Celebutantes

Celebutantes: rich chicks who are famous because they are rich and famous.

Paris and Nicky Hilton have reigned the celebutante court of America for many years but, Kim Kardashian and Co. (her family) have successfully plastered themselves on tabloids every where. Who will be the Ultimate Celebutante? With sex tapes, clothing lines, and reality TV shows, it's hard to tell.

On Paris Hilton's Wikipedia page, it says she is a "socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress." Now, let's be honest; she is hardly a singer, she is a piss poor author (ya, I read part of chapter 1 of her book, Confessions of an Heiress, while looking at the clearance table at Barnes and Noble), she cannot act, and her fashion line is generic at best.
 

Ya, that shirt says "sexy" in an ugly disfigured font and, ya, that hat is covered of pink sequins and says "Paris Hilton" on it. Wear that, I dare you. These two items are from the Paris Hilton Collection.

Postman-Huxley had it right.

In my class we're reading Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Postman is of the belief that Aldous Huxley had it right. Here is a comic to illustrate that point. (Click on the image to zoom)

So, that sums up a lot of Postman's thoughts.

This is the basis for a lot of what we're talking about in class right now. I read 1984 and Brave New World in the same year when I was a sophomore in high school. Both books are great, but I always felt that Huxley had a better idea of where our society was heading.

I recommend Postman's book to everyone. It provokes thought about what we value as a society and as individuals. Also, 1984 and Brave New World are fantastic books as well. Read! Read! Read!