April 15, 2010
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What Would You be Famous For?
A high school student paper editor is coming under fire for printing the responses of students who answered the question, “If you could be famous for anything, what would you be famous for?”
Some of the answers were “killing someone famous,” mass murderer,” “having an affair with the president,” “dropping a nuke on the Middle East” and “leader of the KKK.” Here is the link: Link
I must admit that I find it shameful that someone would ask that question and set it up for people to answer in an offensive manner.If you could be famous for anything, what would you be famous for?
Comments (97)
For being the first to answer this question.
I kid.
Hopefully for being a bitchin’ cosplayer once I learn how to sew.
I don’t think their intentions were to get horrible answers, I think it’s a great question to ask people. The kid couldn’t control the responses. If I could be famous for anything, it would be to finally write a book and be a published author.
Be published. Have my book on thousands upon thousands of shelves for forever and a day.
Wait, did you mean dropping a nuke, or was it really dropping a nude?
Drop a nude? Can I do that?
I want to be famous for living responsibly or for my outstanding travel feats.
Unfortunately procrastination….and passing it on to the kids!
High school kids are stupid.. I’d be concerned with the violent ones though, what a bunch of crazies in Washington State.. Sunlight is a GOOD thing I say! And what’s a nude? More importantly how do you drop one?
@Roadlesstaken - See! That’s what I thought it said!!
I would like to be famous for being the first female SgtMaj of the Marine Corps but I am no where close to getting to that point. I’d be lucky if I get to retire at 20 years right now…
Singing…I may be 14 but I have one BIG goal; go to Julliard & perform at the Carnegie Hall. These dreams are plans and these plans will be followed through with ;D
@PervyPenguin - Holy shit! You were the first one to answer this question! Can I get your autograph???
I’d be famous for composing movie scores and moving mountains with my psychic powers.
Dropping a “nude” on the Middle East? I love Freudian slips
@Lithium98 - Guards! Take him away! ;D
Being the best dancer ever! **stars in her eyes**
I want to be famous for writing banned books. It’s the banned ones that should be read for the simple reason that someone doesn’t want you to read them. ♥
I am famous for lettign farts in Walmart and makign people run for thier lives.
For the record, I hope that it read nude. That makes things far more interesting. ♥
To be totally honest I would love to be famous for the beauty of my singing voice. Sadly, Barbara Streisand I am not. I wouldn’t mind being famous for being a great actress or writer, but I would settle for being famous for doing something really heroic, like saving a baby from a fire or something.
Yeah but apples go pretty good with pork for some reason. I dunno why, but they just do.
Oh yeah i know, but don’t you ever think that the pig just wants to eat the apple before it gets killed?
Right, like there’s a pig out there being force fed apples. You know pigs love apples, it’s like, a big part of their diet.
Yeah they eat like, out of a troph or whatever. Pig slop. Whatever.
My paintings or my contributions to science.
You are shameless, Dan! lol Sadly, xanga fame is the closest I will ever come to real fame unless my daughter and I ever get our acts together and finally write that book together. Maybe this summer.
NOTHING! Do you know how miserable famous people are? Forget fame!
@beautifullymindfull - I agree. The kid didnt know people would show their stupidity.
I would like to be famous for my writing. I LOVE to write! I used to say books but since I’m hardcore into blogging, I would say famous for being a good blogger.
Hmm, I wonder how those kid’s answers got put into the newspaper. Yes you need a variety of sources, but at my school, if an answer is inappropriate as such, we aren’t allowed to print it.
I want to be famous for photography. Or singing. One of those
I don’t want to be known, I like being anonymous.
If I could be famous for anything it would be for doing something no other would do in the situation that was presented before us–like being the one to jump in front of the train to save the person who is standing there..so on so forth.
I don’t think I’d necessarily like to be famous –seems awful stressful. I do, however, like the idea of being posthumously remembered for inspiring people.
Taking the biggest dump in the world.
On Obamacare.
all of the above.
creating the most outrageously awesome fashion designs in the whole entire universe!
finding Xangan’s sex tapes on xtube…oh wait
being rich.
Being awesome.
haha dem sum smurt childrenz
Eating far too much celery.
i would be famous for introducing a new sound to the worship of god.
i want to be the guy people look at and say “how the eff is HE famous? I’m way better at _____ than he is!”
i can live with that.
Being awesome.
Or maybe writing if being awesome isn’t a category.
Now that is a provocative question. To me, anyway. I would like to be the next Rachel Ray or Wendy Williams. Our host a show on E!
Genetically engineering a unicorn.
Or maybe just for being some kind of awesome wildlife biologist.
being married to tom felton.
Me? I would hope that I was famous for curing AIDS, curing cancer, for my philosophies, or for being a good (hopefully great) writer. But no, if I was famous for anything it’d probably be because I was a smart person who also happened to be very beautiful and ended up becoming a model. I’m told that I’m cute, but moms are supposed to say that.
kiddie porn
Being a nice guy who challenges people to think about their effect on others.
