everyone admires, loves and respects them. They live out our hopes and dreams. I have realized over the years that there are so many celebrities that I respect, that I can relate to. I remember the first time I saw Boys Don't Cry. I was 13 years old and it was one of the most influential movies of my life. Hillary Swank: Props to you because you helped to be a head figure within an extremely controversial issue in this country's society. What I cannot grasp, as much as I appreciate every artist for what they do, is why do we subconsciously cause a dependence with them? As far as any of us knew/know, we went to high school with them, we are related to them, we passed them along the street, we had a wonderful conversation with them. They are the same as any other person. They are artists. Respect them for it. An actor who should be respected highly is Olivia Wilde. She is obviously a great actor. She has been in several different roles. She is one of the few actresses that I can say I completely RESPECT. She is real and does not bull shit the world. There is no need to sugar coat. As far as i know (and maybe I'm wrong but I'm not usually ) she is not attempting to conform to anyone. She isn't trying to please one set of demographics one day and then please another a different day. She is proud of her feminism (as all women and men should be) and she enjoys what she does, with the added perk of pleasing millions of people with her art.
Here is where I don't see eye to eye with fans: I can't see her as a different person. I can't see her as someone that I have to work my way with meet. She's like a friend that I am extremely proud of that I want to hang out with and just talk about similar things. I just don't enjoy treating people on a different level. I understand that all celebrities have to work and make a living but if we take away the paparazzi and then the CRAZY FANS then they are the same people we knew in school or yoga or that person you met on the subway or in the 7-11. I too hang out with friends, family ,faculty (the 3 f's?) and I admire everyone I meet. I have my own special talents and I am infamous in my own community/communities. All I want is to be friends with people. I do not expect people to put me above them. I have been living the same way for the past 21 years. I have a best friend that goes to University of Wisconsin. I have known her since we were 3. One day when we were in our first year of actual high school she told me: "That's the one thing that made you different from everyone else. When we were in elementary school joining different groups to fit in, you already knew who you were. You still are that same person" - I appreciate myself and all of the people I have known. I don't ever need to know a celebrity. I don't think of celebrities as 'celebrities' - they are merely artists who create amazing pieces and are harassed by the media. We are no different, other than the media. It should not demean any celebrity's role in any role, but I would like to hopefully live in a world where I can walk down the street and just see a celebrity and say, 'hey what's up. word, see you soon.' as if it was school. Why is that so wrong?
Shivonia
