The Single, Most Retarded, Absurd and Stupid Article EVAH Written!

[LeadSlead#2]

But if you look at most celebs, they're famous for doing something or other, mainly because they've studied it or are naturally good at it. Like Brad Pitt studied acting and he's a good actor (won an Oscar even). Celine Dion is a good singer and I'm assuming she's gone into singing/Music classes. I'm assuming even crappy Eminem did study some form of music at one point or other.

What did Paris study? I mean, she's been famous even when she was in college age, and I don't think she's been to college. Not saying that people who don't go to college are dumb, but my point is that she is famous for nothing done by her own, other than being a heiress and acting stupid almost everywhere she goes.

That's my whole point.
It's incredible what she's done, without everything everybody else has. You can say "it's only because she's a heiress" all you want, but you'll fail to see any other "heiress'" out there. I guess maybe Nicole Richie did something similar, kinda, but people know who her father is, I've never seen Paris' parents, but she still made herself a celebrity, and a household name.

So this:

my point is that she is famous for nothing done by her own

Is clearly not true.
she is famous for, and only for, what she herself has done.
If this wasnt the case, we'd see other major company owner's children, but we don't, now do we?


P.S. "crappy" Eminem, as much as you may hate, is amazing. He is equal to, say, Jesse Jackson (baseball player), as he took something that was completley dominated, and controlled by a single race, and paved his own path, right down the middle of it, to position himself as the greatest, (or damn near), rapper to ever be known.


EDIT: Paris Hilton made 7 million dollars last year, according to above source.
she's selling albums, yada, yada
She may not entertain you, but she entertains people, like it or not.
Barbera Steisand doesnt entertain me, I loath her, and I'd rather watch Paris, do anything. either way, I don't wanna see either. but that doesnt mean neither entertains, they just don't entertain me.
you get it now? she doesnt have to entertain you, she has to entertain somebody. she does

 

[LeadSlead#2]

No, it doesn't. I've chosen to to pursue a career that both contributes to society in some way, and allows me to make a living. If nobody got paid for such things, technology would stall, as nobody would want to do the dirty work for free.

Blanket statement: Anyone that has a "real" job is contributing to society, whether it be president of a country or cashier at Jack in the Box. Anyone who doesn't have a real job (actors, athletes, musicians, heirs) must be taken on a case-by-case basis. If said people are good at what they do (most actors, athletes, and musicians), then they are making a contribution by entertaining us, which improves our lives. Watching Paris Hilton do anything makes me cry, which is certainly not a decent contribution to my life.

You did'nt chose your career to help society, so don't put up that front.

and what you said couldnt be farther from the truth here.
Entertainers play just as big of a role in society as cashiers, and everyone else. How many people worked directly in Paris' "house of wax" movie? how many people got jobs because of it? how many movie theaters sold tickets? how many blockbusters rented it out? how many Wal-Mart associates stocked it? how many warehouse employees recieved, stored, and shipped it? how many truck drivers drove it?
so, who's contributing to society?

 

[Kylehnat]

Is clearly not true.
she is famous for, and only for, what she herself has done.
If this wasnt the case, we'd see other major company owner's children, but we don't, now do we?

She's famous for whoring around and making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Before I ever saw Paris on TV or in ads, I heard about her youthful indescretions. She was clever to turn her dumb-blonde, slutty image into a career, but I wouldn't congratulate her for that.

You did'nt chose your career to help society, so don't put up that front.

You are not in any position to say that.

 

[OZZYGT]

You did'nt chose your career to help society, so don't put up that front.

and what you said couldnt be farther from the truth here.
Entertainers play just as big of a role in society as cashiers, and everyone else. How many people worked directly in Paris' "house of wax" movie? how many people got jobs because of it? how many movie theaters sold tickets? how many blockbusters rented it out? how many Wal-Mart associates stocked it? how many warehouse employees recieved, stored, and shipped it? how many truck drivers drove it?
so, who's contributing to society?

You're giving her too much credit buddy. You're almost stating that Paris Hilton directed and produced that movie....she just demostrated her lame acting skills and people not only went to see or buy that movie because she is acting, as a matter of fact people didn't go to see that movie because many other said that it was bloody crap!!. Yes, some people went to see it just to see the way she acted but remeber that scary movies are atracting a lot of people nowadays and "house of wax" was a remake of the original one back in the 50's i guess? so with or w/o Paris hilton, that movie would have sold anyway...


Ohhh and look at some of the FANTASTIC reviews that the movie got.

HOUSE OF WAX

Paris Hilton's craze will end as she older, and i'm not talking about 40 years old...propbably in 5 years or so. That's entertainment.



