Are Americans still in high school? That's a question I overheard today. The person was describing the similarities of high school pettiness and the news coverage on celebs and athletes.
I found that I agreed with her almost completely, she was saying that in high school the "popular kids and the atletes were almost always given a pass. It didn't matter what happend they were special.
The poor kids and non-athletic were outcast not only by the popular kids but, many of the faculty as well. The really smart kids were nerds and geeks.
You hear how Ceo's and president's of companies are demonized, for the amount of money they make, their political choice and, decisions that they make to keep the business going.
While celebrities are able to get away with almost anything and we almost never hear a complaint about how much they make to act in a movie. Athletes have come under fire for their salaries lately but, there isn't a pay czar regulating athletes pay.
When a company CEO gets into trouble, there's hell to pay. He/She will probably be lambasted by the media even if the accusation is unfounded.
The celeb will almost always be given the benefit of the doubt and, if they are guilty a tear and re-hab will get the media on their side.
This all sounds vaguely familiar to me. I could go on and on but I think you get the point.
SO I HAVE TO ASK!
What does this say about our culture?
Why are Americans so "star struck"?
Why are we stuck in high school?
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