There is a certain appeal about being a celebrity that no one could deny. However, when reading “Seeing by Starlight: Celebrity Obsession” it is clear that the population is not as shallow about celebrities as I would be lead to believe. Using the same example of William Hung and his celebrity, it was not his good looks that made him a star but just his sheer determination and kindness. I agree with the article when it comes to celebrities, who are basically the popular kids of the world. The rest, well most of the population looks up to them and emulates them. Yet, if one of them is deemed an arrogant jerk, like Kayne West it is much harder to like him or find him attractive because you, as the viewer, know that he prays on younger, flail country pop singers of an after cocktail snack.
We are super connected to celebrities now, more now than ever before. We can follow celebrities on Twitter, be friends with them on Facebook and watch them on MTV. In fact I would say that it is harder not to interact with a celebrity than it is to. And when we like a celebrity we try harder to be like them. Wearing the same big shades and walking around in the same style clothes.
I am an active participant of celebrity culture, just because I scan the pictures of them at the Golden Globes to see what they are wearing or how they look. Honestly, I just had an epiphany, and I do not know why I do it. It is not like I think, “Oh, Sandra looks sad, I feel good about myself, or visa versa.” I honestly do it to pass time, but there are much better uses for my time, like doing my work in advance. I might try to avoid it now that I know I do it without a good reason.
In the article “Adrift,” Lindsay Lohan is portrayed as this wreck of a person. Someone with severe trust issues who never had anyone looking out for her. Sadly, she seems more like a child that has been through abuse than a once bright movie star. The one photograph of Lindsay Lohan throws a completely different light of Lindsay Lohan. Showing her as a quintessential all-American sexpot, seemingly put together.
How Lohan is portrayed in other media outlets is a drastic change of the picture attached with the article. In most tabloid photos Lohan looks as if she stepped straight out of a Nirvana music video. She seems unwashed, had been sleeping by a dumpster the night before and on her third pack of the morning.
“Adrift” makes a strong case that with celebrity comes a price. Everyone wants a piece of the famous pie, so be careful whom you surround yourself with. In the article they also talk about Lohan’s talents and how she tossed her talent aside for the quick bright flashes.
Everyone loves a comeback.
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