[blaze985]

If riches define who you are, than this world is completely full of pathetic ingrates. Tell me. Does Bill Gates deserve respect when he is a ruthless business man who cares nothing for the small person? Does that Communist Dictator full of wealth and power deserve any respect when he kills his generals for no reason other than his own paranoia (Stalin)? Hmm? The answer is, unequivically, no. It is moronic to say that those 'accomplishments' give Eminem anything more than money and fame. I believe it to be common sense that money and fame don't deserve respect. To be frank, this sounds weird coming from myself, being a wealthy Texan (as VF pointed out), yet it is the truth. Rich people, famous people, and others like them deserve no more respect than the simple garbage man making a living. If you ask me, that garbage man deserves more, for he's busy doing that which most find degrading to simply put food on the table. The same goes for the janitor, the teacher, and the other jobs that most overlook simply because they get paid crap and no one wants to do it.