Failing Stardom

Today we briefly discussed parodies in class. Parodies are works that mock or comment a work’s author, style, or subject. MadTv created a parody called Laguna Biotch that obviously ridicules Laguna Beach. The characters on Laguna Beach are clearly spoiled Californians that search for drama in every episode. Laguna Biotch begins with a song and introduction of characters, similar to Laguna Beach’s introduction. Rather than Hillary Duff’s lyrics to “Come Clean” which are “let’s go back, back to the beginning, back to when the earth, the sun, the stars all aligned”. MadTv changes the lyrics to “we are airheads, we are all just stupid air heads, we all have too much money than we should have for our age”.

The skit continues with Kristin narrating and a blonde girl walking down the stairs. Kristin does not know who the girl is stating that “we all look alike”. The girl ironically turns out to be Kristin, proving how shallow and unintelligent these girls are.

Kristin’s friends, Alex and Jessica, come to Kristin’s house and shockingly discuss boys. During the skit, Jessica goes to talk to her ex-boyfriend and then brings a new guy named Polster. By the end, Polster has kissed each girl and none of them find a problem with the situation.

A parody such as this is humorous for America. We watch these shows on MTV and cannot understand how people live with such low values in life. These characters are dense, self-centered, and materialistic, yet we still find ourselves glued to the show.