The Unbearable Lightness of Being

"The brain appears to possess a special area which we might call poetic memory and which records everything that charms or touches us, that makes our lives beautiful...Love begins with a metaphor. Which is to say, love begins at the point when a woman enters her first word into our poetic memory..."

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

The Hilton Riots

Remember the LA Riots in the 1990s? Over Rodney King? A black man who was savagely beaten by white policemen who were later acquitted, sparked riots all over the county. And, from the way that this "Paris Goes to Jail" fiasco is turning out, the rage in Los Angeles seems to be building again.

According to reports, Kathy and Rick Hilton went to visit their daughter in prison - a.k.a. a medical facility - and were allowed to skip the line of visitors, most of whom had been waiting since before 6:00 a.m. to see their loved ones. People interviewed outside the prison were enraged, and some even had their visits cut short so that the Hiltons could visit in privacy. I'm not entirely sure when the Hiltons became the First Family. But, the simple fact that Paris is getting preferential treatment has sparked outrage all across the county.

The news to Paris: Nobody likes you and those who do are in the minority. People are pissed that you're getting special treatment because you flaunt that you are above everyone else. Calling Barbara Walters and claiming repentance does not change the public's perception of you. Who even gets to call Barbara Walters in prison? She wouldn't be my first choice. Additionally, if people actually liked you, no one would care. Remember when Michelle Rodriguez went to jail? Yeah - neither do I. And this is the other thing I don't get - Paris refused to eat (thus the reason for serving the remainder of her sentence in a medical facility) because she didn't want a guard snapping a picture of her going to the bathroom. Please, sense the irony. We have seen countless naked crotch and ass shots. Her clothing choices don't leave much to the imagination and, let's not forget the debacle of "One Night in Paris." And she's embarrassed about having someone take a picture of her pantsless, sitting down? She was in a porno! The girl has hid nothing from America.


Truthfully, the media should be embarrassed of themselves. They have hyped this up and magnified every little detail. Even the Washington Post has stooped to report on Paris news. The girl America loves to hate is going to come out of this whole fiasco smelling like roses. And everyone else who comes out of prison is just left with the black mark on their record. The disparity is shocking and saddening. I don't blame the public for getting upset.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Yes i do agree with you the media has taken the issue and made a huge gooof ball outta it!