Tom C wrote: >>>>'gets elevated' implies that they are passive in the process. An awful >>>>lot of them elevate themselves, and indeed crave celebrity status. >>>>Anna Nicole Smith appears to have been one of these. They sign a pact >>>>with the devil, then try to get out of it when he comes to claim his >>>>side of the bargain. >>> >>>Most of them, sadly, seem to be only intelligent enough to make their >>>thumbprint. >> >>I guess I just can't figure out why we can't have celebrities without >>harassing them to death. >> >>William Robb >> >> > > > Because then they're not celebrities anymore? > > Seriously, though, any celebrity that suffers because of achieving their > station is at least partially responsible for the outcome.
Given the present "system", yes. But how many of the poor, misguided souls actually understand that before they begin? I feel desperately sorry for someone whose self-esteem is so low that it can only be bolstered sufficiently by having thousands of strangers aping them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
