Why is Paris Hilton famous? She doesn’t sing and she doesn’t act… well not yet. There is a movie coming out called National Lampoon’s Sorority House or something like that. She plays a role as a debutant sorority bitch. Wow, that must have been a real stretch for her to play
that role.
However why is she famous? She doesn’t do anything. Some think she’s pretty. Ok, I can buy that. But there are a lot of beautiful women in the world. (Personally, I don’t think she’s that great looking.) So why? Why? Why? Why? Oh wait, I know…. because she has rich parents and she made a sex tape. Ahhh, now I get it.
She soaked the media for everything that it was worth in order to make money after that sex tape leaked…. which makes her a whore. Not a whore in the literal sense of the term, but a money whore none the less. In an interview the reporter asked her what her worst job was. Her response, “I’ve never had a job.”
Not only is she insanely rich now, but on top of that she gets everything for free. Do you think she pays for the $7,000 dresses she wears? Or those $2,000 purses? No… they are sent to her for free in the hopes that she might wear it on a night out to a club or other social event, basically as free advertisement.
She even gets millions just for lending her name. Club Paris opened recently in Orlando, FL. (Club Paris is supposed to be the first of a handful that will dot the USA and Europe… save us all.) Of course she was even (fashionably) late for that. Six hours late actually. Her sister had to cut the ribbon. Why did she keep her guests waiting you ask? She was skiing in the Swiss Alps. Paris herself isn't putting any money into the effort, though. And, she received a substantial up-front payment -- and a Ferrari -- to lend her name to the club and make four appearances there a year.
So wait… she gets paid to make four appearances a year? Damn… I wish someone gave me anything, like $100 bucks when I went to the bar to party. I’d even be nice and buy somebody a drink…. the hot girls anyway.
Next she tries to copyright the phrase "Thats Hot." How can you copyright a phrase that most 13 year old girls say on a daily basis? She claims its her phrase, and the copyright is pending. I don't believe her lack of vocabulary should be reason for her to cash in once again.
Lastly, she was named as one of the top 10 most interesting people of 2004. Um..... excuse me? She's up there in the ranks with:
Karl Rove who is credited as the mastermind behind President Bush's re-election.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin who are the founders of Google and are now worth upwards of $6 billion dollars since Google went public.
Ken Jennings who was dethroned as the reigning king of Jeopardy but before doing so had a record-breaking 75 appearances on the show, winning more than $2.5 million.
And
Paris Hilton who..... who...... what did she do again? Oh yeah, the sex tape.
Maybe I’m wrong about Paris. Maybe she is an activist trying to undermine celebrity culture by proving just how pointless it is. Maybe she is interested in the nature of applause and approval in today’s popular culture. Maybe she is out to expose the whole sordid phenomenon for the fraud that it is and she is making herself the ultimate sacrifice, the pariah.
Then again, maybe not.
