"Celebrity 101" with the Kardashians

After today's class discussion on "celebrity," I realized how the class has come full circle. In the first week of class, we talked about fame and how everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame. I think that most celebrities are just getting their 15 minutes of fame, unless they capitalize on it. I know that a lot of people today had negative feelings about the Kardashians and if they were really celebrities. I actually think that the Kardashians are very smart and one of the best examples on how to stretch their fame and celebrity. If you think about it, the joke is really on us. Yes, none of the family seems like they really have any talents, yet they are rolling in the money. Today, I read that the Kardashians signed a $40 million deal for three more seasons of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians!!" Based upon that, one can see how people are watching them and see that they are in fact celebrities. They are the kind of celebrities we would all like to be: celebrities who don't have to do anything and they just get money. We would all love to get paid for doing nothing!! I bow down to the Kardashians for turning a sex tape (15 minutes of fame) into million dollar empire (celebrity). As people talk more and more about them, they are laughing all the way to the bank.