Saturday, May 4, 2013

Reflection 11: Holding Nothing Back—The Celebrity Sex Tape Phenomenon





Note: Complete this reflection only if you were unable to finish Reflection 10.

In 2010, Montana Fishburne, daughter of famed actor Laurence Fishburne, took a decidedly nontraditional route to gain fame: a sex tape. Fishburne said she, "watched how successful Kim Kardashian became and I think a lot of it was due to the release of her sex tape ... I’m hoping the same magic will work for me. I’m impatient about getting well-known and having more opportunities and this seemed like a great way to get started on it." Three years later, Montana Fishburne remains a virtual unknown save for her sex tape. And just this month, former Teen Mom reality star Farah Abraham, hoping to advance her career, inked a nearly $1 million deal for her own sex tape. Though it fizzled for her, was Montana Fishburne entirely wrong about sex tapes and fame? Can anyone legitimately argue that Kim Kardashian's road to celebrity did not begin with her sex tape? While the trend seems to be fading, what do sex tapes say about the nature of celebrity in 21st century America? Can they—or should they—be considered legitimate career moves or are they simply a shortcut to fame?

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