While sitting in my car in the parking lot at Fiesta's waiting for Jimmy (one of my friends and roommates) to come back from a short grocery run, I was musing on how nice it was to just sit there and relax, feel the breeze, and listen to music and sing (badly). It was... refreshing. I people-watched, and let my mind rest a bit.
Then the thought hit me: ugh... if I were a celebrity, I couldn't enjoy this... I'd be mobbed by a bunch of idiots harassing me and asking me for autograph and acting like total nuisances.
Um, yeah, well no chance of that obviously, as I'm a "nobody" and don't have to endure such crap. :) But... that is a good thing. And then the thought formed... why do people act like total jerks and treat celebrities like this? It's like their brains turn off, and they think just because they listen to their music or watch their movies that they know them, and they're thus entitled to just barge in on their personal space anytime they please. Ugh. It's embarrassing, really! Celebrities are people too, and due the same respect (not more, not less) and courtesy we give other human beings. It is one thing to acknowledge that they may be highly gifted singers, actresses, athletes, etc., but these gifts do not mean they have lost their basic humanity. We all like quiet time to ourselves, or even quiet time in public, perhaps being out and enjoying the presence of other people or nice restaurants, etc. -- and we all like being able to do that without being harassed or bothered by rude people.
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