Celebreality

I just want to say thank you to Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan, and to America's obsession with celebrity train wrecks. My life has been less that idea lately, but I haven't been arrested or had my career completely destroyed. So, really, my life could be so much worse. I could be Lindsay Lohan, constantly in and out of jail and rehab, or Charlie Sheen, with everyone abandoning me left and right while trying to say anything to make it seem as if I'm not completely powerless. I think that's why we, as a society, have always loved reading about the rich and the famous. Seeing their lives go crashing down in flames makes us feel slightly better about our own lives because it goes to show that we're better off in the end by not having as much as they do. Why else would the majority of the world only care about Demi Lovato's existence when she was shipped off to rehab, or only come to know about Vanessa Hudgens' role in HSM when the nude photos of her were leaked? I'm sure that many people have said at some point, "At least I'm not as bad as [celebrity]. I haven't [gone to rehab/developed a drug dependency/been arrested/flashed a paparazzo unknowingly]." They are a measuring stick for acceptable societal behavior because they are so well-known among the masses. So long as you haven't screwed up as royally as they have, you must be doing something right. So, once again, thank God for celebrity train wrecks, for making me feel a tiny bit better about my life. As bad as it is, it isn't as bad as a celebrity train wreck's life.