This is exactly what I mean!
September 30, 2009These are people who are worshiped as idols. People hang on their every word. Love them. Adore them. Tremble at the sight of them. Say “Oh, I can’t believe it’s really you!” And these very same people are the ones who are defending this trash. This whole Roman Polanski debacle is a good reminder of how little average Americans have in common with the Hollywood Elite. This man, who was 43 at the time, drugged, raped and sodomized a 13 year old girl. Thirteen. He pled his case down to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, but when the judge rejected the plea agreement, Polanski decided to flee. Now, a gang of filmmakers have started a petition demanding that Polanski be released.
ZURICH, Switzerland (CNN) — Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar and Martin Scorsese have “demanded the immediate release” of fellow filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was arrested in Switzerland on a U.S. arrest warrant related to a 1977 child sex charge. They were among 138 people in the film industry who signed a petition against the arrest.
Disgusting. Stop. Celebrity. Worship. They deserve no more and in some cases much less respect than the average person. They just happened to choose a profession (if you want to call playing make-believe a profession)which allows them to be seen and heard by millions of people and in many cases, make millions of dollars just for being seen. They are so accustomed to being adored and admired, that they expect special treatment. But think about it. Do they deserve any more respect or admiration than the guy who dropped you off at work in his cab? Or the waitress who served you dinner? No. They are all performing a service for money. They should have to earn our respect like anyone else we encounter.
