Rags or Real News: What’s the Media’s Fascination with Celebrity?
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I have to wonder what the big fuss is over celebrity antics, half of what is in the news about celebrities is stuff that, if done or said by the average Joe, wouldn’t even register on reporters radars. I hate to break it to the masses but celebrities are human too, they are flawed just like the rest of us. We know that, so why make a federal case out of it?
I have to wonder what the big fuss is over celebrity antics, half of what is in the news about celebrities is stuff that, if done or said by the average Joe, wouldn’t even register on reporters radars. I hate to break it to the masses but celebrities are human too, they are flawed just like the rest of us. We know that, so why make a federal case out of it?
Personally I think there are far more important things going on than whether or not Britney Spears is in a psych ward or whether Hillary Duff and Lindsay Lohan are feuding. Come on people, most anybody with common sense and a pulse has better things to do with their time than to wait for the latest celebrity controversy.
Take your wife and kids out to a family gathering,have a barbecue, but please give the television and celebrity scandal rags a rest. If people would spend more time focusing on what’s really important and less time on the trivial, then life would be far more productive and fulfilling.
I personally think that celebrities deserve the same rights we as private citizens have.
To the tabloids who have a field day with celebrity scandal, I just want to say quit wasting our trees printing rags that are only useful as bird cage liners. I am sorry if you find my criticisms harsh,
but if your going to be a reporter there is plenty of real news going on.
There are some celebs that do things just for the controversy,
If the media would quit running for their cameras everytime a celeb sneezes, then maybe more of the real news would get reported.
As it stands, in many cases I notice that the real news all to often takes a backseat because
so many media outlets are too busy trying to “get an exclusive” with Britney Spears
or whatever celeb to find out why their hair is green
.(That example is used in sarcasm, and only to make the point that sometimes the reasons celebrities get bombarded by reporters is kind of ridiculous.) Reporters need to start informing people of news that is worthwhile,credible, and relevant.
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Very few people *care* about what happens to these celebrities, it’s just entertainment. The sympathy argument is unlikely to wash, given the number of these z-listers who, as you say, attract the attention on purpose. And good luck persuading the paparazzi, who make their living taking those shots, or the magazine editors, who have to compete with their rivals or drop off consumers’ radars altogether.
All very depressing really, but there you go.
I agree with you and john but I find amazing that people pay money for it! what???
I have not taken an interest in celebs for a very long time. I outgrew that fascination when I grew up. lol