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  • Springtime in Paris

    Ahhhh, the populism isn't the only thing that's creepy around here. One smirks to see a lecherous Christopher Hitchens make a play for the poor little heiress. His concern about her facial expressions during her on-line sex act is especially touching. Poor Hitch shuddered to describe it that way; but he called it as he saw it. One wonders how ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by Innocentbystander on June 14, 2007

  • Paris Hilton

    As a fan of Hitchens, I tried very hard when reading his article to see his point of view. In the end I gave up. In short: Paris Hilton is not a ''girl.'' She is a 26-year-old woman (''almost 30'' if you're rounding to the nearest ten). Hitchens insults women in general by calling her ''a girl'', and by implying that a 26-year-old woman can't ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by elleloth on June 13, 2007

  • Have to disagree...

    Anyone who lives in Los Angeles, and sees Paris out and about as I do, knows that she LOVES the attention of the paparazzi. She is not a child worthy of pity. She is finally getting the punishment she deserves for breaking the law. Sure, it's ridiculous that most of us even know the details of her life, but the fact remains that she invites much ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by yvonne on June 13, 2007

  • Writing about Ms. Hilton

    I believe Mr. Hitchens is quite right to turn his attention to Paris Hilton's recent misfortunes. The American media are never happier than when they can flagellate themselves publicly for practices from which they have no intention of desisting. For this, new material is always required, whether it is Anna Nicole Smith, the gathering ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by anarcissie on June 12, 2007

  • Christopher Hitchens on Paris Hilton

    Bravo! Thank you, Christopher Hitchens, for expressing outrage over the way Paris Hilton has been jerked around. The media's Greek chorus of disdain--running the gamut of tone from coarse to priggish to insufferable--has been hard to hear. No one should have to endure such a roller coaster; no one should be laughing about it; and Hitchens is the ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by Karen Gose Clemens on June 12, 2007

  • drinking buddies

    I saw Christopher Hitchens on The Daily Show, so I know why he has a soft spot for Paris Hilton. Hitchens was hammered. His point about media stupidity is almost too basic to be worth commentary. But he is also talking about himself. He is part of the mass stupidity and has bought into the worst part, the delusional world of the Bushies. It is ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by Telemachus on June 11, 2007

  • re: the siege of paris

    mr. hitchens makes some trenchant observations about the public's fascination with paris hilton. what he seems to discount is that ms. hilton, for better or worse, put herself in the crosshairs of a gun she either underestimated or was fatally naive about--the weapon in question is the laser-laced public eye. as unblinking, uncaring, and ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by the sometimes why on June 11, 2007

  • Ah, but that last paragraph

    I thought the Hitch I liked was back. The Hilton spectacle is worth some ink, even for those of us who've never seen the tape, in part because it's so bizarre. Even without knowing the facts, the idea that she's in jail, out of jail and then sent back, without doing anything in particular in between, ought to get our attention. While it's true ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by randy-khan on June 11, 2007