Stars who become homeless
Apr 25, 2009 17:50:17 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2009 17:50:17 GMT
Even though this has really happened to certain former stars, I would like to mention a recent French media event in which 4 big stars (no, not international superstars) accepted to sit and beg on the steps of the metro, as so many of the homeless do already.
Actress Fiona Gelin, actor Bruno Wolkovitch, singer Lara Fabian and writer Marek Halter wore their oldest clothes and sat there with a begging cup, to see what would happen, to see if anybody would recognize them. Lara Fabian (who is a really big star in France) even went so far as to start singing.
Absolutely nobody recognized them, and they received almost no coins. People do not look at the homeless. They totally refuse to look at them, and even if the person is a big star in a popular television series or a singer who has sold millions of records, they suddenly do not exist anymore. Even the writer, Marek Halter, has been on television constantly and just about anybody in France can recognize a photo of him, but nobody looked.
If you ever find yourself begging on the street, you can fully expect to become completely invisible.
Actress Fiona Gelin, actor Bruno Wolkovitch, singer Lara Fabian and writer Marek Halter wore their oldest clothes and sat there with a begging cup, to see what would happen, to see if anybody would recognize them. Lara Fabian (who is a really big star in France) even went so far as to start singing.
Absolutely nobody recognized them, and they received almost no coins. People do not look at the homeless. They totally refuse to look at them, and even if the person is a big star in a popular television series or a singer who has sold millions of records, they suddenly do not exist anymore. Even the writer, Marek Halter, has been on television constantly and just about anybody in France can recognize a photo of him, but nobody looked.
If you ever find yourself begging on the street, you can fully expect to become completely invisible.
