I'm sure you've heard that Madonna and Guy Ritchie are calling it quits on their marriage. This newsworthy fact has been made abundantly clear to us by multiple magazine publications. These tabloids are shouting it out on every magazine stand at every grocery store in the world.
A statement announcing the divorce asked the media to respect their privacy. Yeah, right. Celebrities know they can't be frequently in the headlines (which are vital to their career) and expect anybody to respect their privacy during hard times. It's almost a law. What was Madonna's spokespeople thinking when they wrote that blurb?
Even though we don't really have a choice in the matter in this case, many of would seek this story out even if it weren't so readily available. We love seeing big dramatic events such as this. We enjoy witnessing the carnage in its wake. Besides, it's an unwritten law that celebrities have to share their life with us, especially the bad moments.
But it's also a revelation to a mystery. We've often wondered just what the Madonna/Ritchie home life must be like. It's hard to imagine anyone having a healthy relationship with a pop star, and the truth has finally been revealed--it's impossible.
On one hand, we envy and want to emulate famous and rich people. We envy their status and their luxurious lives. We envy just about everything we imagine them to have. They seem successful, and we covet it.
But we also secretly hope for their destruction. Maybe, part of it is jealousy, but I think there's a sense that what they have cannot possibly be real. So when we see their lives fall apart, our lives become validated.
Madonna portrays herself as an ideal. She's a sex symbol, a mother, an artist, an actress, and an extremely successful businessperson. On top of all of that, she'd like to be thought of as a spiritually strong person, exemplified in her latest interest in Kabbalah.
But then we see it all come crashing down, and we realize that all the glitz and glamour doesn't mean anything. And for some reason, it's fun to watch this reality check. - 16755
A statement announcing the divorce asked the media to respect their privacy. Yeah, right. Celebrities know they can't be frequently in the headlines (which are vital to their career) and expect anybody to respect their privacy during hard times. It's almost a law. What was Madonna's spokespeople thinking when they wrote that blurb?
Even though we don't really have a choice in the matter in this case, many of would seek this story out even if it weren't so readily available. We love seeing big dramatic events such as this. We enjoy witnessing the carnage in its wake. Besides, it's an unwritten law that celebrities have to share their life with us, especially the bad moments.
But it's also a revelation to a mystery. We've often wondered just what the Madonna/Ritchie home life must be like. It's hard to imagine anyone having a healthy relationship with a pop star, and the truth has finally been revealed--it's impossible.
On one hand, we envy and want to emulate famous and rich people. We envy their status and their luxurious lives. We envy just about everything we imagine them to have. They seem successful, and we covet it.
But we also secretly hope for their destruction. Maybe, part of it is jealousy, but I think there's a sense that what they have cannot possibly be real. So when we see their lives fall apart, our lives become validated.
Madonna portrays herself as an ideal. She's a sex symbol, a mother, an artist, an actress, and an extremely successful businessperson. On top of all of that, she'd like to be thought of as a spiritually strong person, exemplified in her latest interest in Kabbalah.
But then we see it all come crashing down, and we realize that all the glitz and glamour doesn't mean anything. And for some reason, it's fun to watch this reality check. - 16755
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