By golly, this thread is getting almost as wild as Paris Hilton's lifestyle... ;-)

AWG, I agree with your general point about Paris Hilton. I agree that people are indulging in their own meanness and sadistic glee in kicking her when she's down, maybe because they resent the fact that she's rich and they're not? And that the press is gleefully indulging in their usual cynical opportunistic feeding frenzy which pretends to be a public service, but is anything but!

However....you said something that surprised me. You said: "People talk about Paris Hilton constantly, mostly negatively, but who wouldn't want to BE her ?"

Say what? Are you serious????? LOL! Look, man, I would not want to be her. I mean, really... It would just be weird. I can't imagine putting up with the idiotic stuff she has dealt with and done for the past few years. Doesn't appeal to me at all. Uh-uh. Let someone else take on that job, I say.

I can think of a few famous people that it would be cool to be, but Paris isn't one of them.

Let's see. Patrick Stewart. Diana Rigg. The Dalai Lama. Johnny Depp. Winona Ryder prior to the shoplifting episode...

But not Paris Hilton or Brittney Spears. No frikkin' way.