Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Funny Charlie Sheen T-Shirts May Be Sheen's End

By Quincy York


Charlie Sheen has become akin to a force of nature. He has done to himself what caterpillars do when they spin their chrysalis to become butterflies. He has reinvented himself from average sitcom standard fare into the world's newest standard for insanity. He has made bold declarations of drug use on national television, he's admitted to fraternizing with porn stars, he's made some fairly outrageous claims that can only be described as 'disturbing', and he's gotten himself fired from his show. For anyone else, this would be career suicide. For Sheen, it means funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts and a million new fans.

Everyone is weak when compared to the dangers of drugs, booze, and an extravagant lifestyle. Celebs are just people too, which it seems most of us civilians seem to forget. They should not be given allowances because of their fame, but neither should they be held up to impossible standards. Sheen does not need funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts. What he needs is the support of close friends and family. He needs help finding a path of recovery and he will not find that on Twitter nor Facebook.

Charlie Sheen most likely feels like he's at the height of his popularity. He thinks people love him for being himself. The harsh reality is that all of those funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts are jokes at his expense. The whole world is not laughing with him, it is laughing at him. The Internet has been particularly cruel, and I am unsure if Sheen is even aware of it. Satire is a hard thing to see when you are the subject matter, it would seem.

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts were not even in the public consciousness. This was well before his current television show, back when he was a respected actor. Sheen comes from great acting stock. His father is respected all over Hollywood and it boosted Sheen into the spotlight and into such films as 'Platoon' and 'Apocalypse Now'. He made great strides in his career, excelling at both drama and comedy. Whatever happened to that drive and focus, no one can say.

Funny Charlie Sheen t-shirts are only the start of this terrible ride that Sheen is on, I fear. He has crossed over into the realm of an increasingly deepening spiral of self destruction. The world loves to see a car crash in motion, and they will do nothing but press Charlie Sheen's gas pedal to increase the power of the impact. The best thing that could happen for Charlie Sheen is for the world to forget about him for awhile. The man needs a break before we break him.




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