But if all that people care about is whether Rob and Kristen are dating then what does that say about us as a nation? Why are we so concerned with what is happening in celebrity's lives?
Saturday, November 21, 2009
"Fauxmance"... really?
I was caught slightly off-guard today when, on the home page of CNN, there was an article about Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. Maybe it's because I went to see the midnight premier of "New Moon" last night or maybe it caught my attention because it wasn't exactly the type of thing I expect to see on CNN's home page. Either way, I was intrigued and decided to see exactly what the article was about.
"Are they or aren't they a couple? That's the multimillion dollar question fueling the "Twilight" franchise." By 'they' the article refers to Robert and Kristen. "Really?" I thought to myself as I continued reading; I know for a fact that I didn't go to see the movie last night because I cared about whether they were dating in real life. I mean, sure, it might be nice to know, but I wonder... Is that all people really care about? I expect people would still have gone to see the movie even if they knew the truth about their love life.
But if all that people care about is whether Rob and Kristen are dating then what does that say about us as a nation? Why are we so concerned with what is happening in celebrity's lives?
But if all that people care about is whether Rob and Kristen are dating then what does that say about us as a nation? Why are we so concerned with what is happening in celebrity's lives?
Monday, November 9, 2009
American?
Earlier this month, my dad was reading the newspaper when he came across an article about the New York marathon. The title claimed that for the first time since 1982, an American man had won the race, and immediately he had my attention. Meb Keflezighi broke the tape in 2:09:15, a personal best. Now, when my dad read this name, he stopped. If you just look at the name you may wonder, is this guy really an American? (Or, at least, that's what my dad wanted to know.) He kept reading and discovered that Keflezighi had emigrated to San Diego in 1987 from war-torn Eritrea, as one of 11 kids. He became a US citizen in 1988.
Even after reading that he had become an American citizen my dad's reaction was that this guy wasn't REALLY an american, and I'm still trying to understand why... maybe it's because he emigrated here rather than being born here, but isn't that what all of our ancestors did? What does it mean to be an American? Are some people more American than others? Why?
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