16 Minutes of Fame
Sorry Andy Warhol, you were wrong. You once said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” And maybe back in 1968 you were right. But the ambitious generation of the 21st century is clinging onto fame like my eighth grade girlfriend held on to me.
It’s not your fault, Andy. You made this statement before reality TV, before the advent of the Internet. Before this country decided it would allow talentless drones to suck on the teat of fame long after the milk ran dry.
There are too many “stars” on borrowed time to name. But a few that are irking me of late…
Jon and Kate. This absentee mother attempts to satiate her unrelenting ego by trotting out her iron-clad feet on Dancing With the Stars. Miraculously, America keeps her coming back for more. And the tabloids have some sort of bizarre love affair with the man who is single-handedly keeping the Ed hardy fashion line in business.
David After Dentist. It was funny, I admit it. But now it’s just retarded. I give David’s daddy credit for a good concept, but watching you attempt to squeeze every last cent out of your high son is kinda unsettling.
Kendra. You stripped for playboy and married an NFL star, all without revealing a single shred of silicone-less talent. Yet for some bizarre reason, educated women (like my wife!) find you “real.” Sorry, but being “real” shouldn’t get you to minute 16 of fame.
Everyone owns a camera and has access to an endless distribution channel. Shouldn’t that mean that there are MORE stars?
I wish Andy Warhol was right. Fifteen minutes seems like more than enough.
Warhol actually said “15 seconds,” which is even more cynical than he’s given credit for.
raj said this on May 29, 2010 8:02 am
I am so out of the loop! I don’t know who any of these people are! I’m aware of the program Dancing With the Stars but I don’t watch it. After they hired Heather Miles, I said, “Never again!”
Russell Smith said this on June 25, 2010 2:01 am