http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/03/23/liz-taylor-obit.html
Today, one of the most famous and beautiful Hollywood actresses ever has died. Everyone is respectfully mourning the loss of Elizabeth Taylor. Today, I was reading the article listed above and then I viewed the tribute video at the top of the window, and a quote from Taylor herself really made me think. About thirty-six seconds into the video, Taylor quotes "I couldn't really care less about making movies to tell you the truth, I think it's more important to be a good woman". This struck a chord in me.
Taylor is right. She is speaking out against the media, even if at the time she was an integral part of it. She is expressing the idea that it is far more rewarding to be yourself and ignore stereotypes and ignore the standards that the media has set out for you, than it is to give in to consuming for the sake of consuming.
Elizabeth Taylor is also very well known for being an AIDS activist, and devoted much time and energy to AIDS-related charities, and helped raise over $100 million towards the cause. She also started the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). Taylor was also highly respected in the "gay community" for doing so.
Taylor has instead of ignoring, put the media aside in her priorities to do something of real worth. She makes an extremely crucial point: what you do in this life matters. She makes for an extremely wonderful role model, and I would hope to (at least to some extent), contribute to something in life as much as she has.
Today, one of the most famous and beautiful Hollywood actresses ever has died. Everyone is respectfully mourning the loss of Elizabeth Taylor. Today, I was reading the article listed above and then I viewed the tribute video at the top of the window, and a quote from Taylor herself really made me think. About thirty-six seconds into the video, Taylor quotes "I couldn't really care less about making movies to tell you the truth, I think it's more important to be a good woman". This struck a chord in me.
Taylor is right. She is speaking out against the media, even if at the time she was an integral part of it. She is expressing the idea that it is far more rewarding to be yourself and ignore stereotypes and ignore the standards that the media has set out for you, than it is to give in to consuming for the sake of consuming.
Elizabeth Taylor is also very well known for being an AIDS activist, and devoted much time and energy to AIDS-related charities, and helped raise over $100 million towards the cause. She also started the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). Taylor was also highly respected in the "gay community" for doing so.
Taylor has instead of ignoring, put the media aside in her priorities to do something of real worth. She makes an extremely crucial point: what you do in this life matters. She makes for an extremely wonderful role model, and I would hope to (at least to some extent), contribute to something in life as much as she has.
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