Fame Chaser

Andy Warhol had it right all along didn’t he? Everyone seems to be striving for their 15 minutes of fame. People even try to force their personality or persona on folks. Clear examples of this are popularity of sites such as Twitter and Facebook, and the need to let strangers and common acquaintances into their lives.

How else can you explain the fact that your neighbors status is that he just had ‘the best breakfast sandwich’ ever? More importantly, who really gives a shit? The sheer number of status updates on any site are mind boggling, many of which are in the form of high school hallway bragging. Nobody cares if your girlfriend is the best thing ever, she’s on the shag behind your back. You can always judge the merit of any form of social media by the lack of socially tough or even negative messages. You never read, ‘ the lineup at this abortion clinic is brutal!’ Or ‘I’m an awful parent’.

Not that those thoughts are not normal and may likely run through ones mind in a particular scenario, but they stay to phone calls or texts or conversations. Some take the need for fame to an even higher level. Sex tapes. How else can you explain Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton? Hell, its gotten to a point that Laurence Fishburnes daughter, Montana has thought out the benefits and actually released a sex tape. How fucked is that? She made the conscious decision to put one out based on what it did for Kim Kardashian. Lawrence Fishburne is likely best known for playing Furious Styles and Morpheus in Boyz n the Hood and the Matrix. How is it he can keep Tre from avenging Rickys death and get Neo to make the right decision, but he can’t keep his daughter out of the porn? How’s that for some irony?!