Jessica Simpson - Oh to dream

Drummerdude, I know not of the metal lasses about whom you speak so fondly, but a priori, I can say that they possess more talent than the subject in question.  Then again, so does the breakfast special at IHOP.  But Lisa Loeb, yes, a true beauty! with brains!  she plays acoustic guitar!  Her music, Don no so like, so he no buy it, but she, she no bother me.

Don though, he is a fan of your northern European prog-rock bands from the early '70's, those hirsute, potsmoking dudes like Can, Faust, Neu!  So many more!  Like Xanax is their music one time, and then the is like the trucker speed the next time!  So good, the what they call it "Krautrock." 

We should to jam sometime, drummerdude.  I am of the gitarredude.  PM, we talk!

Edited by Ononotdon

Oh god....has her real hair fallen off at about jaw-length now? I don't like the whole hair lighter than skin thing going on. It suits Gwen Stefani but Jessica should maybe tone it down.

It's time to call the Roots Police again. How much money does she make again? Oh yeah, lots!

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Wow.. some of you guys are just ridiculous.

Jessica Simpson's job is to be an entertainer.. and that she does.  She may not write all of her songs, and she may not play an instrument, but she has a beautiful voice, and she uses it well.  That's what people pay her for.  Obviously, in her line of work, she is going to have a lot of money.  But that's society's fault.  We spend the money on the movies, the clothing, the makeup, the music, etc. 

And also, yes, many people think she's a beautiful woman.  So she plays up her sex appeal.. what is so bad about that?  If I (and I'm sure many other women would agree) looked like that, I would be doing it too. 

And as for all of the dumb blonde comments, yes, Jessica may not be the smartest woman in the world, but I can guarantee you that she's not as dumb as she seems.  With all of the money she's made, she's proved that she's just as good of a mogul as anyone else and can build an empire.  Everyone knows the dumb blonde/sex kitten act plays well with our society, and it's made her some big money.  It's probable that she plays it up because of all the money she can earn--people find her "dumbness" funny and respond to it.  I think she realized that she can make major bank off of it.

Now, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but people don't  need to be so harsh against her.  She's just doing her job; entertaining society.

OK, but who will answer for celebrities' decision to change their appearance? Shouldn't some of that be a sin?

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Hal?

I do think that she is a "bimbo" but I don't think that she is worth any less than anyone else. The bimbo look is a big hit these days and if you can make money of it then thats whats going to happen.
Some people enjoy that others don't.
I find her rather amusing, in a comical way 

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You've asked for a list of my positive qualities that prove that
I'm  "more valuable to earth [sic] than she."  I'll start here, and
when I come up with more, I'll add them.

• I don't deceive people in order to get them to consume
  products.  Her entire image is based on deceit.  This may be
  due largely to the workings of her father, but she's complicit.
  
• As a former educator (I'm pursuing something else now), I
  promote literacy and encourage critical thinking.  Her
  very persona glamorizes stupidity and perpetuates the myth of
  the "dumb blonde", not to mention shallowness. 
  
• I'm not perfect, but I try to be a decent person, perhaps even
  Christian.  Jessica Simpson used to be known as a Christian
  artist.  At the risk of sounding like a fundamentalist Christian
  ("Aha!" thinks Hal.), her current act doesn't promote
  Christianity.  But wait, Hal.  I'm not finished.  I won't condemn an
  artist for not promoting Christianity if that artist had not
  previously performed within the realm of Christian music under
  the pretense that doing so was in the glorification of
  God.  Jessica Simpson decided to pursue secular pop after she
  discovered that doing so is more lucrative than being a
  Christian artist.  The accusation of hypocrisy is a strong one,
  and it applies more to her father, yet another sleazy Svengali,
  but again, she complies.
  
• I'm a musician who's proud of the music I've created.  My
  motives for creating music are pure.  For Jessica Simpson, it's a
  means to an end.
  
• I look pretty good with short hair.  I'm not sure Jessica
  Simpson would.

Hal?

