What use is Paris Hilton in society?

[commander bunnypants]

Has she ever done anything worthwhile?

CB

[terrya]

1. A party loving leech.

That's basically how I see her.

[hobbit709]

2. She can always serve as an example of what NOT to be.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. She is a pioneer

in the use of night-vision video on the internet.

A true innovative spirit!

[CBHagman]

4. Aside from just being one of God's creatures, probably not.

I don't want to assign value to a person based on their last name, celebrity, or financial worth. The whole Paris Hilton thing pushes my buttons because she's a reminder of how the media really doesn't value the content of a person's character but emphasizes money, power, connections, and of course scandal.

[MAGICBULLET]

26. and vanity!

she releases products like $65 hairweaves. It's funny how some people have to adopt another person's style of fashion, mainly what they see on people like this.

[CBHagman]

33. It's the fragrance that I can't believe.

They sell Paris Hilton cologne or perfume or drain opener or something. I don't know what it smells like because I'm too busy jeering at the product display. I had a depressing conversation with a salesclerk when I asked her why anyone would want a product associated with Paris Hilton. It was all I could do to stop myself from yelling something like "You're worth 10 of her."

[Frank Cannon]

36. I can only imagine what that woman smells like

Her "fragrance" must be some sort of mixture of seafood and bleach.

[Shell Beau]

5. I think she may have done a little bit of charity work.

But that doesn't really mean she has a use in society. She can probably throw a good party! :shrug: I got nothing here.

[Iris]

28. yeah - as part of some "coming" out event

[Orsino]

6. She is a valuable distraction.

While we're watching her, we're not paying attention to the corporations who are robbing us.

[Auggie]

10. Ding, ding, ding...

Politicians lover her too

[Bucky]

7. Do you mean "Paris Hilton" as in the place in which hundreds sleep overnight in comfort & luxury, or

"The Paris Hilton" as in the building?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. Ba-dum-dum!

Good one.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. To feed the mosquitos so that they don't feed on us.

See, everything has a purpose in this world.

[MilesColtrane]

11. Ridicule

That's all I can think of.

[DarkTirade]

12. A distraction from things that are more important.

[Tikki]

13. She's there for when you....

need to round up or down to zero.


Tikki

[edbermac]

14. To keep our minds off of Britney Spears.

:7

[stuntcat]

15. an example

to me a harbinger of the End Times :puke:

[EstimatedProphet]

16. She brings entertainment to your sad, boring life. Haven't you heard?

[Initech]

17. Read this:

http://www.cracked.com/article_16270_six-degrees-paris-hilton-global-reach-one-vagina.html

[DS1]

18. She's the Crab-Whisperer

:rofl:

[Fox Mulder]

19. She gave us a sub-par porn video.

Other than that, she hasn't contributed a damn thing.

[southpaw]

20. David Rakoff said it best

"There is much in our culture to affront the eye of the fervent terrorist postulant, things out there that do us no favors, to be sure. If, for example, it came to light that the dangerously thin, affectless, value-deficient, higher aspiration-free, amateur-porn auteuse Paris Hilton was actually a covert agent from some secret Taliban madrassa whose mission was to portray the ultimate capitalist-whore puppet of a doomed society with nothing more on its mind than servitude to Mammon and celebrity at any cost, I wouldn't be a bit surprised."

-David Rakoff, Don't Get Too Comfortable

[LSK]

21. she got Nicole Richie famous???

:shrug:

[Zavulon]

22. No matter how bad of a mood I'm in, I can always think "at least I'm not Paris Hilton."

So she DOES serve a purpose.

BTW, as useless as Paris is, in my mind she doesn't even approach Courtney Love and Andy Dick, the two most useless non-politicians alive.

[SOteric]

23. She makes Britney look wholesome by comparison.

[LeftyMom]

24. Spare parts for people with low standards. nt

[Dogtown]

25. She doesn't exist in society

She lives at the same elevated levels as the ruling class, far above the stench of the mob.

[Taverner]

27. She gave me mastubatory material

Other than that, nothing.

[nomorenomore08]

29. She's a scapegoat for society's twisted love/hate relationship with the rich and "beautiful."

Witness some of the comments made about her on DU and elsewhere, and think about the anger and hostility behind them. I doubt the lady could have inspired such emotion all by herself - rather, I think it's symptomatic of our desire to tear down those we've already placed on pedestals.

[jakefrep]

30. She serves as the shining example of the consequences of indulgent parenting.

nt.

[Richard Steele]

31. She serves the same purpose as that odd sock I kept under my pillow in prison. nm

[Skittles]

34. scheduling you for an instant ass-kicking, Mr. Steele

yes INDEED :7

[begin_within]

32. A cautionary tale

[porcelain_doll]

35. To make everyone else feel less pathetic?

[ScreamingMeemie]

37. She is somebody's daughter. n/t

[BarenakedLady]

38. What use am I?

What use is anyone?

[datasuspect]

39. she is on of god's children

like the rest of us.

[Iggo]

40. She's a party girl.

There are uses for party girls. They're fun to look at, fun to laugh with, fun to dance with, and fun for a couple of other things.

I love Paris Hilton, because when it comes right down to it, she's just a party girl.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

41. what use are most of us?

[Orrex]

42. I can make a hell of a cheesesteak

[La Lioness Priyanka]

she can set the microwave on fire and make me feel better about myself

i may not be tall and skinny but atleast i know how to operate a microwave.

[krispos42]

45. I actually make stuff

Out of raw materials and all that. I have this weird job where I actually go into a building and use machinery to produce physical objects of value.

:crazy:

:-)

[Orrex]

46. Contrast that with Ms. Hilton

Who is in fact a physical object with no value.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

47. she makes money for TV producers. probably far more money than I will see in my lifetime

:shrug:

[krispos42]

48. I once watched her spend a year of my pay

In a single store.


On shoes.


:banghead:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

49. so she is good for the economy. see we have an answer to her use.

[leftofthedial]

43. she is a reminder of the inevitable fruits of laissez faire capitalism

[krispos42]

44. She funnels money...

...to those that are smart enough to figure out some product or service that they can charge ridiculous amounts of money for. Like designer shoes or dog psychology.