Usher’s Selfish Display Reinforces Every Celebrity Stereotype

If Usher was trying to remind people why celebrities have a reputation for being out of touch, mission accomplished.

A viral video showing the singer refusing to walk through a door until someone else held it open for him has become a perfect snapshot of the kind of celebrity entitlement that frustrates so many people.

Opening a door is one of the simplest tasks imaginable. Yet, the video snippet projected an image of someone completely unwilling to perform a basic task on his own, as if he believed he was more important than the person who scrambled to help him.

The optics on this were terrible. In an era when many people are struggling with rising costs, long work hours, and the challenges of everyday life, watching a multimillionaire’s refusal to enter a space unless a door is held open for him is completely disconnected from reality.

It’s exactly the sort of moment that reinforces the stereotype and ignites rage.

Celebrity culture already draws criticism for appearing self-important, and moments like this do little to challenge that perception. (RELATED: Kim Kardashian Turns On Her Own Team In Self-Absorbed Moment)

It would be tough for Usher to explain this one away. Simply put, he feels he is owed a privilege for merely existing, and that’s more off-putting than his music.

The viral video is brief, but it resonated because it played directly into the very display of celebrity self-righteousness that people despise.

This small moment captured on camera tells us exactly who Usher is - not as a performer - but as a person.