Celebrities Untouchable in Today's Society

As Chris Brown's F.A.M.E. tour goes into full swing this Fall, backlash against the internationally-known R&B entertainer continues to mount. Despite the popularity of Brown's single "Yeah 3x", a electropop tune that has become quite a staple in dance clubs nationwide, the 22-year-old's career seems to be permanently marred by his domestic assault of former-girlfriend and fellow entertainer Rihanna back in February 2009.

"Dude is a retard for hitting a woman," says Eric Dowdle.

"I will never listen to him again," admits Ashley Ross. "That guy is a d**k."

"He is a ‘bag o' douche'!" insists Kasie Rogers.

And that is only the tip of the iceberg. This past March, Brown infamously hurled a chair through a window overlooking Times Square after an interview with Robin Roberts on ABC's Good Morning America. He then allegedly became violent in his dressing room, ripped off his shirt, had a confrontation with producers and security, and stormed out of the building shirtless. Many people feel that if Chris Brown were not a celebrity, he would have been thrown in jail long ago.

"Can someone please tell me why people still like Chris Brown?!" Kady Walls rages. "He beat a woman, as in kicked her [butt] black and blue. Whomever can still like an artist who beats his girlfriends is [freaking] stupid."

Chris Brown is not the only celebrity to receive this sort of treatment. Just Google the name "Lindsay Lohan", and a string of the troubled 25-year-old actress's misdemeanors, felonies, and thefts floods the computer screen. Somehow, Lohan has served hardly any jail time, has partied her way through rehab, and has failed to complete her numerous community service opportunities.

Despite all of this, Lohan is still a free woman, and can be seen partying it up in a tank top and hot pants every weekend in Hollywood. Perhaps if Lohan did not have a large (although rapidly declining) income and star status, she would have been forced to personalize a jail cell by now.

"Americans need to get their priorities straight," Terrance Howard warns. "It is the same with athletes. Kobe Bryant [allegedly] raped someone, but no one seems to remember that."

In a poll conducted by SodaHead.Com, 79 percent of participants felt that celebrities are unfairly awarded special treatment all of the time. Paris Hilton, Kid Rock, Nicole Richie, Winona Ryder, Michael Vick, and Charlie Sheen are just a few other celebrities who have received arguably nothing more than a slap on the wrist for their bad behavior.