I often wonder how powerful the whirlwind of stardom and commercial success is. While I often dream of being an incredibly successful musician, actor, or director, I often wonder if it’d just be safer here on the other side.

Perhaps the most perplexing of these questions deals with the corruption of previously ‘respectable’ people. The particular instance of which I speak is, as Rolling Stone Magazine calls it, “The Tragedy of Britney Spears.”

Is it really a tragedy, or is Rolling Stone moving from a central and objective position towards one that brings a noticeable amount of biasness? It’s not really the first time Rolling Stone has done so, as their constant ‘gooing’ over the flavour of the week has become increasingly more visible. Yes, I have a subscription…

Anyhow, back to Spears. Is it tragic? It is it possible to find an ounce of sympathy for someone who has obviously said yes to excess in virtually every aspect whether it was drunken marriages and lightning fast annulments and drugs and alcohol. And let’s not forget dear ole’ K Fed-Ex? Can she expect us to feel sorry for her because she didn’t show up to her court hearings? I guess this is an extreme circumstance of what happens to someone who enjoys life in the fast lane a little too much. I do of course realize that Spears has some disorders and that she has consistently been the whipping girl for the paparazzi more so than most celebrities. That cannot be an easy life to live. I also realize that our former Mouseketeer is not alone in the Celebrity Airhead Olympics as there are many others such as Lindsey Lohan who have been responsible for just as, and even more embarrassing displays of stupidity. Let’s not forget the account from her ex-bodyguard in which she allegedly attacked her crack dealer.

But like most people who come under fire from opposition, surely Spears could have tried to promote some notion that she was a somewhat responsible public icon. I think I missed seeing Conrad Black shaving his head. Or Michael Jackson giving his infant child driving lessons in his lap.

Yes the thought of a mother losing custody of her children is sad, but Britney, maybe you reaped just what you sowed.  I personally find it a little pathetic that K-Fed is seen as the more responsible one.

Furthermore, if so many stars who are able to lead ‘normal’ lives, why can’t all celebrities? It brings into question the reason as to why these people should have a seemingly endless supply of money to spend on cars, drugs, etc when there is so much poverty existing in the world.

On another note, how about people at the Oscars and other award events show up in jeans and a sweat shirt and donate the money that they’d spend on clothes to various charities? If we watch these things for the movies, as most of us claim to do, I don’t think anyone will care.

Peace.