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.
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
[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*]