Oh, I'd be remiss if I did not mention your faulty logic, Hal. 
One cannot simultaneously "get" yet "not get" one's point.  I got
your hackneyed, fallacious point loud and clear, Hal. 

I've listed just some of the reasons that I'm more important
than Jessica Simpson.  I may not be finished.  But you've yet to
list her superpowers that you evidently think she's endowed
with.  C'mon smart guy, the world awaits your wisdom.

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I'm not touching the Christianity part of this conversation with a
ten foot cross! However, you hit the nail on the head about this
bimbo being driven by her father and complying with his
wishes. She is not a self made (I refuse call her a musician)
singer. Nope, daddy got her where she is today and one can
only shudder at the thought of what that entailed. Similarly, her
little sister Ashlee is just as manipulated by daddy Simpson
remember the SNL fiasco? doh!

It amazes me the ignorance of the general public when it
comes down to musicianship and integrity found therein. Sad
and pathetic these two components are shoved away by the
industry as a whole and shunned by the average consumer. I
mentioned some awesome, beautiful musicians and nary a
comment about them!

If you are a blonde bimbo that is the formula for your success in
today's music. It's comforting to know there is another musician
on this message board who feels the same way I do.

Seriously, people, You're having a pointless argument. Ononotdon, you automatically assume that because she's a few vowels short of a full alphabet, yet still gained commercial success, that she must be a detriment to society. You can't criticize her for being succesful. Hal never said anything about superpowers, only that she's no better or worse than anyone else. She's not actively trying to ruin the state of the world. You don't have to like her but you can't hate her for being a celebrity. The blame for that lies squarely on the media and the viewing public. And Hal, choose your words carefully, your defense of JS could be interpreted on an attack on Ononotdon instead.

Edited by nooneatall

Hal wrote: Seems you got my point yet didn't... lets see your list of why you are  more valuable to earth than she? Compare me to a fundamentalist Christian yet you direct your last statement to Gods only son?  And, I woudl think most fundamentalist Christians would agree with you on JS's value to the world.

You point up a seeming contradiction, namely that I accuse you of reacting like a fundamentalist Christian, only to invoke the name of "Gods [sic] only son" at the end of my post.  Hal, you're one sharp old devil.  Here's where your accusation unravels:  a fundamentalist Christian would never use Christ's name in the mode that I used because according to his worldview, to do so is to commit blasphemy.  

You've asked for a list of my positive qualities that prove that I'm  "more valuable to earth [sic] than she."  I'll start here, and when I come up with more, I'll add them.

• I don't deceive people in order to get them to consume products.  Her entire image is based on deceit.  This may be due largely to the workings of her father, but she's complicit.
• As a former educator (I'm pursuing something else now), I promote literacy and encourage critical thinking.  Her very persona glamorizes stupidity and perpetuates the myth of the "dumb blonde", not to mention shallowness. 
• I'm not perfect, but I try to be a decent person, perhaps even Christian.  Jessica Simpson used to be known as a Christian artist.  At the risk of sounding like a fundamentalist Christian ("Aha!" thinks Hal.), her current act doesn't promote Christianity.  But wait, Hal.  I'm not finished.  I won't condemn an artist for not promoting Christianity if that artist had not previously performed within the realm of Christian music under the pretense that doing so was in the glorification of God.  Jessica Simpson decided to pursue secular pop after she discovered that doing so is more lucrative than being a Christian artist.  The accusation of hypocrisy is a strong one, and it applies more to her father, yet another sleazy Svengali, but again, she complies.
• I'm a musician who's proud of the music I've created.  My motives for creating music are pure.  For Jessica Simpson, it's a means to an end.
• I look pretty good with short hair.  I'm not sure Jessica Simpson would.

Hal?

Oh, I'd be remiss if I did not mention your faulty logic, Hal.  One cannot simultaneously "get" yet "not get" one's point.  I got your hackneyed, fallacious point loud and clear, Hal. 

I've listed just some of the reasons that I'm more important than Jessica Simpson.  I may not be finished.  But you've yet to list her superpowers that you evidently think she's endowed with.  C'mon smart guy, the world awaits your wisdom.

Edited by Ononotdon