By speaking out for treatment instead of imprisonment, Hilton could help the cause of millions of other Americans are arrested for minor drug law violations.
Branwyn Lancourt, The Faster Times. September 14, 2009.
Kids today are exposed to vast amounts of sleazy, pornified media at the same time that they are hammered with silly puritanism. The future doesn't look good.
Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich, Women's eNews. September 17, 2007.
Tabloid entertainment media makes young female celebrities with drug problems seem chic while trivializing the depth of the addictions that they, along with thousands of other women, face.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. June 14, 2007.
If Paris Hilton can turn some of her celebrity limelight on the thousands of poor, needy females in America's jails it will be a mild boost for the prison reform battle.
Could it be that our love of punishing Paris really can be traced to our built up frustration with Dubyah? Are we kicking this poor poodle of a person as a Presidential proxy?
The two have a lot in common, including privileged backgrounds, reputations for dimwitted pronouncements and serial reckless behavior. But Paris might be taking the lead in accountability.
