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I'm going to reflect on that new "We Made You" song by Eminem. It is specifically targeting all of the celebrities who are in the tabloids. He raps/sings about Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Ronson, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Aniston, John Mayer etc. and all the gossip that goes along with them, but in the chorus it says something along the lines of "Who can really blame you, cause we're the ones who made you." It really made me stop to think, because we did create this monster. It's something we allow, because we are the public. We like to hear about celebrities and who is dating who, or who is going to rehab. If we didn't, it wouldn't be happening. I suppose this all ties back to advertising because deep down we all know what will and won't work. If we REALLY didn't like the way we were advertised to, it wouldn't be there. As a population, we're a lot more influential than we give ourselves credit for. Lately, all this tabloid stuff has gotten out of hand, but there is something we can do about it. We just have to take the intitiative to step out of our comfort zone and try to do something to change the direction we are headed.