Corruption of Blood, Part 2 (or, how obsession breeds despair)

Over the last few months it seems Hannah Montana (for those not in know, Hannah Montana revolves around a teen girl who has a double life as a pop star; for details, see the the wiki) has been popular. From all of this popularity, things have happened. First, it was the furor over ticket sales in October. Now there is a new one: yesterday it was reveled that a six year old claimed her father died in Iraq. This was done in an essay to win Hannah Montana tickets and other goodies from a local store.

To state the obvious, this is not good. In my view, this sorry episode is a side effect of this celebrity culture we are in. Folks get so wrapped up in Hannah Montana (or what the case may be) and they lose all sense of reason. The fact that a six year old got wrapped up is even sadder. Where are the priorities at?

Wish I knew.