Hey, Elmer: No, I don't really think that you look like Elmer Fudd. But if you take a cartoon name as your moniker, you can't be surprised if people want to kid around with you. And I always got a kick out of Elmer Fudd calling Bugs Bunny "You Wascally Wabbit."

Your prejudice is very commonplace. I have a very different spin on it. If the media crowns a celebrity for totally vaccuous reasons I don't necessarily assume that the celebrity is a moron. The media creates celebrities because they know there is a vast audience of people who want to admire them. I see it more as a reflection on our society. If we were all philosphers, then perhaps a philosopher
would me made into a celebrity by the media. (Bad parallel, as there probably wouldn't be a media.) The audience determines who is going to be a celebrity. I hear people complain constantly about the garbage on sensationalistic talk shows on TV, and when I point out that THEY are the audience because they watch it every day, they get very offended. If they don't Sell, they ain't Celebrities.

Jerry