I am usually quite perplexed, but at the moment even more so, at the way people respond to the name “Paris Hilton”. And I say this because it seems to be what the name signifies, rather than the actually existing Paris Hilton and what she does, to which everyone seems to respond. This post, and it's comments, are indicitive of the whole DUI thing. This comment in particular - “I read that her license was re-instated in March. But it’s still not very smart to have all of these pics of her driving.” Her license was reinstated but she shouldn't drive because she rubbing our noses in it, how dare she drive! What insanity is this?
Her name signifies a certain type of richness which it is acceptable to hate. The idle rich, the rich who are without work ethic, the rich that the bourgeiousie all but replaced, and the few remaining examples can either keep a low profile, maybe surfacing to donate money to charity, or feel the sanctimonious wrath of the middle classes. How dare she go out and party, rubbing our noses in it!
The name is all important because as she has shown by her actual work ethic, perfume line, music, TV, modelling... the criticism has nothing to do with reality.
Unless of course it's a question of how dare she go out working, rubbing our noses in it!
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