Every single bad thing any celebrity in this world has done, has been done by somebody else, yet nobody really cares. We all know that Tiger Woods had sex with a lot of women while he was married. So many men and even women do this, yet it seems to be so much more of a big deal when it is somebody so well known like Tiger Woods. I'm sure a lot of people are more familiar with Lindsay Lohan's rehab history than they are with their own family history. We know more about what is going on in celebrities lives than we do about the lives of our friends and families. My question is, WHY ? Why are we so obsessed with what these people are doing?
One of the reasons we are so obsessed with celebrities is we feel like we know them. Because these people are always in the spotlight, and so many people talk about them, we actually feel like they are a part of our lives. If you found out your best friend was pregnant, you would be shocked and you would always want updates. If a celebrity became pregnant, most people would act the same way. They would buy many magazines every month just to get updates on the person's pregnancy. Some people actually feel very protective of their favourite celebrity. They will defend them when people trash talk them.
When a celebrity does something wrong, it is made out to be much more horrible than it actually is. For example, when just a regular person does drugs, nobody except the parents even care about it, but when a celebrity is caught doing drugs it is made out to be the biggest scandal,when in reality, they are just regular people doing something that shouldn't be done. Its not a big deal. We actually idolize celebrities and want to be like them. This is why we make such a big deal when they do something wrong. We lose all faith in them. On the other hand, when celebrities are good at something, we make it seem like they are the best in the world. For example, a concert for Justin Bieber will sell out in minutes, yet people don't even go to school talent shows. I guarantee if you went to every school talent show in the world, you would find somebody more talented than the beloved Justin Bieber.
I watched the Justin Bieber movie the other day and I was absolutely shocked. I have actually never been to a concert, so I was mesmerized by the number of people that showed up to watch one human being sing. It was so amazing seeing the large crowd of people screaming one person's name. In the movie, a lot of teenage girls and younger girls got to say a few words about Justin Bieber the way they spoke about him sounded like he was their best friend, like they actually know him. Other people straight out said that Justin Bieber is their idol. But the other parts of the movie showed that Justin is just a regular teenage boy. Justin loves to play basketball with his friends, he has a messy room, and he can be a trouble maker when he wants to be. I personally don't understand why he is more important than any other teenage boy other than the fact that he can sing.
I really believe that people should stop caring about celebrities so much and focus on their own life. I don't think their lives should be more important than mine or anybody Else's. Yes, I read gossip magazines, but I believe that I have a good perspective on the whole thing. I do not really idolize any celebrities. Yes, I have two favourite celebrities (Leighton Meester and Ryan Reynolds), but I don't really base my life on theirs. They aren't my idols because there really is no reason for them to be. If I was asked who my idol was I would probably say my sister, not the star of Gossip Girl. I believe that everybody else should try to idolize somebody who actually has an impact on their life instead of idolizing a person they don't even know.
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