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This is a media-frailty exposition inspired by the film Celebrity.
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Kate Hudson is a well-known actress/celebrity, and her involvement with the fitness gear company Fabletics makes her a media and consumerism 'diplomat.' If something went completely wrong with American consumerism and media and Hollywood-society, we might therefore wonder if Kate Hudson is alright! This is like a modern 'net' or 'grid' which we hold up with standards, customs, fashion, and dialogue (or gossip).
Now, imagine that you found out that Kate Hudson was secretly a Satanist or Luciferian or some kind of Devil-worshiper. You might ask yourself, "Should I watch her movies or buy fitness-gear from Fabletics?" This is not because you're a bigoted American hypocritical about religious tolerance necessarily; rather, it might simply mean that you're not exposed to the Occult enough to feel 'comfortable' (given that Occultism-oriented belief-systems/religions often espouse esoteric principles and practices such as the sacrificing of goats!). So, let's imagine that after you found out that Kate Hudson was a Luciferian, you read the news-story that George Clooney is making a Batman superhero-comics film and casting Kate Hudson as Batgirl (a female sidekick-superheroine).
You might say to yourself, "Hollywood is an illusion-machine, since we really don't know or care about the bio-backgrounds of the thespians involved in the films that entertain our daydreams and anxieties!" Had you not 'discovered' that Kate Hudson was a Luciferian, you might've not thought twice about seeing the new Clooney-Batman film which casts her in the role of Batgirl! However, since movies are indeed a sort of 'escape' from reality, you're now forced to deal with a longer list of 'personal issues' (since you're not sure if you're 'comfortable' with seeing a movie casting a Luciferian in one of the major roles).
Occultism is bizarre to the majority of Americans, even if they celebrate Halloween. Satanic beliefs and practices often border on witchcraft and sometimes the macabre. The key is to appreciate why Satanism (or any belief system for that matter) 'serves' those it 'recruits' as believers. If Kate Hudson is spiritually more confident being a Luciferian, it should not bother you too much to see her playing Batgirl in the new Clooney-Batman film. The only obstacle then is to understand why Luciferianism (or Devil-worship) is a personal choice that is not explicitly a threat to your private life in any way. That's the theory.
A lavish Christian structure or even the well-build Vatican City is not unlike the ambitious and coordinated area of Mecca (Muslim place of pilgrimage/worship). When we think of the 'majesty' or 'fortunes' of dominant/orthodox religions, we think about established customs that make a given belief-system very popular. If we imagine that a Wiccan/witch-cult or some other Occultism-group in contrast is somehow much 'poorer' or 'desolate' (since their practices are so darn 'non-mainstream'), we might say to ourselves, "I feel much more comfortable in a Christian castle than I do in a witch's coven or Satanist's 'lair')".
Now think about the general atmosphere/tone of comic book movies, since we've proposed that Kate Hudson is playing Batgirl in the new Clooney-Batman film. Comics present very strange heroes (e.g., Black Panther, Green Arrow, Catwoman, Elektra, Spider-Man, etc.) and even stranger villains (e.g., Red Skull, Nuclear Man, Black Manta, Poison Ivy, Medusa, etc.). Thinking about a celebrity like Kate Hudson playing Batgirl but being a Luciferian or some Occultism-oriented belief-system follower may compel you to evaluate why her new Batman movie directed by George Clooney is an 'invitation' to contemplate why art is somehow an 'expression' of pure tolerance. Isn't that the real magic of Hollywood?
Reworking our 'perspective' on consumerism and media can help us better address the 'indulgences' created in our capitalism-culture --- e.g., Burger King, eBay, Wall Street, Wal-Mart, Victoria's Secret, MTV, etc., etc. The more we think about these 'shopping-windows' as totems of democracy, the less we feel 'scattered' about celebrity gossip, media scandals, steroids controversies, political harassment, etc. In other words, how can we use this giant 'wall of sound' (radio, TV, Internet, email) to actually feel more...hygienic?
You might enjoy a movie on Netflix about a group of casino-thieves portrayed by very well-known actors/celebrities such as George Clooney and Tom Cruise. You might prefer to watch a movie about Satanism (e.g., Roman Polanski's provocative The Ninth Gate) rather than going to the library to read about the offbeat metaphysics 'system' that Occultism presents --- that's some of the charm of consumerism-culture --- raw convenience. It's our job to sift through the bubble-gum to find the good wine!
I heard a rumor that Woody Allen is making a movie about an African-American athlete (portrayed by Jeffrey-Wright) who is embroiled in a public steroids scandal and is required to re-evaluate patriotism in an entertainment-obsessed, somewhat racist America. The film has no title as of yet, but it seems that such a film would surely capture our social fascination with publicity and privacy. That's why I like thinking of consumerism and entertainment as 'vehicles' for sociology-meditation (rather than as 'candy' for group biases).
