Just like the rest of America, I am a huge BeyoncACCENT fan. If the states ever decided we needed to make somebody queen, she would be my No. 1 choice. But, I still think we need to talk about the fact that she named her child Blue Ivy. I mean, there is now a person in this world walking around named Blue. Kudos for creativity, BeyoncACCENT and Jay-Z, thinking outside the box and not letting a social construct tell you what is a human name and what is a color, but I still think Blue Ivy was a strange choice.
Then again, celebrities seem to be able to get away with a lot more than ordinary plebeians can. We live in a world where there are babies named after cardinal directions or fruits, and people aren't that concerned. When Miley Cyrus performs without twerking, people are confused. People stopped paying attention to Britney Spears when she stopped shaving her head and locking herself in bathrooms. Out of all the beautifully dressed celebrities at the Oscars, the most talked about was Pharrell Williams and his tuxedo shorts.
When celebrities act "normal," they don't get as much attention. But, of course, nobody's fame lasts forever. Eventually, we get bored with our past obsessions, and all their attempts to regain their popularity and our attention seem pathetic or funny (or both), depending on your mood. My favorite example of this is Aaron Carter, who, at this point, is almost a complete nobody.
Quick disclaimer: I have a slight personal vendetta against Aaron Carter. Growing up, I was a huge fan, and still kept all the words to "That's How I Beat Shaq" (2001) in my heart when he fell off the grid. Then, last year, I heard he was playing at a concert in a tiny little restaurant in the middle of nowhere, New Jersey, and tickets were $7. I was obviously stoked and obviously saw no issue in driving an hour to see him. But, he did not come. He literally did not show up to his own concert, letting down all 40 of us who came out to see him.
Since he crushed my dreams and all, I'm obviously not amused with Aaron's attempts to regain popularity via Twitter (I'm still mad at him, but not mad enough to unfollow him -- that would be too drastic). While I did appreciate seeing him express his love for Hilary Duff, as every "Lizzie McGuire" (2001-2004) fan should, I do not appreciate his sassy tweets, ie: "The fact of the matter is I'm cool as s**t. My house parties rule the decade, and my fans love me. And my concerts rule. PERIOD everything else obsolete." Please, Aaron. Your concerts can't rule when you don't show up to them. And, I really doubt that your house parties rule the decade. Remember that time your parents walked in halfway through the party you were throwing? (Please refer to the number one rap song of all time, "Aaron's Party" (2000), if you don't know what I'm talking about).
Aaron Carter can keep tweeting and keep trying to fight his way back into the spotlight, but we have all grown tired of him. He didn't have enough dramatic relationships and was involved in too few scandals during his prime to make his fame long-lasting. Nobody wants to end up like Aaron Carter, so everybody tries to out-crazy each other. Maybe that's why Beyonce had to pick an unconventional baby name. Then again, I don't know if it's possible for Queen Bey to ever fall from fame.
