andrewducker | (no subject)

I happened to be flipping through a copy of Star in the checkout line at the grocery store the other day and they had a "Stars with No Makeup" photo spread, which had a bunch of people in it, including Julia Roberts, Brittany and Madonna. And you know what? Without their carefully applied make-up, these people look like us. Which is to say, not that attractive.

quoth someone in a friends only post.

I see at least 5 people a week that are _easily_ as pretty as film stars - they just don't have the airbrushing, lighting, makeup, etc. that stars have.

People fixate on celebrities - they fill in for demi-gods and glorious leaders in a time when actual gods and leaders have fallen into severe disrepute. I remember seeing a photo of Winona Ryder on the fromt of Empire and being repulsed because she didn't look like a woman but like a robotic copy of a woman. I hadn't fallen for a robot demi-god when I saw Beetlejuice - I'd fallen for a personality (and yes, I was young, and it was a long time ago).

I've slowly lost all of my heroes - they all turned out to be human. Part of me misses that, part of me thinks it has to be a good thing.

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