Ciao!

 

[dbartucci]

If said people are good at what they do (most actors, athletes, and musicians), then they are making a contribution by entertaining us, which improves our lives. Watching Paris Hilton do anything makes me cry, which is certainly not a decent contribution to my life.

You've made two statements that at first glance appear to be the same, but aren't really. The first is that someone makes a contribution to society by entertaining us, which in turn improves our lives. The second is that Paris Hilton does not entertain you, and therefore does not improve your life - you go so far as to essentially say it makes your life worse, causing to you cry. However, you've said nothing about the rest of society. You cannot deny that some people find her antics and lifestyle entertaining or even newsworthy. Her reality show has filmed 3 or 4 seasons. She's "starred" in a few motion pictures, become the face of Guess and Carl Jr.'s. So I guess the only question is how many people do you have to entertain and how many lives do you have to improve before you're not a "plague of society". John Stuart Mill has said if manking minus one were of one opinion, then mankind is nor more justified in silenciing the one than the one - if he had the power - would be justified in silencing mankind.


Furthermore, I think whether or not kylehnat contributes to the well-being of others via his career or philanthropy ought not figure in. Afterall, this is the internet and he could very well say anything and no one could ever know if he's telling the truth or not - so in my mind it neither establishes credibility or doubt.

Finally, unless someone can prove that more people stayed away from her projects because of her than were attracted, I think that point is moot too, but the fact she was hired and will be hired again is, I believe, evidence enough that someone somewhere believes her to be marketable.

 

[Kylehnat]

Regardless of how many "projects" she's worked on, she's most famous for being and acting stupid, nip-slips, showing off her cooter getting out of limos, crashing her Bentley, and that sex tape, which was apparently filmed in night-vision. She does not present herself as a person who deserves our respect.

Afterall, this is the internet and he could very well say anything and no one could ever know if he's telling the truth or not

Damn! My cover is blown. I'm actually a crack dealer .

 

[Diego440]

Regardless of how many "projects" she's worked on, she's most famous for being and acting stupid, nip-slips, showing off her cooter getting out of limos, crashing her Bentley, and that sex tape, which was apparently filmed in night-vision. She does not present herself as a person who deserves our respect.

Word!

And that's what we're arguing here. Not whether she contributes positively or not to society, but the fact that her contributions are based on how dumb she is. She may be a smart person, acting like a dumb one (read Marilyn Monroe, Anna Nicole Smith, etc.) but in all truth, I think she's just thick as a brick.

 

[Diego440]

For all those interested:

The Paris Hilton backlash has begun, and now there's a protest song to go along with it.

"The OK Go Away Paris Hilton Apparatus" is a comedy/pop/death-metal group with a mission to permanently banish Paris from the spotlight.

They're hoping to get enough attention that the lodging heiress herself acknowledges that her five years and 15 minutes of fame are up.

Over 1,400 people apparently feel similarly -- they've already listened to the song on purevolume.com.

 

[LeadSlead#2]

Word!

And that's what we're arguing here. Not whether she contributes positively or not to society, but the fact that her contributions are based on how dumb she is. She may be a smart person, acting like a dumb one (read Marilyn Monroe, Anna Nicole Smith, etc.) but in all truth, I think she's just thick as a brick.

Who does that reflect More negativley on, her? Or the society that pays her?
And I rest my case.

You're giving her too much credit buddy. You're almost stating that Paris Hilton directed and produced that movie....she just demostrated her lame acting skills and people not only went to see or buy that movie because she is acting, as a matter of fact people didn't go to see that movie because many other said that it was bloody crap!!. Yes, some people went to see it just to see the way she acted but remeber that scary movies are atracting a lot of people nowadays and "house of wax" was a remake of the original one back in the 50's i guess? so with or w/o Paris hilton, that movie would have sold anyway...

No, I'm not. your taking my point out of context.
I never said she was the sole provider of millions of jobs. But just like cashiers, vendors, fast-food managers, construction workers, she played a part. A part every bit as big as yours, mine, or his. (metaphorically speaking).
She was part of a movie which contributed to thousands, if not tens or hundreds of thousands of jobs, along with everyone else in that movie, and everyone acting in other movies, etc, etc.
just as the grill-man makes your food, the trash man hauls your trash, the actors that make movies, give you something to drive, something to stock, something to watch. ( the you is metaphorical, just so nobody gets lost, that means some people, but not everybody)

The rich give the poor more than the poor give the rich. Paris Hilton is no exception, whether or not she donates 100 gazillion dollars to charity.