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April 27, 2007

When the celebrity cult goes too far

Starpulse News Blog reports the following:

An interactive Public Service Announcement featuring the graphic display of a tiara-wearing, autopsied Paris Hilton with removable innards is designed to warn teenagers of the hazards of underage drinking.

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"Campaign to Rescue Women of Youth" featuring "The Paris Hilton Autopsy" offers a cadaveric nude Paris Hilton, laid out with twisted body and opened abdominal cavity on a coroner's table, while her cell phone remains in her grip.

The 'unglamorous' display which includes support material from anti-drunk driving organizations counters "the disturbingly glamorized trend of Hollywood's 'girls gone wild'," according to gallery director, David Kesting.

You can see hideous pictures and more here.

Posted by Joshua Claybourn at April 27, 2007 04:00 PM

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An autopsy PSA might have some value, but is there any good reason for Ms. Hilton to be wearing a tiara, Chihuahua at her side, and with her legs spread wide open? Was this for identification purposes? Was the sculptor concerned that the face wasn't an accurate enough depiction of Paris Hilton's, so he had to include these other classic markers of Hilton's identity?

Posted by: Chuck at April 27, 2007 05:38 PM | permalink

April 27, 2007

When the celebrity cult goes too far

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