Celebrities (Response)

I found this quote from one of Karisa's posts...

So, I was thinking and i realized that out of pretty much all of the actors and actresses that started on Disney Channel there are very few of them that actually have a good, continuing acting career. When I was little I used to love watching Lizzie McGuire, That's So Raven and Lindsay Lohan movies. I remember when Hilary Duff was like the Miley Cyrus today. However, now we barely hear anything about her or Raven Simone and the only reason that Lindsay Lohan is still talked about is because she's a mess and is on all kinds of drugs. I guess my point in writing this is to state my opinion that most acting careers that start on TV stations like the Disney Channel don't tend to last too long.

This is so true. A lot of the time, when someone becomes famous, they end up doing drugs, committing crimes, and doing horrible things that end up all over the media. They get talked about just as much as they used to, but for different, malicious reasons. Other celebrities that they might have once called their friends would say things about them, spread untrue secrets, and make the slowly collapsing star have an even worse life. Those that can last longer than a few years become well-known, well-loved stars- the ones that, thirty years from now, will be referenced all the time on the tele, and whose records and movies will still be bought. Now, occasionally there are exceptions like The Beatles- they didn't last more than ten years, but they still ended up being possibly one of the most popular bands in Modern World History. The key component here is that they started a sort of... musical revolution. They changed the way musicians did things. The other bands that came after them- including The Who- are almost just as well known, and they stayed together longer.

Another thing about stars' lives going downhill is the fact that, most of the time, this is caused by becoming less popular over a certain amount of time. People have a habit of moving on quickly. Fads become uncool, certain clothes go out of style. Certain celebrities become lame. It's when people... move on, you could say, that celebrities really have a tough time. When you're famous, everything's great, but when you aren't famous anymore by the standards of the people... Well. Where does that put you?