In 1956, John Wayne, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe were some of the biggest stars in the entertainment world.
But really, who cares and what difference does it make? Not all paragons of virtue in all ways nor role models without exception. Who is though? I’d rather point to the likes of Jimmy Stewart.
Wayne had a lot of good attributes to recommend him but he really drank too much.
Elvis started out well enough but seems to have gotten more than a little warped.
Monroe was beautiful and attractive but her merits just about ended there.
The difference is that we celebrate the depravity in 2016