Kelli Fox - Thought #10 - I Distrust Celebrity Culture

Hi, it's Kelli again, it's February 22, and this is thought # 10. And, ok, this is a little weird, little random, but here goes. I happen to have a somewhat famous sibling. And about 30 years ago there was an event involving myself, and this famous sibling, and the National Enquirer. And weirdly, randomly, the National Enquirer has been in touch with my agent, and let her know that they would like to re-visit that piece, they'd like to follow up on the lies they told 30 years ago, and they'd like to know if I would like to contribute a few thoughts. The short answer to that is no. Thank you. No. But it's had me thinking all day about the fact that that event was the beginning for me, that planted a seed of my deep, deep distrust of celebrity culture. It's a large part of the reason that I chose to remain in Canada, on stage, where I could just do my work and not have any of those weird distractions. But more importantly than that, there's a thing about celebrity culture that really makes me kind of puke. I can't stand the fact that people can't seem to be in a room with someone who was on television, and be themselves. I can't stand the fact that a little bit of celebrity profile seems to add extra weight, and probity, and value to every word that drops out of a persons mouth. That culture put Donald Trump in office in the United States. And I would hazard a guess that that culture played a large part in putting Justin Trudeau in office in Canada. Celebrity culture is not our friend, and we have to get over it. That's what I 'm thinking about today.