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The privilege afforded wealthy white men like Charlie Sheen may not be a particularly new point, but it’s an important one nonetheless. Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are endlessly derided for their extracurricular meltdowns and lack of professionalism on set; the R&B star Chris Brown was made a veritable pariah after beating up his equally, if not more, famous girlfriend, the singer Rihanna. Their careers have all suffered, and understandably so.
This hasn’t been the case with Mr. Sheen, whose behavior has been repeatedly and affectionately dismissed as the antics of a “bad boy” (see: any news article in the past 20 years), a “rock star” (see: Piers Morgan, again) and a “rebel” (see: Andrea Canning’s “20/20” interview on Tuesday). He has in essence, achieved a sort of folk-hero status; on Wednesday, his just-created Twitter account hit a million followers, setting a Guinness World Record.
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YES YES YES. I saw that 20/20 interview off hand and stopped when the word “rebel” popped up. Seriously? Addiction’s a whole ‘nother thing, but threatening physical harm, EVEN DEATH, on another person (much less your ex-wife) is not “rebellious,” it’s not cute or sexy or anything worthy of “rock star” status (whatever the fuck that is), and it sure as hell isn’t anything marvel at. Folks on Twitter are blowing up on him, laughing at the dude who still has some issues the same way you’d laugh at a cheesy sit-com.
Stop fucking patting this dude on the back. Stop laughing at him like he didn’t threaten to kill his ex-wife and send her head to her mom in a box. Stop telling Entitled Rich White Dudes that they can get away with being Entitled Rich White Dudes. It’s bullshit.
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It’s official. Joe Estevez is looking better and better by the minute. He may have starred in horrifically shitty movies, but to me he is “winning” far more right now.
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