Posts Tagged ‘gossip’
Celebrity influence our life
There is no doubt that love for some celebrity exists within us all. The use of “love” is appropriate here as we who love celebrity tend to exhibit signs of undue influence by those highly visible. Famous people, the non-elected representatives of the human race, have always held some influence over the masses. In the days before mass media, television sets and computers fame was circulated orally, carried by the gossipy nature of social beings. We see in them the potential for perfection of man or woman as an expression of utopian ideals of love and success.
Our choice of clothes, jewelry and hairstyle, our languages and ideas are often areas that we look toward celebrities to define. Our culture has become saturated with celebrity influence. Today we have TomKat(Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes).
The entertainment value of a celebrity stretches beyond the screen or stage and they are wholly aware it. We are witness to carefully arranged relationships, sudden sightings in sports arenas and controversial quotes days before a new movie or show opens. Drugs, infidelity and physical assaults are a few areas where celebrities have slipped in their public presentation. Mug shots and unflattering photos of famous people are the currency of entertainment news outlets. Alas, the power of celebrity is here with us to stay