Sunday, June 10, 2007

The Sweet Sweet Schadenfreude of Paris Hilton

I hate Paris Hilton. I hate her. It's not very holy, religious, or big of me. But I do anyways. She represents everything I despise in celebrity-driven pop culture. The girl has grown up in a fairy tale and it has spoiled her. She is an insolent brat and it has finally caught up with her. I have never been so happy to see someone miserable. It's not something I'm particularly proud of. But the lil devil on my left shoulder won out on this one.

Now she's got to live in reality and it doesn't get more real than that jail cell she's in. She's in there by herself. I sickly wonder if it would be possible for her to cry throughout the entire 45 days. That would be cool. The incredible lack of dignity that is handling herself with is even better. It brings me even greater joy. When Martha went to jail she just went and did her time. I bet Martha even did her home improvements on the jail. Paris... no class. No dignity. Nothing. It's frickin' awesome. The contradictions between what her publicist is saying and how she is reportedly acting amuses me to no end. For the first time ever I am searching for Paris news. It's hilarious. I'm like a 15 year old girl I'm so consumed by anything Paris.

One of the best lines I've heard is the statement attributed to Paris, "
I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things like the men and women serving our country in Iraq and other places around the world." First off, I would love to know if Paris could find Iraq on a map. Second, this has to be the first time that Paris has wanted people to not focus on her. The girl is an attention whore. I'm sure that in her time in jail the thing that she is thinking about is our brave men and women overseas...yeah right.

Seriously though, her case does highlight major problems with the justice system and the inequities within the system. And I suppose I should do some analysis of that... but shit I do that all the time. I just want to savor this sweet moment of joy. One of the things that I have hated the most about Paris is that teenagers somehow look up to her. She is by no means a role model. It infuriates me that white America condemns the actions of poor colored kids, but when Paris does her crazy things they get on Entertainment Tonight. Can you imagine a poor black girl going around flashing the world her pussy like Paris does when she goes clubbing??? Bill Cosby would pop a blood vessel in his head. I need to stop... I'm starting to rant and get angry and excited, when I just want to smile and be happy at the Sweet Sweet Schadenfreude of Paris Hilton.