Reality or the Surreal Life?

Has it ever occurred to anyone that celebrities are the exact same as we are? Of course they spend obscene amounts of money and seem to look perfect all the time, but they do normal things that everyone does, and somehow they turn it into am amazing thing, like no one has ever done it before. Here's some examples:

Anybody Can Have A Baby

It seems that all young female celebrities can talk about these days is the need to procreate. While I have nothing against the desire to have a child, I do have a problem with the "amazing experience" that seems to go along with it. We all know its amazing, but in no way can you be that happy all the time. Anyone who pays any attention to Britney Spears and her recent childbearing debacle is likely to leave with the impression that having a baby is just another fun activity on the agenda she calls 'life'. It seems she is spreading the message that being pregnant is great because you can eat whatever you please and get loads of attention - never mind the fact that you're bringing an actual child into the world.

Your Lives Aren't That Interesting

There is a strange aura of importance that follows those who find themselves in the celebrity spotlight. Whether it's Angelina Jolie spreading warm and fuzzy feelings by adopting orphaned children, or Mary-Kate Olsen moving from NYC to LA, there is the overall sentiment that these actions are somehow extra important. I'm not here to rag on Angelina, but plenty of people have adopted children from other countries and it didn't make the 5 o'clock news. Just like Mary-Kate, scores of teenagers and young adults decide to forgo university each September and it really isn't so monumental.

It is a common belief that many celebrities are super humans who never get cellulite, enjoy blemish-free skin and can shed baby weight in a matter of days. In many ways, they don't seem human at all. Although celebrities must endure the criticism of the general public when it comes to their looks, they are also sending the very clear message that looking bad is certainly not permitted.While celebrities can get personal chefs, trainers and diet coaches, the rest of us must resort to crash dieting or over exercising in an effort to obtain our impression of beauty. And even if we don't buy into the belief that a perfect body is necessary, we still witness the constant stream of messages on TV and in the movies, telling us it really is.

We revere celebrities because they are famous, which is merely a result of the attention we choose to give them. We just can't win.