Apparently, earlier this week some white teen in a high
school you never heard of it did a stunt to ask a famous star to the prom. On one hand, I admire both the guts of these
young men (and it is usually young men) but on the other one hand, the stunts
always leave a bad taste in my mouth.
What
the hell does Emma Stone owe this teen?
Nothing. In fact, one could argue
that he capitalizes on the popularity of her last movie to get himself ten
minutes of fame. He gets on the news, he
gets written up as far away as Australia.
He admits, to be fair, that he did not simply to get noticed, maybe some
free swag or something.
But
that doesn’t really disturb me, outside in a “I know it’s stupid” way. It’s the reaction more than anything. Reporters usually end the report with the
hint that Stone should so yes. But, why should
he? How is this anything more than
putting public pressure on someone to do what you want? Take away the fame of the object (and Stone
is being treated as an object) would we really be looking at this the same
way? Would the reports think it
cute? Would people be saying that Stone
should say yes?
And why
is it usually suburban high schools and young white males? I know this isn’t all the class. There was a couple that invented a footballer
to their wedding. But they just sent him
an invitation, and it wasn’t news until he showed. There was no pressure on him. It’s the reaction, the expectation that not
only does Emma Stone owe him answer, but if she was a nice person she would say
yes.
WTF?
Is this
some outgrowth of rape culture? Am I
being too sensitive?
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