Sunday, January 25, 2015

Carrie Underwood...Again

Alright I know I have wrote about her before but, if you couldn't tell already, I love her to death. Recently there was a picture posted that she is getting further and further along in the process of her pregnancy, which is so exciting!

Think about it, if you can be a celebrity that travels the world and here's a lot of different opinions and listen to people who try to force you to do quote on quote "bad things", and yet your core is strong enough to convince you to stay true to yourself, you are probably fit to be a parent. and Carrie Underwood is. She has gone through so many tough decisions and rough patches along the way, but she has never cheated her morals and values, and that is incredible (props to her parents). What's even better about it though is that she is easily going to be able to raise her kids the same way, which (in my opinion) is so important. There are plenty of people around the world that have kids that have no business doing so, but Carrie Underwood is not one of them.

Part of the reason Underwood is idol-ed (no intended) is because she has stayed true to herself along her journey of being famous, and there is no doubt she is going to teach her kids to be the same way. How exciting is it going to be to watch her be a mom and see how great her kids turn out. Who knows? They might end up being the next American Idol too, either way though, it is going to be an awesome experience. I am happy for her and her husband and wish them the best in they're future endeavors as parents!

The Perks

Okay, so while there are probably a number of negative things involved in being a celebrity, we can'r ignore the luxurious lives they live beside that. Hollywood parties, front row seats to music awards we would die to go to, traveling around the world, million dollar houses, and the list goes on and on.

The average teenage girl probably scrolls through Pinterest at least twice a day (total guess by the way) and in those feeds tend to be a world unknown to us, because we re not adults yet. One of those topics happen to be "Dream Houses", and boy (at least for me) do we repin and repin. Can you imagine having million dollar houses, being able to have whatever you want? Now don't get me wrong. celebrities work WAY hard to get all their money and be able to afford all of those things, but still, wouldn't it be a sight to see? Coming home to a big customized pool, or a gorgeous room with a million dollar view. I can see it now, and houses aren't the limit either.

Parties. While a lot of the time celebs are working hard at making a new movie, or in the recording studio trying to rack up yet another new hit, and then touring the world showing people the art they have created. When they aren't though, they are set up to go to parties. Now, while they are probably set up for them and stuff like that, you have to admit, that would be amazing. Imagine getting the opportunity to hang out in a huge house with friend and colleagues that all have the same thing in common with you. Being able to relax, for all of your hard work. School tends to be the opposite really, get rewarded an A for effort and going on to the next project after. Not that we work harder than celebrities because trust me, I know that we don't, but how awesome would it be?

In conclusion, I would assume that not everything about being a celeb stinks, besides if it weren't we probably wouldn't have any anymore anyways.

Humiliation

Okay so I'm sure I've recently mentioned the fact that we often pay attention to stupid little things such as articles like "So and So fell OMG, the world is about to end" but the other major factor I haven't brought up yet is pictures.

I'm sure all of us have seen pictures of us posted on social media that we aren't particularly "fond" of, or that we are embarrassed of. What about celebrities though? Imagine having people follow you around everywhere you go, people must have plenty of embarrassing pictures of them that would humiliate them, and they do. We all can admit to seeing at least one picture of some significant person plastered on the front page of a magazine and have thought "Wow, if that were me, I would be so humiliated" and I'm sure each and every time, every last one of them, are.

Often times we tend to think past the fact that these are people just like us and think just like us. Instead however, we think of which ones will grab more peoples attention and make them read the article more, which is sick. Okay, sure when artists or actors sign up to be what they are, they are warned or should assume these things are going to happen, but that doesn't justify it, right? Then in turn,, we just expect them to see it and brush it off, write a song if they are so about it, whats the big deal?

I want you to, just for a second, imagine the worst picture you have ever seen of yourself, got it? Okay, now imagine that that is plastered on a front page of a very popular and well read magazine by millions of people, and there is no way to undo the damage because it is already there. And the worst part? You didn't even know this was going to happen! So you sit back, and read the article, in tears, and are forced to face reality, and move on. Your expected to just not care! Over the next couple days some people will pass it, not caring, and some will laugh, show their friends, but it isn't supposed to affect you because ITS JUST A PICTURE, bull, right?

We don't care, it's just a picture in a magazine that we might get a good laugh out of and might earn someone a couple thousand dollar for catching it, but we are all human. Wouldn't it hurt you?