Nekiwa SmithIf what you want is FAME, STARDOM? Think again!!!!
July 6th 2008 04:39
Link: nymag.com
I ask this question today because nearly every young child strive's to be like Lindsey Lohan or Paris Hilton or Rhianna, if you get my drift. Stardom and fame are their goals to try to attain. Reason being, popularity, gold, glitz, power, money, fame, red carpets, etc. It's nothing wrong with dreaming or desiring to be successful and comfortable, but at what cost I ask? Often, there is a great cost to be paid. Cost such as paparazzi, tabloids, disfunctional love life, open book life, fake wanna be friends, not knowing who your true friends are, snakes in suits(exec's that is), inconsistant career high's.
Many young men and women are willing to risk these parts of their intimate life just for a glimpse of stardom, the adorement by others and prestige, yada yada. This is a major issue because 20 year old Russian model, Ruslana Korshunova, committed suicide last Saturday. She plundged to her death from her New York apartment. Have you seen her? She had to have been one of the most beautiful fashion models of this time. She's modeled for line's such as Vera Wang, Chrisian Dior, Marc Jacobs and other's. People, her apartment was on the ninth floor. The police has investigated and has definately ruled it as a suicide, but no note was left by her.
Rumors has it that she had been having some emotional problems and health ailments prior to her suicide. But no one really know's why a person commits suicide. This in light of Heath Ledger's ever present death(god bless his soul). I truely believe that the stress and strain of stardom and being on top is definately not for everyone and we must all outweigh the pro's and the con's of the baggage that come's along with attaining stardom and being famous.
I don't know what might have went through her head to make her want to commit suicide, but my opinion is that her life had became so overwhelming that in her mind, it would be easier to end it all. Do you think that material things, money, power, stardom, glitz, glame, being on the cover of magazine's can make you happy or at piece or even make your life seem worth while?
Many young men and women are willing to risk these parts of their intimate life just for a glimpse of stardom, the adorement by others and prestige, yada yada. This is a major issue because 20 year old Russian model, Ruslana Korshunova, committed suicide last Saturday. She plundged to her death from her New York apartment. Have you seen her? She had to have been one of the most beautiful fashion models of this time. She's modeled for line's such as Vera Wang, Chrisian Dior, Marc Jacobs and other's. People, her apartment was on the ninth floor. The police has investigated and has definately ruled it as a suicide, but no note was left by her.
Rumors has it that she had been having some emotional problems and health ailments prior to her suicide. But no one really know's why a person commits suicide. This in light of Heath Ledger's ever present death(god bless his soul). I truely believe that the stress and strain of stardom and being on top is definately not for everyone and we must all outweigh the pro's and the con's of the baggage that come's along with attaining stardom and being famous.
I don't know what might have went through her head to make her want to commit suicide, but my opinion is that her life had became so overwhelming that in her mind, it would be easier to end it all. Do you think that material things, money, power, stardom, glitz, glame, being on the cover of magazine's can make you happy or at piece or even make your life seem worth while?
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