Grace vs. Disgrace

Grace: Elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.
Disgrace: A person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful.

Paris Hilton is a disgrace as a human being who could be helping others with her money (a la Princess Diana, who wasn't a famed actress or singer or talent but used her money, fame, and looks for some good causes, even if they were a bit self-serving on occasion), but Paris has chosen to be a spoiled brat, a party girl with no goals or charitable affiliations, and a self-centered narcissist. Her family's enabling and ensuring her of all those qualities is also a disgrace.

Frankly, I can't believe Paris's father didn't take a belt to her years ago, but I guess he's been too busy advising her to get drunk, get laid, wear revealing clothes, and not only show off but brag about her indiscretions rather than be embarrassed by them. And, in the end (or perhaps, the beginning of a long, Elizabeth Taylor-style downfall, which still carried the whiff of fame her parents seem to embrace rather than rue), she'll be encouraged to marry. Not that embarrassments or morals or encouraging true individuality seem to be issues for her enabling parents, who are ensuring that she'll be supporting whatever vapid loser/motivational speaker/used-car salesman/Lothario wannabe she gets knocked up by or that her parents pick because he's good looking and can schmooze and has a reasonably good background (if you ignore the juvenile record), even though he has no brains and is more narcissistic than she is.

Sorry to be convoluted, but if you followed all that, what I'm saying is that Paris's parents are encouraging her future to be a public, drug-addled, divorce-ridden, embarrassing fall from "fame", which includes tabloid rumors about drugs and alcohol, domestic abuse, and custody battles. Sound familiar? Open your tabloids. Don't believe me? Go back and check the tabloids since the 1920s for similarities. Hell, go back and check yesterday's tabloids about ANY young star/famous person.

Just FYI, Mrs. Hilton, having your famous daughter's mom boo-hoo every time her poor baby gets mistreated (i.e., has to follow the rules or laws), doesn't help. I guess granting her all of her wants, ways, wishes, and whims is considered being a good parent in your family, but where the fuck were you raised? Didn't they have rules and etiquette and make you sit at a kid's table at holidays and tell you to eat your vegetables and make you do your homework and have traditions and learn respect for others that children couldn't and didn't override without grave consequences? So why are you ignoring your past, Mrs. Hilton? And why hasn't your husband stepped up to the plate and put his foot down? Too bad, so sad, your daughter suffers for YOUR spoiling HER.

She just finished serving a pathetic amount of time in jail, which means "the system" enabled her as aptly as her pathetic parents. In other words, being a whiny, spoiled brat with money means you get off. Her parents need to take a good look at Anna Nicole Smith and O.J. Simpson before they have another cognac and congratulate each other on getting their little princess out of trouble. (FYI, Mr. and Mrs. Hilton, one way you end up a dead, too young, drug-addled prostitute with no morals, and the other way you end up an idolized, sociopathic, and egotistical murderer with no morals.)

What's even more pathetic is actor Tom Sizemore, who has been in trouble for years with much more serious charges than Paris Hilton. He has continued to attend the parties and roam the streets of Hollywood and be hired for films despite being arrested more than once and having violated his probation more than once. Although one could argue whether Paris Hilton's 45 days was fair or not (she still deserved jail time, IMHO, but maybe not 45 days for a non-violent offense), Tom Sizemore should be serving serious jail time, period. No argument, please. Once again, we see a famous person getting away with violations that no normal person or street thug or unknown would be allowed.

Tom Sizemore, whether you like him or not (which I do in his movies, especially True Romance and Saving Private Ryan), deserves jail time. Would our courts please quit coddling and acquitting criminals who happen to be famous, please?

Thanks to Dictionary.com for the definitions.
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