Isn't the way we seem worship celebrity today part of the whole problem?
I loathe the way our TV screens, on-line pages and newspapers are stuffed with photographs of 'stars' and personalities who make a living by appearing on cheap TV - panel shows or reality programmes. They crave recognition. They don't really count for much, are often lacking in talent, and brain-power, they spend fortunes on their looks and clothes, yet a large part of the population seem to lap it all up and photographers earn mega bucks by following them around. Footballers have become Gods. It's madness.
If there is money in this sort of dross, no wonder kids want to emulate them and agents get them as much publicity as is possible. Even notoriety seems to pay. I am sick of seeing articles about the recent Oscar's ceremony splashed everywhere on the internet. Who really cares? These are wealthy people in lavish settings wanting to be seen and we buy into it. The Oscars isn't news of any real significance and if I see the awful and unfunny Chris Rock's face one more time today I am likely to take a brick to my laptop! There are so many obscene things going on in the world, and we do need a break from the many horrors out there, but sadly, even the light entertainment that is 'celebrity news' makes me heave.