From: islandccips@mailblocks.com   
      
   "Donna"  wrote in message   
   news:e0cc9d05.0404282212.16d44e0b@posting.google.com...   
   > I'm not sure what all the drinking comments are about...but anyway, I   
   > disagree with you on it being ironic. I think talking about George is   
   > just something harmless his fans do. That's part of being a   
   > succcessful actor. I honest to God do not think he gives a sh!t what   
   > anyone says on a message board. The man has a wonderful life and is a   
   > multi-millionaire because his fans love him and like to talk about   
   > him. I think he accepts that whole thing and doesn't get annoyed by   
   > it. I think he gets annoyed by photographers who stalk him, but not by   
   > fans who analyze him. So no, there's not any irony here to me. If you   
   > want to give me a million dollars, I wouldn't give a damn what anyone   
   > says about ISP-gate. I really wouldn't!!! I'd be too distracted by my   
   > good fortune to care about negative energy. I think George feels the   
   > same way. Plus, I seriously doubt he wastes time on these boards like   
   > we all do.   
   >   
      
      
   Oh I didn't mean to imply GC would be aware of (or affected by) anything   
   that went on here! LOL!   
      
   No my point was that he, like any celeb, is surrounded by strangers who have   
   already formed opinions about him before he walks into a room. I used this   
   newsgroup as an *example* of what happens in everyday life. Just an example.   
      
   Imagine walking out the door today and everyone you meet already knows   
   personal details about your life. Now imagine that more than half of what   
   they know is totally inaccurate. Finally imagine that, on top of all this,   
   you are asked to live up to their individual expectations all of the time.   
   Anything short of that doesn't make you merely human, it makes you "stupid",   
   "messed up" or an asshole. These are the pressures of public life. It'll   
   give anyone nightmares imo.   
      
   The irony comes from saying "gee, why would he have bad dreams about people   
   thinking they know him?" and then proceeding form judgements about his   
   character as if any of us know him. The question just answered itself. :-)   
      
   Notice, I didn't say it was *wrong* for us to discuss him or form negative   
   opinions about his character, only ironic to complain when someone does the   
   same thing about us.   
      
   I also can't buy into the idea that it's fine to say things behind someone's   
   back (or out of their earshot) that wouldn't be ok to say to their face. The   
   reason I can't buy into that is b/c that would be duplicitous. It'd be darn   
   ironic to condemn GC's actions as duplicitous while we ourselves are being   
   ..wait for it ..duplicitous.   
      
   My entire boring post here can be summed up with a little diagram of stones   
   and glass houses :-).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)