The Rise Of The Attention Whore

People can't do simple practical things anymore without turning them into 'events' or moments people will remember for the rest of their lives. This inability to behave normally is twinned with their ongoing search for their fifteen minutes of fame.

A perfect example of this is the increase in the amount of staged wedding ceremony 'performances' which have been filmed and uploaded to You Tube. You know the ones where the bride and groom surprise everybody by launching into a full choreographed dance act to a popular piece of music, which then ends up being broadcast as an "and finally" segment on the local news. Or their video goes viral and they become internet sensations overnight, (see below).

I want to see the footage of the wedding performances which didn't go so smoothly. I want to be at that wedding where the act grinds to an embarrassing halt because somebody fell and broke their tibia, or launched into a diva like tirade because the best man forgot the routine. I want to be at that wedding where the whole wedding party watch on in horror as a tsunami of uneasiness washes over us all. Give me that wedding any day and in the meantime just get fucking married and be done with it.