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80s Child Stars...
Nov. 3rd, 2016 08:43 amWho would have thought that Charlie Sheen's rather public & slightly spectacular meltdown a couple of years ago would inspire others to do the same??
Enter Corey Feldman
A contemporary of Charlie's, starting out in the same 'B' grade, but lacking the famous actor father who could elevate him to the 'A' list by teaching him how to act - both on screens & at parties - Corey was largely forgotten by the 90s & Noughties &, if his recent resurgence is any evidence, he's forgotten about those two decades as well...
I'm just not sure that the world is ready, or even wants, some kind of Charlie Sheen/Joaquin Phoenix/Shia LaBoeuf hybrid that shouts "Look at me, look at me!! I'm being edgy & awesome & you can't understand me because I'm too cosmic for this planet. Oh... & I can rap... No, really... listen!!"
I know it's human nature to look at car & train wrecks, but at least those things are accidents (most of the time). What does it say about Corey/Charlie/Joaquin/Shia when they crash into their own walls, then stand in the wreckage demanding attention from the world? And what does it say about us when we give it to them??
Mental illness isn't funny, or entertaining. Go get some help Corey et al... & as for the rest of us - give them the privacy they need, even when they're screaming that they don't
Enter Corey Feldman
A contemporary of Charlie's, starting out in the same 'B' grade, but lacking the famous actor father who could elevate him to the 'A' list by teaching him how to act - both on screens & at parties - Corey was largely forgotten by the 90s & Noughties &, if his recent resurgence is any evidence, he's forgotten about those two decades as well...
I'm just not sure that the world is ready, or even wants, some kind of Charlie Sheen/Joaquin Phoenix/Shia LaBoeuf hybrid that shouts "Look at me, look at me!! I'm being edgy & awesome & you can't understand me because I'm too cosmic for this planet. Oh... & I can rap... No, really... listen!!"
I know it's human nature to look at car & train wrecks, but at least those things are accidents (most of the time). What does it say about Corey/Charlie/Joaquin/Shia when they crash into their own walls, then stand in the wreckage demanding attention from the world? And what does it say about us when we give it to them??
Mental illness isn't funny, or entertaining. Go get some help Corey et al... & as for the rest of us - give them the privacy they need, even when they're screaming that they don't
