In case you haven't heard, Madonna and Guy Ritchie are getting divorced. Numerous tabloid magazine covers blasting it out to us have made this fact abundantly clear. It's impossible to miss.
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?
The draw to these stories, I think, is first and foremost, the natural enjoyment we have for watching a car wreck. We like to witness the drama and the excitement. We're fascinated when a celebrity's life takes a downturn.
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.
We look at celebrities with a sense of envy and desire. They're rich. They're famous. They're powerful. Who wouldn't want their glorious lives?
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. - 16651
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?
The draw to these stories, I think, is first and foremost, the natural enjoyment we have for watching a car wreck. We like to witness the drama and the excitement. We're fascinated when a celebrity's life takes a downturn.
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.
We look at celebrities with a sense of envy and desire. They're rich. They're famous. They're powerful. Who wouldn't want their glorious lives?
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. - 16651
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