Who cares?

Every time I turn on the television, read a newspaper, or try to get the news on the web, I notice a constant that just pisses me off: The media's obsession with young celebrities. The latest instance of this nonsense can be found here. Apparently, idiot bimbo Lindsay Lohan's DUI arrest and return to rehab was front page news on MSNBC and CNN Tuesday, July 24, 2007. It was seemingly more important than things like a $50mm SEC fine against Citigroup for outright fraud against mutual fund shareholders, wildfires in the West that threaten lives and ecosystems, and pretty much everything else of value to society. What I want to know is: who the hell cares about people like Brittany Spears, Anna Nicole Smith, Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, and Lindsay Lohan? What have any of these individuals really done to help society, the arts, or even themselves? As far as I can tell, they have done pretty much nothing tangible with their lives, but they are worth (in most cases) millions of dollars. They are hunted by the paparazzi for photos and dirt on their very existence.

The fact that these pea-brained, ignorant, arrogant, indifferent individuals get any attention at all is disgusting to me. I kind of understand it, in a way. These people are car crashes, train wrecks, and crime scenes. The blithering masses of America can't help but stop and stare at human misery. Of course, the reasonable people who just want to get someplace are stuck behind the bastards who aren't smart enough to just keep moving... I actually believe these sad, pathetic women are addicted to the spotlight and go to great lengths to keep themselves in the news. Maybe they would stop their self-destructive behavior if the public would stay focused on important matters and leave them alone. I think society would be better off, and these bastages can die broken, poor, young, and alone in an alley somewhere. Ah, the circle of life...