Dead Celebrity Syndrome

The circus of reactions to the recent tragic death of yet another former beauty queen is amazing. While not creating the same intense reactions the death of the exwife of the potential figurehead of England did, it is every bit as amazing.

What did this woman do to warrant such interest in her life and death? She was a former beauty queen, who married a really old billionaire. When he died, she and his family had a battle over his money. She made a really bad movie and was a the subject of a really bad television show. The up-and-down shifts in her weight were the butt of many jokes. After a certain point, her life was pretty dysfunctional. The birth of her baby and the death of her adult son within weeks of each other simply point out that dysfunctionality. And now, several men want to claim they are the baby's father.

The preoccupation people have with these recent events simply points out how far we have descended in our interests. Tragedies and dysfunction amongst clebrities are real life soap operas. No need to watch something that has been made up, when you can be entertained by Truly Amazing Celebrity Stories. And now, you can watch spouses switching families, people of different sexes decorate their homes, and also body, clothing and home makeovers. Even wonderful old televisioin shows have been affected. This Old House has become This Old Expensive And Unaffordable House.

I am waiting for reality shows to begin showing lives of the uneducated and unemployed, or addicted nobodies, or homeless alcoholics, stupid criminals, or prostitutes on the street. Wait, I guess Cops and Freaky Car Chases already do that.