If Ye Can’t Take It, Don’t Tweet It
First, shout out to the penis pump and/or Arab who helped Soulja Boy grow five inches in like 36 hours.
Trust me I have no interest in the penis of an 11-year-old rapper, but since this minor is obviously begging for attention, we might as well give it to him before the next fame whore does something to one up him.
Maybe it’s me getting older, but I am starting to despise nearly every singer under the age of 21. Perhaps, this is just how it’s going to be from here on out but I find antics such as these no less irritating.
OK, so Omarion is older than 21 and I enjoy this picture (pause deez), but believe me, there are plenty of other natural shots to tide folks over. This wasn’t necessary, but they want their fun. That would be all well and good if the likes of Soulja Boy, Teyana Taylor, Bow Wow, and others wouldn’t take to the Web to whine about “haters” and the constant media scrutiny they seem to believe they’re under.
I love how the internet has made celebrities far more accessible than any other time in history, but it no doubts has its drawbacks.
One being that you realize that many of these celebrities are presented as something completely different from who they really are. This was always an understood point to people born with a clue, but even if you have that hint of cynicism in you that says don’t take everything for face value it’s still a bit odd to see people counter their public images so strongly one tweet at a time.
Case in point both Soulja Boy and Bow Wow, who make it a habit to rhyme about how great they are, how much money they have, how many dicks they slurp how many girls they get, then randomly throw out so woe is me rant about how awful their lives are. A part of me reads those messages and feels compassion for them. Then like an hour later each are back to tweeting their regularly scheduled bullshit.
However, I can understand why some like Teyana Taylor would feel compelled to respond to criticism about her. I didn’t know what the hell she did either, so it was nice for her to clarify. Yet it points to another problem I have with celebrities (or something) being so accessible: They’re far too sensitive. Even before the age of social media many celebrities couldn’t bear with anyone telling them anything that didn’t remind them of having their left butt cheek massaged with someone’s lips.
Now that anyone with a keyboard can get their e-thug on and say things to them they might not say in their face, it’s hard for them to deal.
Wait, hold on. On second thought, I forgot what era we live in. They’re plenty of jackasses who would purposely say something out of pocket to a celebrity if it increased the chances of them boosting their own profile. Still, you have to learn when to take in constructive criticism and when to ignore everything else.
It’s a lesson obviously not learned from many of these artists with false senses of entitlement. In life there’s no person that’s constantly praised over and over again. The game doesn’t change for the life of a celebrity…or those who pose as something closely similar to one.
You post up pictures of yourself with a hard on yet you say it’s the media up your ass. You clown people for not knowing your resume, but outside of your Twitter account and the blogs we never see you actually work. It’s not your fault people don’t pay attention to behind the scenes where the real work gets done, but it’s not that hard to grasp why folks might not know your purpose yet, no?
Oh and then you want us to feel sorry for you, but you usually harp on materialism and other nonsense to the point where most folks think you’re so vapid they don’t bother trying to muster up an ounce of “awws” for you because it’s hard to take you seriously.
A lot of this is just part of growing up, which is cool, but I’m tired of people who obviously don’t read enough toss out the word “hater” every other second because people get at them for the ridiculousness they themselves put out into the world.
There’s a good chance some of you all reading this are looking at me like the internet’s answer to Mr. Wilson, but I can’t help it. We need to throw some of these brats in time out already.
If you can’t it, don’t tweet it.
Cheri Paris Edwards
July 15, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Thank you! There seems to be such desire to be a celebrity these days that some are willing to do anything for attention, than complain when they get it. On the other hand many, seem to have no talent other than their ability to court and command attention. Strange stuff. This tendency was illustrated well at the BET awards when presenters and performers seemed more interested in having "all eyez on them" then in mourning the loss of arguably the greatest entertainer of all time. It is as though MJ's death were merely another opportunity for them to be in the limelight, not to perform out of love for the craft or because they have something of value to say, but to prove to the world how worthy they are of being a celebrity. Even worse was that few showed any real emotion or compassion instead they just posed and postured while smiling incessantly for the camera. **sigh**
Karen
July 15, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I'm feeling this entry. The attention whoredom on Twitter by some of these celebrities is at all time high. I understand wanting to let people know your feelings but I don't have much empathy for you when you're rich and untalented :T It's surprising that so many celebs have jumped on the Twitter thing. It can potentially become a publicist's nightmare.
B.W.W.
July 15, 2009 at 4:32 pm
soulja boy makes me sick. we have pharell to thank for bringing us ms. taylor.
J2201987
July 15, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Wow. I seriously think you are in my head at times (but more witty and clever to articulate thoughts into a post).
It seems to me that sometimes these "celebrities", especially the younger ones, want to be famous just to be famous, as opposed to being famous because of their talent (if they actually have any).
Speaking specifically on Twitter, I knew it would become the ultimate narcissist's wet dream come true, to "tweet" their mindless banter, only to blame bloggers, the "media" and the world for criticizing them for whatever stupid course of action they took, and to ultimately call everyone a *inhales deeply* "HATER."
Then, there are times where I can understand where some celebs have to whore themselves out because they truly have (talent and/or) something insightful to say, be it they are dealing with everyday things that we as a society deal with (jobs, family, physical/mental problems, etc). Those are the ones who deserve that attention for that moment in time. Preach On Mr. Mike…
Anonymous
July 15, 2009 at 6:01 pm
If a hater is what they claim it is, I guess I'm the biggest hater in the world. I HATE celebrities. It's a sad day when one of the most followed "celebrities" on twitter is Kim Kardashian. I miss the good ol' days when I looked up to celebrities. Now, it's bleh. It seems like I have more of a life then most of them and I don't even do shit. I actually kind of respect those like Rihanna and Beyonce who you never hear speak and I guess it's because there's still a mystery as who they really are. I mean dang, what happened to the days where they had a website all about them and every now and again they'd a message to us fans. That's what made people pass out. When you're tweeting about what you're doing every 5 minutes, it's gets boring and annoying. It just kills me that they do this, revealing how normal they really are and then still try make us feel like we're below them.
Anonymous
July 16, 2009 at 10:11 am
im pretty sure you've articulated very well MANY ppl's frustrations and/or "fed-up"ness. good post.
I Stan For Cynics
July 16, 2009 at 4:28 pm
& this is why i refuse to join twitter. LOL.
Anonymous
July 16, 2009 at 5:27 pm
You Betta Say It! damn youre right on. celebs forever complain about the media scrutiny yet put themselves in positions to have the spotlight shown directly on them. okayyy? wth? get it together. great post.
Anonymous
July 20, 2009 at 11:15 am
Very well said! These celebs want attention, and do anything to get the attention then they want to get upset when it's not the reaction they want. This generation of celebs are becoming so big headed, the blogs giving them shine are doing them a favor. They whine and complain about the media being in their business, but post stuff online or do certain things in the public so that people will be in their business. Many of these celebs are total contradictions of themselves and they should be grateful for the internet because people wouldn't even know some of them if it didn't exist. BET and MTV don't want to play videos anymore. If they are too sensitive to handle negativity they are in the wrong business and need to go ahead and let some well deserved talent take their spot.