In “Electric Funeral,” a chapter in I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined), Chuck Klosterman, a best-selling author, analyzes three separate “villains” in today’s society in order to emphasize their impact on others through their actions. In this analysis, Klosterman wrongfully assumes Perez Hilton, a out-of-date blogger, is a “real villain” because of his prejudice against the “first authentically famous blogger.” This incorrect thinking clouds his judgement from seeing that the blogger has very little power currently, both in the celebrity world and over the internet. Klosterman analyzes Hilton as a “real villain” through his past actions but fails to see how villains need to have power in order to be true villains,
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Very few celebrities have any respect for Hilton because he has either wronged their friends or has wronged them himself. As reported by Naomi Gordon, a pop culture blogger for the website Digital Spy, Hilton has been a part of many feuds, including some with Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, and Jennifer Lawrence. Gordon goes on to mention the heart of some of these feuds include alleged stalking, underage upskirt pictures, and leaked nudes. All these incidents point to Hilton being a disgusting human because of the fact that he has blogged those stories for the attention. Klosterman quotes Hilton to show how he could care less how people view him when he states, “ I don't care if you like me, I just care if you read my website” (227). This bold and unpleasant statement only shows as evidence to Hilton’s disregard for other’s emotions and his lack of maturity. After being confronted one-too-many times, Hilton has attempted to turn over a new leaf. Despite efforts to redeem his image, which Klosterman lists as “[being] involved with numerous sex-positive, pro-youth, [and] anti bullying initiatives” (226), he still has a bad reputation. Perez Hilton has left many celebrities with a bad taste in their mouth when they hear his name since he has wronged so
Very few celebrities have any respect for Hilton because he has either wronged their friends or has wronged them himself. As reported by Naomi Gordon, a pop culture blogger for the website Digital Spy, Hilton has been a part of many feuds, including some with Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, and Jennifer Lawrence. Gordon goes on to mention the heart of some of these feuds include alleged stalking, underage upskirt pictures, and leaked nudes. All these incidents point to Hilton being a disgusting human because of the fact that he has blogged those stories for the attention. Klosterman quotes Hilton to show how he could care less how people view him when he states, “ I don't care if you like me, I just care if you read my website” (227). This bold and unpleasant statement only shows as evidence to Hilton’s disregard for other’s emotions and his lack of maturity. After being confronted one-too-many times, Hilton has attempted to turn over a new leaf. Despite efforts to redeem his image, which Klosterman lists as “[being] involved with numerous sex-positive, pro-youth, [and] anti bullying initiatives” (226), he still has a bad reputation. Perez Hilton has left many celebrities with a bad taste in their mouth when they hear his name since he has wronged so