The entire entertainment industry is evil. Actually, it could be the fact that it has the ability to exist that is evil. These are a bunch of people that don’t create any tangible product. They market themselves and then they are worshipped and to top it off, they give themselves awards. It is pretty sick. Or maybe I am just bitter because I’m not a superstar.
All of the news in England, and I’m sure the States if I owned a t.v. when I lived there, seems to be about “stars”. It is such a waste of airspace when there are real things to talk about. You could educate people about things other than who has gotten fat, or married, or some other crap. But I guess it is what “the people” want, and thus sells advertising space, etc. But even the BBC which is publicly funded talks about celebrities. There is no excuse for that except that is what the people want. Which brings me back to my point, the fact that the industry “can” exist is evil.
However I do give Brad and Angelina credit (See I am on a first name basis with them. ), at least they are bringing attention to sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Namibia. Maybe it will draw public focus to plight of the Sudanese, or Liberians or a host of other poor and war-ravished countries. Why do I even know this about Brad and Angelina? Because it is
unavoidable in the media, and the media is unavoidable. I give up.
I shit on Hollywood.