When I was younger, I didn’t pay much attention to professional athletes and actors and actresses. Since high school, however, I’ve since decided to become a bit more aware of the world around me which happens to include the above-mentioned individuals. While society as a whole has more or less accepted that certain people will just be paid exorbitant chunks of money for having some sort of talent, I’ve often wondered whether or not celebrities should receive millions of dollars for what they do.
Zoe Snugg, a British vlogger better known by her YouTube name Zoella, makes $62,720 each month with her two YouTube channels, according to The Guardian. This translates to $752,640 each year. Snugg’s main channel is devoted to fashion and beauty. She documents her various make-up and clothing hauls and, on her secondary channel, her everyday activities. It irks me that Zoella makes such massive amounts of money for simply documenting her day and her fashion and beauty experiences. Men and women fight and die for America every day without receiving anywhere near the same amount of compensation for their sacrifices while she goes shopping, shares her purchases with the world, and is paid over half a million each year. The discrepancy is pathetic.
According to Forbes Magazine, in 2016 Beyoncé received $54 million, Matt Damon $55 million, Justin …show more content…
As long as the people were fed—bread—and entertained—circuses—the government was free to do whatever it wanted and nobody would bat an eye. While exact parallels can be drawn from that scenario to our own modern era, another more subtle parallel exists as well. American soldiers dying in the Middle East seems so far removed from our everyday life whereas Zoella’s latest beauty haul seems much closer to home. We’re content to watch and like her videos and we forget to give honor where honor is
Zoe Snugg, a British vlogger better known by her YouTube name Zoella, makes $62,720 each month with her two YouTube channels, according to The Guardian. This translates to $752,640 each year. Snugg’s main channel is devoted to fashion and beauty. She documents her various make-up and clothing hauls and, on her secondary channel, her everyday activities. It irks me that Zoella makes such massive amounts of money for simply documenting her day and her fashion and beauty experiences. Men and women fight and die for America every day without receiving anywhere near the same amount of compensation for their sacrifices while she goes shopping, shares her purchases with the world, and is paid over half a million each year. The discrepancy is pathetic.
According to Forbes Magazine, in 2016 Beyoncé received $54 million, Matt Damon $55 million, Justin …show more content…
As long as the people were fed—bread—and entertained—circuses—the government was free to do whatever it wanted and nobody would bat an eye. While exact parallels can be drawn from that scenario to our own modern era, another more subtle parallel exists as well. American soldiers dying in the Middle East seems so far removed from our everyday life whereas Zoella’s latest beauty haul seems much closer to home. We’re content to watch and like her videos and we forget to give honor where honor is