Anna Nicole Smith's death saddens me, but I have to ask myself, was she really a tragic figure, or just a pathetic, rather talentless woman seeking fame at any price? Don't get me wrong, I liked her. I watched her show, but only for the same reason you watch a car accident--it's so horrific, you can't look away! The big question is, should we feel sorry for someone whose whole life seemed to be spent saying "look at me, I'm special?" I don't know. There's no denying she was (at one time, anyway) gorgeous and very sexy, but she seemed to define all the hollow, transient values of society-vanity, selfishness, sloth,self-aggrandizement, drug culture, alcohol abuse, overeating, over-spending,over-indulgence. It's hard to make an icon out of those stilted virtues. Still, it's hard to criticize someone for merely reflecting the empty values that our society seems to dote on in its celebrities. Is Britney or Madonna any better, really? More talented, yes. Better people? I don't know.
2007-02-08
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