| Every time I go to the supermarket and stand in line | | | | The most unfortunate part of this fascination with |
| to check out I see dozens of magazines or tabloids | | | | celebrities is that more often than not, they are bad |
| about celebrities. My question to anyone that buys | | | | influences on younger people and bad examples to |
| these magazines or cares what is inside is, why do | | | | society in general. It is very discouraging when you |
| you care? | | | | see celebrities rarely being found guilty of crimes |
| I can understand going to a movie because you are | | | | because they have high-priced attorneys that get |
| a fan of the star. I personally try to see any movie | | | | them off. This is not to say they are all guilty but I |
| that Tom Hanks is in because he makes excellent | | | | think there have been cases when a guilty man was |
| films. I can understand why a person might want to | | | | set free. Celebrities act as if they are immune to the |
| go to a concert to see their favorite musician. There | | | | same laws that apply to the rest of us. |
| are many examples where a fan could be interested | | | | It seems as time passes that people's priorities |
| in a celebrity. That is where it should stop though. | | | | become more and more distorted. Instead of |
| Why do people care if Nick and Jessica are breaking | | | | focusing our time and energy on people who need it, |
| up? Why do people care what Ben Affleck is doing? | | | | whether they are sick, homeless, undereducated, or |
| If it wasn't for Matt Damon and "Good Will Hunting" | | | | what have you, people spend time and money |
| he would be working a construction site like he was | | | | following the people who need no help from anyone |
| in the movie, because he hasn't made a good movie | | | | because they can buy all the help they need. |
| since. | | | | Somehow I did not feel bad for Jennifer Anniston |
| If my next door neighbor is having trouble with his | | | | and Brad Pitt when they broke up. Both are very |
| spouse it is not found all over the magazines and | | | | well-off financially, both are very attractive, they had |
| tabloids. Why are "celebrities" personal lives any | | | | multiple homes together with servants to handle all |
| different? They are not any more important than the | | | | their needs. Their biggest concern was selling off |
| rest of us, or are they? It is our hard earned money | | | | their main home for $20 million. This is just not reality, |
| that makes these people famous in the first place. | | | | but then again, maybe that is the reason people are |
| There are movie stars making $20 million a movie | | | | caught up in their lives. At least the magazines and |
| because we buy the tickets. There are drug dealers | | | | tabloids that discuss these very wealthy people do |
| gang bangers, making a fortune as rap stars because | | | | serve one purpose, they help to keep the homeless |
| we buy their CD's and tickets to see them in concert. | | | | people warm on those artic winter nights. |
