tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post5790960658935058200..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: Excusing Bad BehaviorBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-66062367007711581962009-06-30T14:01:01.766-04:002009-06-30T14:01:01.766-04:00What really bothers me is how kids like Britney S...What really bothers me is how kids like Britney Spears turn out to be so rotten in the end. The entertainment world must do that to them. <br /><br />Up and coming and following in Britney's footsteps is the young lady of Hanna Montana fame. Sometimes I think this is done to get some publicity. <br /><br />Where have all the innocent Shirley Temples gone?Mrs. Geezerettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957440812143446191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-16190132409487524422009-06-30T11:42:43.306-04:002009-06-30T11:42:43.306-04:00Malaise Inc got it right. Most artists are border ...Malaise Inc got it right. Most artists are border line nuts.<br /><br />Wv: arigsr - Arig juniors dad.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-38161194307522034612009-06-30T10:11:57.991-04:002009-06-30T10:11:57.991-04:00I don't know why we let celebrities get away w...I don't know why we let celebrities get away with outrageous behavior, of course these days it delights the press. Of course I see bad behavior in the way my nieces are being raised and my sister and I weren't raised that way. I also wish there were more Paul Newmans and fewer Lindsay Lohans around as role models. Knowing you I think you're doing a great job as an role model and Opa for your grandkids--you'll find out for sure when they have kids of their own.Leslie Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-74908213406728256312009-06-30T08:50:27.369-04:002009-06-30T08:50:27.369-04:00Perhaps the publicity given to the bad behavior of...Perhaps the publicity given to the bad behavior of celebrities is a way of showing that they're not really better than we are. In spite of the successes that they have in their respective fields, they are still failures in other areas of life. <br /><br />Maybe it is the way of human nature to look for those things that make them less to make all of us ordinary people feel better about our ordinary lives.John A Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777330742400065045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-89678414922371606752009-06-30T08:32:06.625-04:002009-06-30T08:32:06.625-04:00The good (or maybe bad) news is that this is not a...The good (or maybe bad) news is that this is not a modern phenomenon--it goes way back. Lord Byron was not exactly a role model for the average British youngster! We forget that Isaac Newton was quite weird, quite publicly, even when he was Director of the royal Mint. Part of this is the extraordinary forgiveness of the American (and thus the world) public; we appear to have come a long way from ducking stools for alleged witches, etc.<br /><br />Eminence GriseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-37186035899681473722009-06-30T07:44:34.668-04:002009-06-30T07:44:34.668-04:00Just think of all of the attorneys, doctors, psych...Just think of all of the attorneys, doctors, psychiatrists, photographers, writers and editors of tabloids and trash TV, the paper industry, retailers and employees of all other related industries who would be on the unemployment lines if it weren't for the bad behavior of entertainers. Besides we would be left reading only about Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Madoff and other less glamorous creatures.Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-73418001905432546902009-06-30T07:01:15.915-04:002009-06-30T07:01:15.915-04:00It is, admittedly, an unempirical observation, but...It is, admittedly, an unempirical observation, but sometimes it seems great talent is correlated to mental illness, particularly bi-polar disorder. And bizarre behavior stems from the illness coupled with a lack of accountability. <br /><br />Reading biographies of great historical figures like Teddy Roosevelt and Winston Churchill I often see glimpses of this: periods of immense productivity followed by periods of withdrawal. Of course, those great men weren't bizarre. They were, as politicians however, held accountable by the democratic process. But, who holds entertainment celebrities accountable?<br /><br />My 2c, anyways.Malaise Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507704570358674840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-49752339651139595032009-06-30T06:58:33.491-04:002009-06-30T06:58:33.491-04:00Celebrities behave that way, the public lets them ...Celebrities behave that way, the public lets them get away with it and it reinforces to them that its ok. Just like kids I guess. <br /><br />I agree with you that I wouldn't want Aaron growing up wanting to be like Michael Jackson.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542715899155247984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-15892731705763357692009-06-30T06:18:51.357-04:002009-06-30T06:18:51.357-04:00I've always felt the daytime talk shows encour...I've always felt the daytime talk shows encourage "bad behavior". Even shows that supposedly try to "fix" or guide bad behavior are, in fact, vaunting it by putting it on display.<br /><br />Remind me to tell you my Paul Newman story when I see you and Agnes next week.KKTSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300483956686864167noreply@blogger.com