If I could be famous for anything, it would be for finding the cure to cancer. But I’m not going to study medicine, so that’s out of the question.
Being a MV director (my dream)
@styx_site - haha! best answer ever.
Well my boyfriend wants to to have the best pizzeria in the world. Me? Maybe I could be a famous pastry chef. That would be awesome.
superheroism.
DIeing For My Faith
Helping poverty stricken children and homeless animals.
Doing donuts on the principal’s lawn. Well, I’m past high school, so I’ll go with the boss’s lawn instead.
Singing at the Kodak Theather!
i’d like to be a famous artist, herbalist, or folk singer.
The bastard who finally put Margaret Thatcher out of the UK’s misery.
That would be the nicest cell block in the world…
to create the mega medication that could cure all diseases.
Being a well known hairstylist
I don’t think the fault lies with the teacher, but the students. Students should already know better then put the answer they did.
If I could be famous, I would like to be famous for my writing. It has been a dream of mine to be a writer.
Writing and directing movies
best dancer or model
I don’t care about being famous. I care about helping the poor and the oppressed. That is what I would like to be known for. I don’t write to be famous. I write to share my thoughts about the world in my poems and novels.
Writing…?
I want to be famous for being 1st placer on the board exam
Although I doubt it.
*the first placer
I want to be famous for killing someone famous while being a mass murderer who is having an affair with the president and dropping a nuke on the Middle East so I can be the leader of the KKK.
whats going on with kids these days, why the negative responses? no wonder columbine happens.
@OngishLyOngLee - lol. wow! =X
I’d hopefully be a motivational speaker..a good one..lol..
Writing books.
Why are we surprised? This is just a reflection of what we expose our youth to on a daily basis~ through movies~ music~ video games~ our educational system, our leadership. We glamourize it all. Justify it all. So~ why blame the folks who asked the question~ are we embarrassed by the answers? Better not ask the question~ so we can stay safely in denial.
I forgot to answer the quesion
~ I will skip the fame~ and just go for making a difference.
Making a major meteorlogical discovery and therefore saving lives.
Performance of some sort.
The question was a good one–it’s the people who ANSWERED that have issues.
Or a horrible sense of humor.
Asking the question isn’t shameful. What is shameful is the poor responses of our youth, who have no respect or sense of decency. This is the fault of those who tech, but more so that of the parents who don’t.
I wouldn’t. Rather do it anonymously.
Being some kind of advertising genius :’)
Interesting.. Honestly, I have no idea what I’d be famous for.
being in a ska band
hopefully a band like Marjinal, where we don’t charge for our music becasue music is a beautiful thing and should be free for everyone. Teaching music or ANYTHING(music, math, physics) in exchange for food, to give back and to live.
And hopefully finishing my book.
I want to be there next to TS Eliot, Barbra Kingsolver, Tim O’Brian and other favs of mine.
I know people that say “Killing Fred Phelps”, and I don’t think that makes them terrible people. I mean, they’re not saying “I plan on becoming famous by killing Fred Phelps”.
I’d rather just not be famous. I want to be well-known in a good community without being mass-appeal famous.
Or an amazing!!!!! Engineer!!!
I want to design something a AMAZING!!! I want my bridge to be considered a wonder of the world
Or disigning the most BA concrete EVER!!
For an outstanding art show of cellphone photos.
@styx_site - That’s hilarious XD
I’d like to be famous because I wrote an amazing novel. But its more likely that I’ll be the American missionary killed by the IRA in Northern Ireland. Or kidnapped.
I want to be famous for standing up what I believe in. Not radically, but more than the average person.
@MomGoneMadd -
“Sunlight is a GOOD thing I say!”
Blaaahh, big cancer ball.
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-Jessy
For making a difference.
@Daikatana - Oh but the flower garden I got going on is because of the sun… Sun goooood. On the skin, not so much.
i would want to be famous for helping children have clothing, water, education and food and equal opportunity as hippie as that sounds.
@xnotxbeautifulx - I know what you mean! My high school was like that as well. Makes it seem like the newspaper was trying to stir up some controversy because they didn’t have to put those kind of answers in at all. Plus, it is hard to tell exactly what the situation was for the kids to answer like that.
I would love to be famous for my art and design work! Definitely a dream of mine.
deep, progressive music
I’d love to be famous for being a singer.
Or, for making a positive difference in the world.
I want to be famous for showing others the mercy and grace that my Father has shown me.
Hmm. Tough question. Fame isn’t really all it’s cracked up to be, but I suppose for my writing, my creativity, my wit, or my beliefs. Regardless of what made me famous though, I would likely be known for at least a couple on that list.
I’m not one inclined to seek fame or publicity. If it came upon me for any reason, I hope it would be the result of good works. Those who incur public scrutiny inherit a responsibility to maintain high personal standards. That’s because all public figures (particularly in this era of mass communications) become de facto mentors for young people looking for role models. Unfortunately, it’s a responsibility that far too many “celebrities” reject utterly as they bask in fame and fortune for which they are utterly undeserving.
Being a successful entreprenuer