Americans Have An Unhealthy Obsession over Celebrities
Albert Einstein once said, “Insanity: [is] doing something over and over again and expecting a different result”(1). There are two types of celebrity obsessions: one type is the individual who has a healthy fascination towards a celebrity, perhaps for their generous personality or admirable talent; and then there is the insane individual who has a complete and involved relationship with a celebrity, they may even revolve the celebrity 's life around their own. Since their lives revolve solely around the notable and idolized celebrities, in a sense they truly want to become the celebrity. They expect a different outcome each and every time they surround themselves around the celebrity, perhaps hoping to be noticed and begin a relationship. …show more content…
He put himself in Robinson 's shoes to experience what his life turned into after his only famous moment boxing the almighty Muhammad Ali. The journey begins when a professional autograph collector, Stephen Singer, contacts Wright for assistance to complete his collection of all fifty boxers who fought Ali, with Robinson being the fiftieth autograph. Singer has an obsession over collecting memorabilia about Ali’s past fights, but in fact Singer cares more about his collection than he cares about the celebrity when he understands that all of Ali’s past opponents died tragically, “They 're all sad...They 're all sad in their own way”
Albert Einstein once said, “Insanity: [is] doing something over and over again and expecting a different result”(1). There are two types of celebrity obsessions: one type is the individual who has a healthy fascination towards a celebrity, perhaps for their generous personality or admirable talent; and then there is the insane individual who has a complete and involved relationship with a celebrity, they may even revolve the celebrity 's life around their own. Since their lives revolve solely around the notable and idolized celebrities, in a sense they truly want to become the celebrity. They expect a different outcome each and every time they surround themselves around the celebrity, perhaps hoping to be noticed and begin a relationship. …show more content…
He put himself in Robinson 's shoes to experience what his life turned into after his only famous moment boxing the almighty Muhammad Ali. The journey begins when a professional autograph collector, Stephen Singer, contacts Wright for assistance to complete his collection of all fifty boxers who fought Ali, with Robinson being the fiftieth autograph. Singer has an obsession over collecting memorabilia about Ali’s past fights, but in fact Singer cares more about his collection than he cares about the celebrity when he understands that all of Ali’s past opponents died tragically, “They 're all sad...They 're all sad in their own way”