Talk about publicity stunts. Paris Hilton, in the style of OJ Simpson, Robert Blake and Michael Jackson attempted to flout justice by claiming medical excuses but was unsuccessful. Now, after crying for her mommy like a 3-year-old on national televison, Paris has "successfully" served her 23-day prison sentence for driving drunk with a suspended license. And the world could not be more of a pleasant place to live. But enough gloating. The issue at hand is not her apparent comeuppance being perhaps 2007's greatest victory, but the fact that her supposed reformation as a person is suspect. Leave it to the Fashion Industrial Complex to construct such an abomination that more impressionable youth would consider the subcommandante of the bimb brigade someone to emulate. They do this through various media, i.e. Paris Hilton's publicists, pr puppets and handlers. The FIC has so many tricks up their sleeve that it is possible that the arrest/conviction in itself was engineered as a publicity stunt to elevate Paris Hilton's tarnished image.
A friend of mine says that this is a turnaround for Paris Hilton and that as a result, she will lend herself to worthy causes, such as the antiwar movement. He also claims that Paris will also change the Fashion Industrial Complex for the better. To coin a cliched phrase from the 90's, AS IF!! Even if she so much as outwardly reforms her character by dressing in more modest clothes and beginning to associate with more dignified people (think Christine Aguilera), the Fashion Industrial Complex cannot and will not be reformed as a result. As for her recent interest in spiritual matters, whatever church she belongs to (the Church of plastic spa treatments, most likely) may as well be using Paris to gain more churchgoers for purely political/financial reasons and having nothing whatsoever to do with spirituality and/or religion. What CAN she possibly do that's different? Unless if she decides to do a version of "The Simple Life" where she poses as a homeless person (which would have been a better punishment than prison), it's safe to say that I will not in any way, shape or form subscribe to the kinder, gentler Paris. She couldn't possibly overcome her shallowness. If the Fashion Industrial Complex uses this as an example of how people can turn around, I'm not buying it.
