America is by no doubts a fame-driven society. Our culture is obsessed with people who we imagine to be just like us, only better. They have what we want: talent, money, and a fan base, and we're fascinated by that. But what at one point was expressed through a gentle, applauding nature has now gone down the drain.
Thanks to "journalists" at TMZ, celebrities are comparable to sideshow freaks.
Even Shawn Johnson, who took home the silver medal in overall gymnastics no more than three weeks ago, who rose to fame and adoration, who accomplished far more than almost anyone her age, has since been ridiculed for what else? Her looks.
TMZ of course snapped back with "No one complained when we made fun of carrot top." Which floors me because, well, who wouldn't want to have what carrot top has.
What I wonder is if the motive behind making people who have what we desire is to make them look undesirable.
What drives our obsessive nature with things we want to have and people we want to be is the self-conscious way of life that is so inescapable. It fuels our economy, it fuels our decisions, and it fuels TMZ.
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