Celebrities: Why were still interested in celebrity news – Part 2

Every time you go to a supermarket or bookstore or newsstand,

you are overwhelmed with pictures of celebrities on magazine

covers. Anytime you turn on your TV or check out a movie,

celebrities are staring right back at you.

WHY do we care about them? WHY do we put them on such

a high pedestal? WHY are the paparazzi stalking them?

Come on, celebrities are people like everyone else. They bleed

red, right? They breathe in the same polluted air we all take in.

What makes them so damn special?

Well, it’s pretty obvious. Celebrities have TONS of money

and fame. Many of them can pretty much do what they

want because of who they are and the riches they possess.

Most celebrities are so above the average person in terms

of lifestyle, the rest of the population is left to crave what

celebrities already have.

Many individuals want lavish lifestyles, but since it’s not

their reality, they live vicariously through celebrities via reading

gossip magazines, watching music videos, sports, movies

and TV entertainment shows. Of course, you can’t forget

about keeping track of celebrities on the internet as

well.

There are many people in this world who are very dissatisfied

with their lives, so gawking at and being BIG fans of

celebrities can fill a void.

Ironically, though, many people enjoy it when a star

undergoes some sort of fall from grace or pain. They

feel since the celebrity suffered he/she can be on the same

“real” level as them. There are many examples of the media

being merciless with celebrities while they are going

through tough times (ie: Britney Spears and Mariah Carey)

The public, though, also likes to see a fallen star rise to the

top again. Martha Stewart is a perfect example. She

was once a jailbird, but when she got out of prison, her

entrepreneurial empire thrived even more. Once a celebrity

falls on hard times, he/she becomes an underdog because

people doubt whether that person can achieve success again.

However, when a fallen star does reach the pinnacle again,

many people embrace him/her with non-stop love and

publicity again.

You hear it all the time from famous people. Fame can

build you up, but it can also take you down pretty fast.

WHY should we even care in the first place?

Does celebrity information affect your life directly?

By knowing which club Paris Hilton visited recently, will

that teach your kids to be good people? Will celebrity

information make you grow as an individual?

The answer is NO.

Those celebrities have NO idea who you are.

They DON’T care about you! Why should

we care about them?

It’s fine to watch movies, music videos and TV.

It’s cool to read magazines featuring celebrities.

However, when the adoration gets to a point where

these famous people are considered better than

everybody else, that’s not right.

You know what? Danny DeVito, you can have

your fame because being myself is just fine

with me.