• rainwallEnglish
      58•5 days ago

      Hilton was also kidnapped and shipped off to several “scared straight” torture camps by her family as a teenager..

      She had some horrible shit done to her, and apprently vowed to make her own money separate from her family. The vapid, “that’s hot” party girl persona was her succeeding.

      Shes come out hard against what happened to her and tries to help current victims. She managed to get legislation passed to help them, but also takes a more direct approach.

      • spinnetrouble
        25•5 days ago

        Yeah, after reading about her being very public and adamantly against the troubled teen torture camps, I had to really confront the assumptions I’d made about her in the past. She’s a very privileged person who’s doing an important thing for some of the most vulnerable people in society. I have a ton of respect for her!

        • @[email protected]
          6•4 days ago

          I’m glad the conversation happened, I typically tune out any celebrity news and this turned out to be a good discussion to read and learn more about. I can’t say I’ve ever held an opinion about any of these celebrity folks beyond being entitled trash but I agree with the conclusion you presented that I’m replying to.

      • magnetosphere
        8•5 days ago

        I didn’t know about any of that. Definitely not what I would’ve expected! Thanks for the links!

      • Phoenixz
        2•4 days ago

        It almost seems like that if you take any problem in a country and make a business opportunity out of it, that that is a really bad idea…