Laurel Hill
The Fly
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2006
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I am starting to think there may be something to this. Not in all cases, of course, but here are 2 good examples.
1. Ashlee Simpson- this girl BOMBED on SNL with a broken recording she was lip synching to- live on national TV- this should be, for anyone, the kiss of death for a career and instant jokedom for all eternity. Yet, here she is back, highly touted and people are supposed to accept and respect her. That poor dude from Milli Vanilli was damned for life for the same thing, there was a huge scandal, Grammy taken away, and he finally capped himself. So why is she special? And speaking of that, what's so damn special about her sister? Or her sister's husband? Why are these people famous! Who cares?
2. Mariah Carey- she was big, naturally, then bombed and became a joke. Yet she's 'back', and it seems every magazine I see has a smiling pic of her as if someone is trying to make sure that plastic grin of hers stays in the spotlight. While others run from paparazzi, she seems posed for them!
So I am thinking there must be high ups in the industry and/or the media who are banking on a person's fame so much that they won't allow them to fail, even if they deserve to. They will keep pushing these people in the public's face until they accept them.
Or maybe I fail to see any other reason for their popularity? No, but seriously, in the case of these two ladies mentioned I think something is going on. Is it impossible? I don't think so.
1. Ashlee Simpson- this girl BOMBED on SNL with a broken recording she was lip synching to- live on national TV- this should be, for anyone, the kiss of death for a career and instant jokedom for all eternity. Yet, here she is back, highly touted and people are supposed to accept and respect her. That poor dude from Milli Vanilli was damned for life for the same thing, there was a huge scandal, Grammy taken away, and he finally capped himself. So why is she special? And speaking of that, what's so damn special about her sister? Or her sister's husband? Why are these people famous! Who cares?
2. Mariah Carey- she was big, naturally, then bombed and became a joke. Yet she's 'back', and it seems every magazine I see has a smiling pic of her as if someone is trying to make sure that plastic grin of hers stays in the spotlight. While others run from paparazzi, she seems posed for them!
So I am thinking there must be high ups in the industry and/or the media who are banking on a person's fame so much that they won't allow them to fail, even if they deserve to. They will keep pushing these people in the public's face until they accept them.
Or maybe I fail to see any other reason for their popularity? No, but seriously, in the case of these two ladies mentioned I think something is going on. Is it impossible? I don't think so.