I got sucked in....

In celebration of my completion of my research paper, I gave myself the night off from schoolwork tonight. As I played online, I had E! network on for background noise. I scarcely noticed as the top celebrity fashion faux pas faded into the top ten ways to survive a celebrity scandal. At some point, I got sucked in. And I'm not particularly proud of it. Don't get me wrong, I like celebrity news and gossip just like everyone else, but it just struck me as so WRONG when there is an entire television show devoted to advising people to "deny" or "blame it on someone else." Maybe I am taking it too seriously, but I've got to wonder, "is this representative of how members of our society conduct themselves?" What about truth? Is maintaining an image really more important than being a real person, complete with flaws? Since when is it a crime to be human? Are we, as consumers of Hollywood's products, forcing these actors and musicians into a position where they must pretend, deny, lie, and be someone other than who they really are? I used to think being a celebrity might be really fun, with all of the parties and pretty dresses. Now, I'm completely certain that who I am is precisely who I want to be, flaws and all. And I will own up to them, without resorting to the manual on how to survive a scandal.