The Cult of Celebrity

I have never understood the fascination people seem to have with celebrities' private lives. to me, an actor or musician is just doing a job. a job that just happenes to be in more of a public forum than other jobs, but still just a job. why do people care so much what celebrities do when not working, but don't care what other professions like plumber, clerk, or restaurant server do when not doing their jobs? so much of the "news" media is devoted to following celebrities when there are much more important issues that are brushed aside because so-and-so got drunk, or dipshit A broke up with dumbass B. major revolutions are happening in the middle east, but everyone is looking to see what crazy shit charlie sheen is saying, or when lindsy lohan's next court date is.



can anyone explain this fascination?

Celebrities are people you will never talk to and never meet they don't know you exist and yet people idolize them,because of the life they wish they had and the fame they envy. I other words people who's life is recorded even if its a fake set up of there life, people will watch it because its more interesting than there own, in some ploy to find excitement in a reality that isn't theirs.

I'm with you man.
I can't stand all these gossip magazines. I remember peter andre was on TV and started to cry because of how the gossip/press was affecting him with his kids. It's cruel and should stop.
There's been a tsunami in japan, there's shit going down in libya and people are nagging charlie sheen. It's his life, let him do what the hell he wants.

im glad sensible people like you are on fakku

Fuck, I AM a celebrity....in my world.

same with me except im not just a celebrety in my world:

SO FUCKING TO HELL WITH HOLLYWOOD!!!! LET IT BURN!!!!!

I don't really care about the celebrities themselves, just the roles they play in my favorite movies. I'll notice if I tend to consistently like a single actors/actresses work, but past that - I don't even recognize them as real people when I'm watching a movie :P

Don't burn Hollywood, I live there... T^T