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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Bully For You...

Chilly for me...

Fame!

Looks like you've achieved it, Chewbacca Mom.

Ok, so yeah...I've been in a bad mood for a bit, so, is it any wonder that I break the blog silence with some bitching? Didn't think so. 

First, this rant is NOT in any way directed at this lady. She is clearly a really nice person with a great disposition, wonderful attitude and outlook on life. I'd probably very much enjoy hanging out with her. She seems like a lot of fun to be around.

But no, this is more directed at our society and the way we are now...a result, no doubt, of social media and reality TV.  Similar to a previous rant I did about the Grumpy Cat.

Does it make me an asshole, that I have issues with the fact that this ordinary, regular woman, is now achieving fame from a random moment she had, Live on Facebook, with a mask? And that she is now everywhere?? On TV, going to FB HQ and morning shows and Late Night Shows...and who knows how much more we'll see of her... Yet, so many other TALENTED people...people who have worked SO hard for years and years, sacrificed, are living in their cars, MORE than paid their dues, just trying to achieve their passion...to work in and make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry, hoping to be able to even just cross paths with celebrity like, James Corden, morning shows, etc. and may very well never even see their 15 minutes...or one second...or achieve the career they've longed for...

So, I'm an asshole, right? Because I'm annoyed that this Chewbacca Mask video is all it took to launch this woman straight into fame. No hard work in the entertainment field (that we know of, and if she has been trying, I will stand corrected), no years of auditions with call backs, just to not get the gig even....

I feel badly for all of you with unbelievable, award winning talent, who work so hard...those who, after years of studying this craft of entertainment, actually did the work, will never be more than an extremely talented waiter/waitress, [insert job/career here] still living in your car, cause you didn't just go LIVE, joyfully, on Facebook.

Enjoy your fifteen minutes.

But what do I know?

I'm an asshole.

#NotJudgingJustAnAsshole

#SourGrapesPost 

[Added 6/21/16 - This post has been sitting in drafts since May...wasn't sure it would ever come out, cause, you know, it's such an assholish post...and I really figured the fifteen minutes was over. But Nooooooooo.... Now, Hasbro has come out with a Chewbacca Mom Action Figure. Awesome. *head-desk*]

6 comments:

Paula said...

I too am annoyed with the instant celebrity culture. You don't have to put in the work, just do the sex tape or in this case put a mask on and act silly. Whatever. I'm with you on this one. I actually was embarrassed for her and then I realized that the entire world thought she was just the cutest thing. Shows you how much I know. LOL

LunaTechChick said...

Right? So unfair. But yeah, the majority of people think she's just so awesome, so yeah, I expect my follower numbers to plummet rapidly. I apparently know nothing as well. xx

Kathi said...

No, you are not an asshole & this is not an assholish post. Because frankly, Chebacca mom herself, not to mention the prevalence of idiotic & capricious instant social media fame, annoys me no end. That laugh is like nails on a chalkboard. And if I had had my way, my parents would have let me go to music & arts high school, but they didn't. And I ended up going back to school after my humanities B.A. to get a grad degree in healthcare so I could afford to pay the rent AND buy my costly art supplies & support my art-making habit. So. With you 1000%.

LunaTechChick said...

Hey Kathi! Thank you so much for those words... Just based on some of the comments in the news articles, I really thought I was in the minority in opinions on this. I am looking at having to return to school so I can get some sort of paper that says I can do stuff, to be able to keep the bills paid while still trying to help the hubs catch that big break that he's long overdue. So, thanks for not thinking me an asshole, but yeah, it's def a sour grapes post for sure. xx

Rebecca said...

You are not alone, my friend. This annoys me too. It's another reminder of how unfair life is.

LunaTechChick said...

Hey there Rebecca! Yes, SO unfair. But, nobody ever said that life was, so. But yeah...enough with this Chewbacca Mom. xx