His skin and lack of facial hair gave his age away. 15 Years old, covered in teenage spots, teeth held together with a brace, hair gelled at least 8 inches above his head a nervous smile and then he spoke.
"winning this talent show means everything to me, it’s my life" said the 15 year old, the 17 year old, the 27 year old and the 47 year old on X-Factor the talent show that trawls through the disillusioned, the talentless, the blatantly freakish and the microscopic few that are half decent and marketable.
I think.
It seems almost everywhere you go these days we have people that have become obsessed with the idea that fame equals happiness.
"All I want is to be known, to be famous, to be a star"
They crave attention, adoration, love, recognition of some kind. And there are those that can gain this almost instantly.
Like the kids covered in head to toe in tattoos that gain the head turning, jaw dropping moments as they walk through the mall begging to be looked at and admired by their peers but repulsed by their adults.
The young girls that walk almost exposed at levels that used to only be for the bedroom, again heads turn, jaws drop, eyes pop and the adults are shocked as they see the blatant hype that a youth has believed that ‘just’ sex makes the wanted.
And almost on every corner, at many ages this 21st century disease of the GenerVeneration can be seen almost everywhere.
How can it be that a teenager would say on live TV that winning a competition is his or her life especially when they clearly have no talent? Their mother, father, step mum, step dad, brother, sister or gang of pals tells… continue reading
