In defense of Paris Hilton

The media created her? What arrogance. What ignorance. Paris does the crime, Paris does the time. There is no royalty in this country-- read the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence if you're not sure.

This breed of ostensible 'stars' reeks, starting with Paris and moving on down and out. Why does the LA Times spend money tracking Paris when the freeways are falling apart, housing value deflation is causing record foreclosures and local economic collapse?

There is no defense for Paris Hilton's behavior. Take the spoiled brat and throw her in jail. Perhaps we'll all handily forget about her.

As long as we care? She'll be around as long as the press stoops to writing about her. If you cease to print these inane stories, she'll vanish.

Can't we just say enough is enough or is this what America's pop culture is coming down to. Paris is a bigot and I would be shocked to find out if the tabloids are selling more than the usual right now. Her movies and CD are flops. She should move to Europe or Vegas, if that is where she is appreciated. Paris and her family are goofy. What good have they done for anyone??? They are pieces of dirt who just happened to inherit the fortune of an extremely hard worker. Have fun getting stripped searched Paris!!! (bend over)

Paris is not going to jail...who are we all kidding? Access Hollywood has a nightly countdown of the days until she's confined. In the 20+ days remaining, her high-power attorneys will find a way to get the spoiled heiress off the hook -- and it's my bet she won't spent ONE night behind bars.

Someone last night compared her to Richie Rich -- but there's no comparison. He was a NICE boy. Would he ever have called someone a "Public School Bxxxx"? Her arrogance is only exceeded by her ego. Did anyone notice after she walked solemnly through the courthouse doors, she walked in about 15 feet, pulled out her compact/mirror, and straighten her hair -- and put on her best "pout" -- before turning back to the cameras.

Whether or not any time spent in jail would teach her a lesson is a moot point -- it won't happen, and she knows it. Score (another) one for the wealthy.

Very good points in the article.

There is no defense or excuse for someone like Paris Hilton. I don't believe she'll do a day in jail either because she is RICH. We have a planet full of hardworking people who actually make the world a better place by their contributions and the media gives ink to this shallow, oxygen waster. Simply stop writing about her - no one actually cares.

Well, there you go.

If there's ever a skill that should be defended, it's party-going.

Paris's skill helps to inspire hope in the mundane existence of the rank-and-file necessary to meet, if not solve, the challenges of our society, and our planet. Certainly the example set by the substance-abusing, table-dancing, cock-tease princess can elevate us from the socio-political funk in which we find ourselves as a nation.

I mean, hell, could we ever hope to lick Global Warming or National Healthcare concerns if we didn't know that Paris was downing Cosmopolitans hand over fist in Sin City?

Thank Jesus someone's got the sense to see all the good Paris Hilton brings to our world. Thank you Richard Abowitz for bringing down the revelation, and liberating my soul of the (obviously) ill-begotten distaste for "Rich-and slutty-trumps-stupid-and-talentless" wave of celebrity which clogs checkout aisles in every grocery store in the country.

I'm saved!

American troops are dying in Iraq and Afganistan;
there is a genocide in Darfur;
starvation in Zimbabwei,
a missing English Child in Portugal;
A bus highjacking in Northern Italy;
Peace in Northern Ireland;
Osama bin Laden is still on the loose;
We are entering what could be the worst hurricane season ever;
and our planet is heating up while some right wing politicians deny it...
A million good storys out there...
Please someone write this silly womans obituary already...
and move on to what matters.

I love how the people who are so determined to end wars and stop world hunger are spending their free time commenting on a Paris Hilton blog item.

Your sister (and many more like her) are happy to see someone who flaunts her distain for the law the same way she flaunts her crystal encrusted phone. She is arrogant, dumb as a bag of hair, and talentless. All of which would be just fine if she didn't conduct herself like she is above the law. The only thing that compounds the pleasure that so many people are enjoying in this situation is watching her meltdown like the spoiled gutless brat (uncanny similarity to her boy-bitch celeb scum friend Joe Francis) instead of taking it on the chin and moving on.

Paris Hilton is unlikely to spend anytime in jail. She is a rich whilte woman. Nuff said.

>>Paris Hilton created an economic boom for Las Vegas<<

A little curious about this remark, was legalized gambling not making money in Las Vegas?
Is Paris the reason Kirk Kerkorian and Steve Wynn have amassed large fortunes?
I mean, I'm only a casual observer...

I'm disgusted by the vengeful, spiteful nature of those who want to see her suffer -- those who take glee in the suffering of others. May you reap what you sow!

As for Paris, I think everyone would be better served by confining her to home detention with an ankle bracelet (violation of which would be instantly dragging her to jail for the remainder of the term). Perhaps a condition of her confinement could added to have no reporters or photographers allowed on her property (no interviews or flashing glamor cameras; no spotlight).

It would serve justice and cost taxpayers alot less in dealing with the issues surrounding having her in jail.

As for why Paris H. has our attention? A combination of reasons I see. Lack of other "easy-on-the-eyes" female celebs in front of the camera at a time when so many female celebs are staying out of the camera's eye and, instead, marrying or partnering off and moving out of the public eye, many to foreign lands and/or having or adopting (often foreign) babies). Then there's the Hilton name associated with "luxury" and the fact that she's an "heiress" to a fortune, the closest thing to royalty in our money-worshiping society. And, oh yes, did I mention she was easy to look at? Like the article says -- she's not "conniving", or "disingenuous" (what you see is what you get). She's not pretending to be deep or spiritual or smart -- she is the embodiment of the rich blonde party girl. She's a walking example of the "girls just want to have fun". And boy, does that seem to piss alot of people off.

Just because life sucks so largely, right now, in so many ways, is no reason to take glee with ending the party girl's party. Now we can go back and focus on the depths of human suffering and misery like we feel everyone should be. Oh Joy!

There will always be plentiful human suffering and misery. To take pleasure in someone else falling into that state is the pleasure of the nonconsensual sadist. It's the same symptom as our soldiers torturing war prisoners and what our government is passing off as "justice" to "enemy combatants" as well as its own people. It's dishonorable, petty and reprehensible.
The desire for physical vengeance is most often expressed by men -- many of whom actually "get off" (measurable release of endorphins) in seeing others "pay" for their transgressions. It's sick and a symptom of our society's sickness and its decline. It's scary, like a dying man trying to take as many people down around him as he goes down. It's very, very sad.

Wow, so many bitter and hateful people reading this blog. One harmless request: while Paris is in jail, could you please provide more coverage of her sister, Nikki? With lots of pictures? Thanks.

"In Defense of Paris" by Joshua Katz

"I’d like to ask you to consider, if you would, two elements of "common wisdom" in the US today. They are:

1. Money can’t buy happiness.
2. Poor little rich girl (said with a dismissive tone.)"

" Celebrities tend to reject those arguments which most vindicate them. Paris, no doubt, would be horrified by an anarchist suggestion that those who murder, rape, and steal – the state – are not fit to judge and jail others. Instead, she told Governor Arnold that she was "too pretty to go to jail," inviting more ridicule from the Paris-haters."

Just a few excerpts for the rest of the article please go to:

www.lewrockwell.com/katz-j/katz-j16.html