Maybe that title isn’t appropriate. It’s not the celebrities that I hate. It’s how we treat them. There is this HUGE double standard that we place on them and it drives me crazy! (Notice that I am saying we as in, I do it too, unfortunately)
I have this crazy obsession with John Mayer. I don’t try to hide it anymore I just embrace it. I giggle every time one of his songs comes on my iPod. I follow his blog on my tumblr account. I swoon every time I see a picture…and ohmygoodness when I see that tattoo of his…I automatically revert back to my Junior High girl tendencies and squeal a little inside. Or maybe a little outside too. But anyway…my point. I had an argument with a Barista in a coffee shop the other day. He hates John Mayer because he feels like he’s a bad person because of all the publicity that he gets. I’m not going to lie; I read his Rolling Stones article. I know the kinds of things he says, but to me…words are just words. I have no idea what kind of person he is, and will never know. No matter how many times I listen to his live concerts and acoustic sets, and read his blog, and go to his concerts and wear his T-Shirts, I will never know what kind of person he is. And that is OK! Just because I love his music, I don’t have to love who he is as a person because I don’t know him. Period.
So he’s famous, and with fame comes crazy fans. And with crazy fans, comes crazy idol “He can do no wrong” stuff. Yes, he has probably treated women like crap. Yes, he says ridiculous things. WHO CARES? Like him for what he’s famous for; His music. Stop making him something he isn’t. A god. He will make mistakes. He will say stupid things. And he will shred on the guitar and sing like an angel. Live with it. It isn’t our job to ensure that he is a wonderful person.
And you thought John Mayer was what this blog was about? Oops. I forgot that John was just my example. This is really about Tiger. Yep, I’m going to talk about him too. But not like everyone else. He is a golfer. He never claimed to be a man without struggles. Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking…”Oh he’s a god with a club, so me must be a flawless husband!” Tell me how this makes any sort of sense. Am I denying that what he did was awful? Absolutely not. What he did is wrong. Sleeping with another woman when you are married, very wrong. Sleeping with multiple women while you’re married, very wrong. It doesn’t change the fact that as a society, we treat him as though he can do no wrong and when he does screw up, we’re surprised? I don’t want it to sound as though I am lessening what he did, because I agree that it is wrong. But I will take him for what he is. A man. A human. Who struggles, and will struggle for the rest of life on this earth. It seems as though every time I hear his name on TV, it follows with some sort of diagnosis and explanation. Stop it, America! I can’t help but wonder…if we spent more time focusing on our own issues and problems and fixing them rather than putting our attention on the useless diagnosis and accusations of celebrities, how much better would the world be? If our time was spent more in journaling and reading positive things and reflecting on all the wonderful things in our lives, and less time was spent with our noses in People magazine, how would it be different?
Whew. That rant just completely wore me out. I would like to hear your thoughts. Really I would. Come see me and befan us on our page. I would love to see you there J
Happy Wednesday
Cait
