I think it is very funny when girls know every word to the RENT Broadway Cast Recording, and want to paint themselves green to be Elphaba Thropp from Wicked for Halloween.
No... That’s not what I think is funny.
I think its funny when these girls think that- just because they are obsessed with theatre, it is their destiny to pursue it. And this is not a bitch session about anyone I go to school with. Maybe some people I went to high school with…but. If you arent good at it by the time you are able to have legitimate goals, it probably isn’t your destiny. It’s more of a hobby, like watching television, or eating doughnuts. It’s enjoyable, but it won’t get you anywhere- if anything it will slow you down.
Just because you’ve seen Annie and theatre groups are accepting of your eccentricity, that doesn’t mean you’re destined to be on Broadway.
Just because you like to sing, that doesn’t make you America’s next Idol.
By all means, one should follow their dreams/heart/other clichés. But I’m not going to track down Jude Law and make him my lover. I’m not trying to be a Debbie Downer on the hopes and aspirations of today’s youth, but let’s be honest….Today’s youth thinks they are entitled to entirely too much anyway. Sure, me included.
But telling your kids…
“You can be anything in the world you want to be!”
“You’re the best!”
“Its not whether you win or lose, its how you play the game.”
You can’t be anything you want- or else LA would be so populated with celebrities that California would’ve fell off the continent by now.
You are not the best- Someone else is. And he is probably from another country.
And it IS all about winning or losing. Particularly winning.
Way-to-go Baby Boomer Breeders.
-Jordana
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