You! Stop wasting my oxygen!

[den_down_unda]

Wow! Paris Hilton hit the Daily Double today. Not only is she Today's Asshat, but she guaranteed her seat on the sun shot. Apparently, if various news services are to be believed, Paris Hilton is requesting a pardon for the charge, driving with a suspended license, for which she will serve a 45 day jail sentence. Her grounds: She provides hope

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[jeditigger]

I sign this wholeheartedly.

Learn about the consequences of your actions, Paris, and stop trying to get the public to feel sorry for you.

[den_down_unda]

She doesn't want us to feel sorry for her. She wants us to worship her divine self. Because she is well and truly fucked up.

[jeditigger]

Untrue. She's whined that the police PICK ON HER. They pull her over just to GET HER PHONE NUMBER!

Because she's the only woman that suffers THAT indignity.

[den_down_unda]

Well, maybe she wants the police to feel sorry for her. Or maybe she should be beaten with sticks.

[kyaraelf]

Well said!

I would also like to add that Paris going to jail gives me hope that the system isn't completely broken.

[den_down_unda]

Yeah. Maybe she'll try and score some coke while inside and have her sentence extended.

Of course that might lead to a daily Paris Hilton jail watch, with news shows providing nightly coverage of Paris' life in the big house. And that would just be bad.

[ladybird97]

See above: People are Stupid. Especially Paris Hilton.

Is she going to argue next that her absence would put thousands of starving paparazzi out of work?

[den_down_unda]

You know, Starving Paparazzi is a very flexible phrase. Consider, it works equally well as a band name and as a career goal.

[ladybird97]

Ooooh, indeed. And it probably anagrams to something good, too...

[den_down_unda]

I got 'VIP razz artisan gap.'

Not sure what it means.

[gee_tar]

Asshat? Really? Don't get me wrong; I would be absolutely delighted to see Paris Hilton sent to jail. Really, 45 days seems kind of light, but I'm no expert in criminal justice.

But, to me, an asshat is someone I get infuriated over. Paris' petition doesn't make get me angry because it's too laughable. This feeble attempt to stay out of prison is so ridiculous I can't help cracking a smile at it. It's absurd that anyone, let alone a judge or even the Governator, would take this request seriously. It just invites a counter-petition which I'm sure would get more signatures than the original.

I'm sure this action makes Paris Hilton something; I'm just not convinced asshat is the word you're looking for. Laughingstock maybe?

[den_down_unda]

Her underlying assumption that she provides some sort of benefit for society by being a society page trainwreck is what earns her the status of Asshat. She's so consciously un-self-aware, that she probably reduces the self-awareness of anyone around her.

I usally have sympathy for the "poor lost little waifs" of the world, like Britney Spears, because I'm a guy and therefore stupid, but Paris Hilton is a soulless monster. Whether or not she has a negative effect on herself or the people around her is immaterial, but that she not only has a place in our discourse and thinks this is the way to use it, pissed me off.

Plus, it's my LJ, so I can call anyone I want an Asshat. >:)

[gee_tar]

Fair enough. Though I think I will continue to be amused at Paris' antics (in the "laugh at" way). Life's too short and she's not dangerous enough for her to be the focus of my righteous indignation.

Though we do, at least, agree that she should be sent to jail.

[diadem8]

This post is why I love and admire you, and if you should decide to run for president in 2008, or 2012, I would vote for you sheerly for the "yell at Paris Hilton daily" platform you might run on. Because she really needs to be verbally slapped about the head. Often. By someone with a very, very witty and merciless mind. Like you.

The image of Paris on the sunshot makes me all happy. Wheeeeeee! And her little dog, too!

Thanks for making my day!