« Suddenly, the terrible world becomes much smaller | Main | Hungry Mutant Ninja Squirrels »

December 1, 2005

$10 million party for little girl

Uh huh. 50 cent gets a half million for half an hour's work for the bat mitzvah party for a girl. A girl that apparently likes Don Henley and Tom Petty. Sure. This is wrong on a few levels.

  1. What 13-year-old know what Tom Petty is?
  2. As stated at WWTDD, the girl has nowhere to go but down. I hardly believe that she has earned anything at all in her life, and she probably never will. Don't be surprised if she's the next Paris Hilton. A war between the outgoing Queen of Crap and the up and cumming usurper should start in about five years.
  3. Isn't there anything better to do with ten million fucking dollars? Assuming any of this is true at all, of course. I haven't seen a single source for this article.
  4. I bet you he's considered a good Jew in the rich Jewish community. This isn't good anything as far as I am concerned. Before you jump all over my head for anti-semitism, he'd likely be considered a good Christian or Catholic if he were either of those things. But it galls me that no one of any importance in those communities, in this case the hyper-affluent Jewish one, will call him on this sickening extravagance. I suppose it's fine, though. He probably gives a million dollars a year to the Combined Jewish Appeal or something (or the equivalent Gentile organizations if he were one).

And yes, I wish I had that kind of money to burn. I like to think that I wouldn't burn it like this. I like to think that I could start and manage a worthy fund for, I dunno, at-risk black kids in Montreal. Something. But not a ridiculous party that a kid like that is unlikely to fully appreciate unless he's giving her a hell of an education that you can't find in school. I am pessimistic, though.

Posted by JonasParker at December 1, 2005 10:34 AM

Comments

Anyone who thought Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was a serious-minded action game needs to go to WWTD and read the post and take a good, long look at those photos. This is exactly the kind of thing that GTA was poking fun at. That game uses the absurdity of many aspects of Amercian culture and let's it create comedy the way snow makes cold.

Everything is image. The idea that a gangster, turned rapper, who despite his fortune still wears a hoody, baseball cap, and baggy jeans, spruced up with a gajillion dollar cross, performing for a few minutes at some rich jewish girl's bat mitzvah is so much ironic bullshit that I think my head might explode.

Posted by: Paolo at December 1, 2005 11:59 AM

I actually saw a bit on ET Canada for that. They interviewed the kid and her dad. She showed the 10,000$ dress she had specially made in Milan.

Spoiled brat.

Posted by: Kowy at December 1, 2005 1:24 PM

and there I was figuring out how to bring Freddie Mercury back from the dead for MY next birthday. Maybe this dude can help.

Posted by: Procrasto at December 1, 2005 1:51 PM

Just plain ridiculous. As mentioned on WWTDD, how about donating some of that to New Orleans, or better yet, having the concerts in NO and open to the people there. The little princess could still have a cordoned off (gated) front row seat.

Posted by: Frank at December 2, 2005 1:26 PM

It gets worse. The extravagant Dad is a defense contractor. That means the $10 million was earned in war-related efforts. Nice going Tom and Don...who should know better. 50 Cent, being a product of the material MTV world, can perhaps be forgiven if not forgotten for crossing the greed line.

Posted by: chris at December 3, 2005 4:48 PM

Post a comment

Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out)

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)


Remember me?