tomkat and societal "rules"?

Question

Just wanted to find out people's thoughts on this....why is it that celebrities seem to be exempt from societal "rules" about behavior and such? Ok, take Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes....

One day, a supposed virgin comes home with a guy that's the same age as her dad and says - omigosh mom and dad! I'm knocked up! I'm dating a guy that could be my dad and he's going to do the nice thing and marry me rather than let me raise the baby by myself! When you meet him, your whole conversation is dominated by him trying to push his religious beliefs on you....
meanwhile, as time goes on, he lost his job and he's been jumping on people's furniture! His parents never taught him that it's not polite to do that....in the end, everyone lives happily ever after...he did actually marry her and everyone turns the other way and puts rose colored glasses on when looking at the situation....still no job but hey - he's got some money so as long as they don't give it all to his cult/religion.

Answer 1

I agree that Tom's behavior has been way out of line. The media machine (tabloids, newspapers, television, etc.) love it when someone like Tom makes a complete fool of himself. And then two minutes later, they are reporting Tom and Katie's wedding like it is something we actually care about.

If you read any sites on Tom and Katie, you will see that most people DO NOT like Tom's antics, but since we do live in a free society, and Tom hasn't broken any actual laws regarding Katie and his abnormal behavior (just the rules of politeness), there really isn't anything anyone can do except point out what a stupid jerk he is.

Katie's parents may or may not have a spine to fight Mr. Millions, but he is now their son-in-law, so they have to live with that...until Tom and Katie divorce, that is.

Answer 2

Money, money changes everything, as Cyndi Lauper sang and is true with social niceties...buy your way outta the mess or hire spin doctors to work it out.