An anchor on MSNBC was interviewing a People Magazine reporter the other day about Mariah Carey’s breakdown or whatever it was she had recently. This in itself is a sort of vortex of pop culture. But what was interesting about it was after listening to the People reporter talk about Mariah’s tough touring schedule, how her latest album didn’t do as well as expected, and her problems with Latin heartthrob boyfriend Luis Miguel, the anchor said something to the effect of:
There are a lot of people out there listening to us who work very hard every day for minimum wage, and I think they’re going to find it pretty amazing that we’re sitting here talking about how Mariah Carey has problems because she’s too famous, too beautiful and too rich.
Hear hear. It was refreshing to hear someone say the obvious in connection to celebrity “reporting.” Now, if they start saying these sorts of things on Entertainment Tonight, maybe there’s hope for the civilization yet.