I'm not a celebrity watcher, I must confess. While I am a fan of a few--I really do mean a few--actors, singers, musicians, I don't think I need to know every detail of their life. Some websites that I frequent do cater to people who love to keep up with their favourite celebs and I'll be lying if I said I haven't clicked the link once or twice before. In doing so I've noticed some trends. Maybe it's what the readers want but it still irritates me.
1. Who's The Baby Daddy?- Every time a seemingly single celebrity is pregnant, it is not unusual to see the 'Who's the father' story. If Miss Single Actress doesn't reveal who impregnated her then she doesn't want you to know and she has a right to do so. Are you going to be raising her child for her? Yeah, I thought so.
2. Before And After. Who Had Plastic Surgery?- Umm, ok. If we can't already tell for ourselves then they have a really good plastic surgeon. Why are you making it such a big deal now? You have them and their fake nose on the '50 Most Beautiful People' list every year.
3. OMG, Ms Popular Had A Wardrobe Malfunction. She's Def a Slut Now- A nipple peaks out, a scrotum swings free and suddenly everybody turns into that one overly righteous aunty/uncle (they both exist). We know what 'private parts' look like so why the shock when there's a wardrobe malfunction? Did this celebrity whip out her breasts and sexually harass you? No? Then let's move on.
4. No Idea Why This Guy is Famous but We're Going to Continue Writing About Him- You don't know why he's famous? Maybe it's because you keep writing about him...I don't know.
Ugh! If these 'headlines' excited you, that's great but for me these articles are more tired and lazy than I am after a road trip.
LMAO! True say. It's just the obsessive lifestyle that that culture has created. To be a fan we cannot just appreciate the work that that person does. No, instead we must know as much information about them. We must essentially be their stalkers to be a fan. I think it's ridiculous and some people even find me odd when I say okay I don't care if the lead singer from the Cranberries lives 5 mins away, or if I say I don't care if it's her real nose or not. The money she's making isn't paying my university tuition! lol
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I know right. There's no mystery left between celebs and fans. Majority of the stories about celebs are so vapid. Some days ago I came across a headline saying that Beyonce gets the flu (or something), all I could do was roll my eyes because of course we couldn't have guessed that ourselves.
ReplyDeleteWOW!! I think the problem is that we hold these HUMAN BEINGS on such a pedastal as if they are Gods and can do no wrong that the simplest thing of a fall, a sneeze or having a tattoo or piercing seems mentionable....sigh. They're just like me and you...They just make more money than I do lol
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