Ranting, ranting..

So, as you (even though "you" are imaginary) know, I am a huge classic movie buff.
Which means it is taking alot for me to say this...
Which also means you should be able to have some sort of concept of how much this bugs me.

Marilyn Monroe.

Sure, she was pretty, and she made a couple of movies that I like.
But, for the most part, I think it is kind of pathetic when people cite her as a role model.
She was immoral, uneducated, cursed like a sailor, etc.
And especially when people quote this little ditty:
"You're the beautiful one, it's society who's ugly."

Yeah..Says the woman who changed her entire appearance to gain acceptance and get jobs in the fake world of Hollywood.

And you really want to cite somebody like that as your role model?
You really want to be like that?

I just don't understand why everyone everywhere goes so nuts over someone like Marilyn Monroe, when there are so many even more amazing (by a long shot) people out there who can be celebrated and who would make fore much, much better role models.

Why not celebrate someone like Katharine Hepburn?

Now there is a beautiful woman who didn't change so much as her name for Hollywood, and still made it big.
And not only that, but she was extremely intelligent, professional, and funny.

There are others, too.
I don't know why this bothers me so much, but it does. I mean, I know nobody is perfect, but I just look at who people choose to idolize, and most of the time it's pretty sad and pathetic.
And it's still like that today. Actually, maybe even more so than it used to be. I guess it's just a classic commentary on our society and the things we choose to pay homage to, but I think it's pretty ridiculous.

And if I ever decide to cite someone like Lady Gaga, the Kardashians, who knows who else, or even Marilyn Monroe as my role model....

Somebody please slap me.