Lil Nas X came back to Twitter on March 16th, 2022. …and I didn't even realize that he had left.
It's an interesting phenomenon that we go through from time to time. Celebrities and influencers who dominate a certain platform, whether it be the music industry, YouTube, or Twitter, seem to disappear off the face of the planet, and then mysteriously come back as if nothing had happened. And, well, to us, nothing really has happened. Rihanna hasn't made music in over half a decade. We ask for her to finally drop an album, but we aren't exactly hurting for it. Ryan Higa pretty much left YouTube a couple of years ago. New people just filled his place.
And this inexplicable void in my heart from how dry my Twitter had been recently? How lucky I am to have realized that it was due to Montero's maternity leave (and how lucky we all are to have him back).
Still, it got me thinking. If my favorite celebrity (this is my fourth article about him and counting, unfortunately for y'all) could disappear and I didn't realize that he was missing, how important are celebrities, really?
A couple of days ago, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars. Before that, I hadn't heard of any news from Chris Rock in years, and Will Smith was only most recently relevant in my mind when King Richard came out last year. Yet, seemingly overnight (actually, in the span of like, an hour), they became the main topic of our lives, and celebrities of all sorts were giving their opinions on it.
Including Lil Nas X, who Tweeted a very insightful thought about the incident, seen here:
And this inexplicable void in my heart from how dry my Twitter had been recently? How lucky I am to have realized that it was due to Montero's maternity leave (and how lucky we all are to have him back).
Still, it got me thinking. If my favorite celebrity (this is my fourth article about him and counting, unfortunately for y'all) could disappear and I didn't realize that he was missing, how important are celebrities, really?
A couple of days ago, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars. Before that, I hadn't heard of any news from Chris Rock in years, and Will Smith was only most recently relevant in my mind when King Richard came out last year. Yet, seemingly overnight (actually, in the span of like, an hour), they became the main topic of our lives, and celebrities of all sorts were giving their opinions on it.
Including Lil Nas X, who Tweeted a very insightful thought about the incident, seen here:
Here's the fact of the matter: celebrities and Hollywood, in general, are not as influential, revered, or respectable as they once were.
They aren't the apple of our eyes or a symbol that they've "made it." They're the rich that we want to eat. They're the pedophiles that we don’t tolerate anymore. They're the grown adults making fools of themselves on social media platforms (or live television). They cry, they argue, they bicker, they fight, they make mistakes, they're disgusting sometimes-- and they're human. In 2022, the Hollywood superstar is no longer larger-than-life.
Everyone is looking for quick fame nowadays. The smart celebrity will build wealth before their popularity runs out, and it runs out fast. The rise of cancel culture? The ever-progressing women's and POC movements? They're terminating the trend of imminent, impenetrable fame. OJ Simpson? The convict; the joke. Kim Kardashian? Didn't she steal from Brandy? Zoë Kravitz? Yeah, let's not even get into her perving on Jaden Smith-- when he was a child.
The internet makes fools of celebrities, so the importance placed on the claim to fame and the implications of it are lessening. Now, anything you say can be put under fire. Anything you do can be criticized. And in the blink of an eye, you could disappear off of the face of the Earth, and not a single person would notice.
They aren't the apple of our eyes or a symbol that they've "made it." They're the rich that we want to eat. They're the pedophiles that we don’t tolerate anymore. They're the grown adults making fools of themselves on social media platforms (or live television). They cry, they argue, they bicker, they fight, they make mistakes, they're disgusting sometimes-- and they're human. In 2022, the Hollywood superstar is no longer larger-than-life.
Everyone is looking for quick fame nowadays. The smart celebrity will build wealth before their popularity runs out, and it runs out fast. The rise of cancel culture? The ever-progressing women's and POC movements? They're terminating the trend of imminent, impenetrable fame. OJ Simpson? The convict; the joke. Kim Kardashian? Didn't she steal from Brandy? Zoë Kravitz? Yeah, let's not even get into her perving on Jaden Smith-- when he was a child.
The internet makes fools of celebrities, so the importance placed on the claim to fame and the implications of it are lessening. Now, anything you say can be put under fire. Anything you do can be criticized. And in the blink of an eye, you could disappear off of the face of the Earth, and not a single person would notice.
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