with their “celebrity hall pass” could get away with, let alone be found endearing for.
Stars are there to mesmerize you, to capture your attention, and to sell you an illusion… to distract you and fool you into believing (be-lie-ving) what ever lie is being sold. They are change agents, there to change your attitude, values, beliefs and actions… their purpose is to degauss your moral compass… they parasitically suck your energy and your time (your most precious asset); as they are energy vampires, and they are insatiable.
They are, in a word, PRODUCTS… independent in BRAND only… and you can rest assured that the Biggest Brands and the most highly celebrated celebrities, SOLD THIER SOULS to D' Evil a long time ago. Just go and ask Dave Chappelle, and he’ll tell you first hand, that you have to know where your line is; and most celebrities aren’t as wise as Dave.
So, while I consider what they have to say, a courtesy I extend to all people (After all, “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” ~ Aristotle), I don’t give much weight to their fabricated opinions or the illusions they’re peddling on behalf of the Establishment… and I certainly DO NOT worship them, but rather, I disdain them; as they are, in part, the bane of our existence.
It’s About Time We Outgrow the Status Quo, and STOP worshiping & celebrating celebrity (or royalty, for that matter, which I find to be just as absurd and outdated of an idea)... these are ancient beliefs that I for one have outgrown.
Seriously, this isn’t Europe in the 1800’s, it’s the 21st century… we have the Google & the interweb ;)
We (all of US) are born Free and Equal in Dignity and Rights. Some human beings weren't born to rule over other human beings… and if you believe that some people are born to rule over others, then I have a bridge in NYC to sell you.
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