Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Celebrity
I had an interesting experience Hometeaching two days ago that made me wonder why we value celebrities so much in our culture. To make a long story short, my hometeachee and friend went on and on about his experience with a celebrity idol of his. He was still on cloud nine from the experience and the experience had been three days before. It made me wonder why it made him so happy. What is it about celebrities that make people so interested in them? What makes a celebrity so important that simply seeing them perform in person makes a normal guy's life blissful for several days in a row? I don't have the answers exactly, but I know that part of the effect and power comes from the media.
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Such an excellent observation! I totally get "star struck" and it bugs me! Do celebrities feel like long lost friends to us? or do we use associations with them to promote our own status in society? I see this a lot with general authorities too. They're like Pokemon cards! "I've got a Perry, a Hales, an Eyring, AND a Hinkley!!!"
ReplyDeleteI get totally celebrity struck... I think we all do! How else would perezhilton.com have a solid media site if we weren't obsessed by celebrities!
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