Ellen Degeneres has somehow been able to evade the glaring eye of public scrutiny. While she has maintained her level of fame and noteriety since her coming out in 1997, she has yet to go down the harrowing road of attention from tabloids.
Her recent interview with Vanity Fair sees her once again avoiding any type of personal information that may attract the media vultures. The interview follows format of The Proust Questionnaire, a format which has appeared in vanity fair for over a decade. It was originally intended to peer deep into the soul of the person being interviewed by asking questions about the things that they fear, and response most. Unfortunately in our culture of sarcasm and humor The Proust Questionnaire seems to have become obselete and no longer offers the insight that it once did.
Ellens Character Dora in Finding Nemo seems to obliviously navigate through life with a blissfull ignorance. It seems that Ellen has likened herself to Dora, and wants her public image to follow; She wants to be funny, cute, innocent, and most importantly simple. She knows that if she projects that persona, the media vultures wont come looking for a story. So like Dora, Ellen the Agile navigates this interview like the goofy simpleton we have all come to know her as.
Ellen is clearly quite in control of her communications. She has tailored a public image that allows her to enjoy her lifestyle without being hounded by paparazzi. She has managed to sidestep all of the pitfalls of being a celebrity. She may have decided to play the role of simpleton, but clearly she is doing something right.
What is the lesson of todays blog?
ELLEN ALWAYS WINS!!
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