What Nicole Richie Has Over Her Peers, Besides A Protruding Abdomen
Besides her ability to reproduce, Nicole Richie has one thing her peers seem unwilling to grasp: humility. Now, this isn’t to say that she is some kind of saint, but in her world of coke, booze and whoring it up, Richie has become a veritable well-spring of chastity, heck, she’s become so demure she’s like a modern day Audrey Hepburn.
Ok, perhaps I jest on that last bit.
Seriously though, when you look at Richie’s celeb-peers like Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, Nicole Richie seems to get it. Or at least her PR people do. In a recent interview (OK!) Nicole is quoted on the cover as saying “I could have killed someone,” in response to her DUI and reckless driving on the freeway back in February. Nicole also confessed to her wrong-doing at the time of her accident, admitting to police that, yes, she was under the influence of vicodin and marijuana by-golly.
Granted, her excuse for using the painkiller and illegal substance was somewhat dubious (painful menstral cramps) she did own up to it on the spot. She gets points in my book for having at least done that. It’s been my experience that when caught doing something wrong, the best response is to tell the truth from the beginning. People aren’t expecting it, and truthfulness is a fairly noble trait. We all sin, no doubt, but coming clean and admitting you sinned is the first step to being forgiven.
Nicole’s admittance and acceptance of her poor judgment are in stark contrast to Lindsay Lohan’s blatant denial of wrong-doing in her recent spate of felonies, including, but certainly not limited to: speeding, driving while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, commandeering a vehicle and holding the occupants of the vehicle hostage while she went on a driving rampage through the streets. Talk about “could have killed someone” Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Lindsay Lohan’s was practically on her way to becoming some kind of vehicular serial killer.
Then of course there’s Paris Hilton and her whole “in and out” of jail bullshit. Hilton and her camp had the entire nation gripped in some kind retarded drama regarding her fate, as if the free-world’s security were dependent on her being released from jail before her weave became knotted and her manicure mussed. Paris, who has probably spent a small fortune on trying to revamp her image, need have done only ONE thing: accept her fate as it was handed to her. Had she done her time without complaint and kept her mouth shut — even Paris could have become a hero. Well, at least as far as wonky-eyed, narcissistic disease carriers go.
Then of course there’s Britney Spears. You have to ask yourself is it really fair to pick on someone with special needs? I suppose when they are parading themselves around like some sort of role model for young girls, it’s ok to criticize. Granted, Britney hasn’t been “caught” by the establishment (yet!) , but that’s simply because she is too stupid to be left to her own devices and is surrounded by minders and bodyguards much of the time. It would seem though, with the looming child custody hearings she’s about to be embroiled in, it is only a matter of time before the depth of her depravity and reckless behavior come to light.
Here’s the bottom line. Celebrities don’t have to live by the same standards as us regular folks. Our expectations on their behavior are really low. As long as they don’t rape babies, stab puppies and take dumps on the homeless, they can pretty much do whatever they please. But, geez when you DO get caught being a f*ck up, do us a favor and just admit you eff-ed up. We’ll forgive you, because we’re lame like that.
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Agreed with you there. She even admitted to not knowing ‘why’ she was famous and was smart enough (decent enough?) to admit to not wanting girls to follow in her footsteps for her hairy drug and super skinny life style.
Can’t see Paris doing that, you know she wants to be emulated, no matter the way she acts. And definitely don’t know what the hell Lindsay and Britney are on (probably something not legal).
Comment by Dicey — August 15, 2007 @ 1:44 am
Yeah, it’s weird, but I like Nicole better now and I don’t know why that is either. Her boyfriend is really lame though. Perhaps two goofballs add up to one relatively ok person.
Comment by dmdo1016 — August 15, 2007 @ 7:41 am
I’m so glad to see the celebrity world’s free pass has come to an end now that Mother Superior has retaken her thrown. That was a really long way of saying, “Welcome back!”
I agree with what you’ve got here. Whether it’s noble or retarded — and I suspect it’s both — we are a forgiving bunch. The small touch of humility in her recent comments and the staggering lack of it in her peers has elevated her a notch or two in my book. Granted, that two notch uptick still doesn’t get her invited to the Big Kids table, but it’s refreshing all the same.
Comment by Josh — August 15, 2007 @ 10:11 am
she’s soooooo cute with her little tummy
Comment by OLivia — August 16, 2007 @ 2:30 pm
hi nice post, i enjoyed it
Comment by Jack — August 18, 2007 @ 7:14 pm
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