Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Telling Phrase 17: "It's Obvious Proof that Your Dying, Living Proof that the Camera is Lying"

This string of a couple telling phrases comes from Paramore. Basically, the basic inference that lies behind these phrases is... The media makes stars try to be fake so that they can appear great, but that makes them miserable because they aren't being genuine, which makes them feel dead inside. The media continues to put you in the limelight whether you want it or not. I can relate to this. As Tony spoke about one day in class, it is difficult for ministers not to be seen as church celebrities. People love to see ministers as either perfect, supposed to be perfect, hypocritical, or in need of termination. It is rare for people to see ministers as just genuine people that make mistakes just like everyone else, well at the same time trying to raise the bar and do things right. Typically ministers are striving for perfection so this mentality only reinforces the fact that they are screwed if they aren't perfect.

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