Friday, September 21, 2012

"Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent." - Emily Dickinson


As it states, it seems that the wheel of fortune has turned its course. The individuals we view as living in splendor actually live in a world with the most undesirable situation—isolation. Take Rihanna for instance, we look at her and idolize her lovely voice, red hair and ability to buy her mother a mansion yet in her interview with Oprah she breaks down crying because the life of a celebrity isn’t all we’ve it out to be. Its actually a life of reality, times of hurt with times of laughter. Now how about giving merit where merit is deserved? That’s always a tough one because we assume nobody knows better than us and we will never deprive ourselves of anything less. That being the case, we leave it up for grabs and we leave our achievements hanging by a loose thread over the heads’ of those that watch on. Some may like it, some may love it and all too many share an opinion completely oblivious to the achievement in and of itself. This is celebrity. The actions of these individuals, yet our response is their impact. This is celebrity. 

- Lindsey Burton

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