Paris Hilton's Christmas Shrine
Brimming with seasonal cheer and seeking to celebrate Christmas in the time-honored tradition of garish lawn-decorating, a Cranston, RI man has erected a holiday-themed shrine to the modern embodiment of glad tidings and goodwill to man, Paris Hilton. It didn't take long for the media to arrive and solicit opinions from awestruck neighbors:
"It has nothing to do with the holiday, and it doesn't suggest anything that's appropriate to this time of year," said Judy Gershman, 57, who said she had hadn't looked closely at the display.
If this aggrieved local had spent a little more time examining the display before expressing her displeasure, she would have discovered the installment's respectful, Christmas-invoking grace notes. A nearby manger scene playfully recasts Joseph and Mary with Paris and current Greek shipping heir beau Stavros Niarchos (with removable head, in case the romance ends before the end of December), and the infant Jesus with Hilton's adorable pet monkey, Baby Luv. And while the larger-than-life image of Hilton spreading her legs at the center of the shrine might give some pause, they might reconsider their righteous ire when they learn that the pose is meant to accommodate the placing of over a hundred gifts for underprivileged children between the celebutante's splayed thighs on Christmas Eve.
