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Posted: June 8th, 2007 at 1:36am By: Anita Revel
You know we live in a world-gone-mad when news that the incarcerated "Paris Hilton has been crying" hits the headlines. Well, wouldn't you cry too if you found yourself stuck with a 0-star Hilton?
The matter of whether or not a celebrity of Paris' caliber should be jailed has been a hot issue lately — in fact, I dare you to find a blog without an opinion ever since the socialite was just charged with DUI (which, up until a few days ago I thought meant Derrrr Ummmm I ... ) and sentenced to 45 days in jail.
Go on, get surfing. But pack some eyedrops so you don't bleed to death via your eyeballs from excessive blogging. (And to think my parents were worried about my penchant for excessive drinking and partying! Ahhhh, those were the good ol' days — at least I went to bed at some stage back then.)
The Free Paris Hilton lobby claims "she provides beauty and excitement to ... our otherwise mundane lives" and is therefore applying for her pardon to the governor of California. (I only call him that because I can't spell Schwarzenegger after my most recent session of extreme blogging.)
But do a search for "Paris Hilton" at the same site and you'll get dozens of "Send Paris to Jail" themed petitions — "Lock Down Paris Hilton," "Extend Her Jail Time" and "Off With Her Head!" being fairly common petition titles.
There are even online games surfacing (so that the "Free Paris" lobby can gobble up some more of her beauty and excitement, no doubt). One in particular, called "The Prison Life: Paris," features Paris in her "new pink" (i.e., orange) jail garb, designer glasses and perpetual smirk.
In the game, you get Paris to stamp number-plates, but be careful you don't squash her dog "Clinkerbell." I'm ashamed to say that I deliberately had her mess up every effort at making some great number-plates, but I attribute my "dumb blonde moment" to watching too much of "The Simple Life." (And that was just a preview!)
But, enough about Paris for a bit, and let's get to the reason why I'm writing about her. Surely by now you're asking, "What's a diva got to do with a deity? A princess with a goddess? An It-Girl with a Great Mother?" Even if you're not — hush up, I'm about to make the connection.
Paris' story reminds me of an episode from the Welsh goddess Rhiannon's colorful story.
In the tradition of a fertility goddess, Rhiannon gave birth to a son, Pryderi. Sadly, he was abducted one night while she slept. As punishment, her husband tied Rhiannon to the town gates and forced her to bear visitors on her back as though she were a horse.
Now, I'm not saying I think Paris deserves such a punishment. (I wouldn't have been able to bear the extreme-extreme blogging had Rhiannon's husband been the Lord of California!) The reason I brought up Rhiannon's story is because I believe that, like Rhiannon, the experience will serve to make Paris stronger.
Rhiannon's dignified strength and perseverance during this time serve to remind us what all women are, and will continue to be.
I mean, we didn't hear about Rhiannon crying, saying she's not sleeping or eating, complaining about having to use a blanket as a pillow, or whining about the bright and noisy echoes through her jail space, did we?
No, Rhiannon endured her punishment with dignity and strength. Perhaps Paris could try the same in order to emerge from her ordeal as an empowered and inspirational role model.
But then again, perhaps Paris isn't so dumb — Rhiannon didn't have a multimillion-dollar tell-all deal lined up for when her punishment was over!
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Anita Ryan-Revel is the creatrix of the popular website Goddess.com.au, aimed at helping you connect with your beautiful, sassy, intuitive, lovable, sacred and authentic self. She has incorporated her journey into hundreds of articles, countless websites and numerous books, one of which is "The Goddess Guide to Chakra Vitality." You can read more of her columns here. © copyright 2007 by Anita Ryan-Revel.
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You know we live in a world-gone-mad when news that the incarcerated "Paris Hilton has been crying" hits the headlines. Well, wouldn't you cry too if you found yourself stuck with a 0-star Hilton?
The matter of whether or not a celebrity of Paris' caliber should be jailed has been a hot issue lately — in fact, I dare you to find a blog without an opinion ever since the socialite was just charged with DUI (which, up until a few days ago I thought meant Derrrr Ummmm I ... ) and sentenced to 45 days in jail.
Go on, get surfing. But pack some eyedrops so you don't bleed to death via your eyeballs from excessive blogging. (And to think my parents were worried about my penchant for excessive drinking and partying! Ahhhh, those were the good ol' days — at least I went to bed at some stage back then.)
The Free Paris Hilton lobby claims "she provides beauty and excitement to ... our otherwise mundane lives" and is therefore applying for her pardon to the governor of California. (I only call him that because I can't spell Schwarzenegger after my most recent session of extreme blogging.)
But do a search for "Paris Hilton" at the same site and you'll get dozens of "Send Paris to Jail" themed petitions — "Lock Down Paris Hilton," "Extend Her Jail Time" and "Off With Her Head!" being fairly common petition titles.
There are even online games surfacing (so that the "Free Paris" lobby can gobble up some more of her beauty and excitement, no doubt). One in particular, called "The Prison Life: Paris," features Paris in her "new pink" (i.e., orange) jail garb, designer glasses and perpetual smirk.
In the game, you get Paris to stamp number-plates, but be careful you don't squash her dog "Clinkerbell." I'm ashamed to say that I deliberately had her mess up every effort at making some great number-plates, but I attribute my "dumb blonde moment" to watching too much of "The Simple Life." (And that was just a preview!)
But, enough about Paris for a bit, and let's get to the reason why I'm writing about her. Surely by now you're asking, "What's a diva got to do with a deity? A princess with a goddess? An It-Girl with a Great Mother?" Even if you're not — hush up, I'm about to make the connection.
Paris' story reminds me of an episode from the Welsh goddess Rhiannon's colorful story.
In the tradition of a fertility goddess, Rhiannon gave birth to a son, Pryderi. Sadly, he was abducted one night while she slept. As punishment, her husband tied Rhiannon to the town gates and forced her to bear visitors on her back as though she were a horse.
Now, I'm not saying I think Paris deserves such a punishment. (I wouldn't have been able to bear the extreme-extreme blogging had Rhiannon's husband been the Lord of California!) The reason I brought up Rhiannon's story is because I believe that, like Rhiannon, the experience will serve to make Paris stronger.
Rhiannon's dignified strength and perseverance during this time serve to remind us what all women are, and will continue to be.
I mean, we didn't hear about Rhiannon crying, saying she's not sleeping or eating, complaining about having to use a blanket as a pillow, or whining about the bright and noisy echoes through her jail space, did we?
No, Rhiannon endured her punishment with dignity and strength. Perhaps Paris could try the same in order to emerge from her ordeal as an empowered and inspirational role model.
But then again, perhaps Paris isn't so dumb — Rhiannon didn't have a multimillion-dollar tell-all deal lined up for when her punishment was over!
— — —
Anita Ryan-Revel is the creatrix of the popular website Goddess.com.au, aimed at helping you connect with your beautiful, sassy, intuitive, lovable, sacred and authentic self. She has incorporated her journey into hundreds of articles, countless websites and numerous books, one of which is "The Goddess Guide to Chakra Vitality." You can read more of her columns here. © copyright 2007 by Anita Ryan-Revel.
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