Ain't art grand?
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Kate Hudson is a well-known actress/celebrity, and her involvement with the fitness gear company Fabletics makes her a media and consumerism 'diplomat.' If something went completely wrong with American consumerism and media and Hollywood-society, we might therefore wonder if Kate Hudson is alright! This is like a modern 'net' or 'grid' which we hold up with standards, customs, fashion, and dialogue (or gossip).
Now, imagine that you found out that Kate Hudson was secretly a Satanist or Luciferian or some kind of Devil-worshiper. You might ask yourself, "Should I watch her movies or buy fitness-gear from Fabletics?" This is not because you're a bigoted American hypocritical about religious tolerance necessarily; rather, it might simply mean that you're not exposed to the Occult enough to feel 'comfortable' (given that Occultism-oriented belief-systems/religions often espouse esoteric principles and practices such as the sacrificing of goats!). So, let's imagine that after you found out that Kate Hudson was a Luciferian, you read the news-story that George Clooney is making a Batman superhero-comics film and casting Kate Hudson as Batgirl (a female sidekick-superheroine).
You might say to yourself, "Hollywood is an illusion-machine, since we really don't know or care about the bio-backgrounds of the thespians involved in the films that entertain our daydreams and anxieties!" Had you not 'discovered' that Kate Hudson was a Luciferian, you might've not thought twice about seeing the new Clooney-Batman film which casts her in the role of Batgirl! However, since movies are indeed a sort of 'escape' from reality, you're now forced to deal with a longer list of 'personal issues' (since you're not sure if you're 'comfortable' with seeing a movie casting a Luciferian in one of the major roles).
Occultism is bizarre to the majority of Americans, even if they celebrate Halloween. Satanic beliefs and practices often border on witchcraft and sometimes the macabre. The key is to appreciate why Satanism (or any belief system for that matter) 'serves' those it 'recruits' as believers. If Kate Hudson is spiritually more confident being a Luciferian, it should not bother you too much to see her playing Batgirl in the new Clooney-Batman film. The only obstacle then is to understand why Luciferianism (or Devil-worship) is a personal choice that is not explicitly a threat to your private life in any way. That's the theory.
A lavish Christian structure or even the well-build Vatican City is not unlike the ambitious and coordinated area of Mecca (Muslim place of pilgrimage/worship). When we think of the 'majesty' or 'fortunes' of dominant/orthodox religions, we think about established customs that make a given belief-system very popular. If we imagine that a Wiccan/witch-cult or some other Occultism-group in contrast is somehow much 'poorer' or 'desolate' (since their practices are so darn 'non-mainstream'), we might say to ourselves, "I feel much more comfortable in a Christian castle than I do in a witch's coven or Satanist's 'lair')".
Now think about the general atmosphere/tone of comic book movies, since we've proposed that Kate Hudson is playing Batgirl in the new Clooney-Batman film. Comics present very strange heroes (e.g., Black Panther, Green Arrow, Catwoman, Elektra, Spider-Man, etc.) and even stranger villains (e.g., Red Skull, Nuclear Man, Black Manta, Poison Ivy, Medusa, etc.). Thinking about a celebrity like Kate Hudson playing Batgirl but being a Luciferian or some Occultism-oriented belief-system follower may compel you to evaluate why her new Batman movie directed by George Clooney is an 'invitation' to contemplate why art is somehow an 'expression' of pure tolerance. Isn't that the real magic of Hollywood?
Reworking our 'perspective' on consumerism and media can help us better address the 'indulgences' created in our capitalism-culture --- e.g., Burger King, eBay, Wall Street, Wal-Mart, Victoria's Secret, MTV, etc., etc. The more we think about these 'shopping-windows' as totems of democracy, the less we feel 'scattered' about celebrity gossip, media scandals, steroids controversies, political harassment, etc. In other words, how can we use this giant 'wall of sound' (radio, TV, Internet, email) to actually feel more...hygienic?
You might enjoy a movie on Netflix about a group of casino-thieves portrayed by very well-known actors/celebrities such as George Clooney and Tom Cruise. You might prefer to watch a movie about Satanism (e.g., Roman Polanski's provocative The Ninth Gate) rather than going to the library to read about the offbeat metaphysics 'system' that Occultism presents --- that's some of the charm of consumerism-culture --- raw convenience. It's our job to sift through the bubble-gum to find the good wine!
I heard a rumor that Woody Allen is making a movie about an African-American athlete (portrayed by Jeffrey-Wright) who is embroiled in a public steroids scandal and is required to re-evaluate patriotism in an entertainment-obsessed, somewhat racist America. The film has no title as of yet, but it seems that such a film would surely capture our social fascination with publicity and privacy. That's why I like thinking of consumerism and entertainment as 'vehicles' for sociology-meditation (rather than as 'candy' for group biases).
Ain't art grand?
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