Celebrities

Celebrity Culture This year brought many strange and unusually topics that trends in the internet but none stranger than Jordan James Parke Story. About three months ago, a picture began to trend on the internet of a man looking transformed, like he had done about 50 plastic surgeries. The reason, he wanted to look like Kim Kardashian (a popular reality star). This shocked a lot of people around the world. People began to release their reaction through videos and twitter by which…

Dissertation Proposal “Celebrity Culture and Mass Marketing” A proposed study on the effects of celebrity culture on consumer perception and behaviour; and how this is affecting the marketing techniques being used by UK businesses Contents…

post became normal after celebrities started posting pictures of themselves showing skin. For example, Kylie Jenner picture of her brother got 1,709,845 likes, but when she published a photo only wearing a bikini it got 2,521,070 likes. The person that publishes something expects to obtain a brief moment of fame, for that teen's post whatever is popular to get the feeling of popularity. In the article “Why This Generation Is So Completely Obsessed With The Idea Of Celebrity” the author says…

Celebrities have influenced our culture greatly. Most people keep up with celebrities and some even become obsessed. Deborah King explains in her article how celebrities impact our society. I agree with Collin Palmer on some points, but celebrities have too great of an impact on us. Celebrities run our culture, but we need to get out and live our own lives. Additionally, celebrities influence us negatively. Our generation is too celebrity obsessed, and we need to live our own lives. For…

“Celebrity worship is a prominent issue in Australia affecting girls between the ages of 10 and 21.” To what extent is this statement true? Introduction and Background Information Celebrity worship syndrome is a personality disorder that is becoming more apparent in 21st century Australia, and it is estimated that 36% of the general population have it. Several studies have shown that celebrity worship is more prevalent in adolescents, especially teen and preteen girls. When the British boy…

Does being a celebrity give up the right for privacy? In this day and age, privacy can easily be given up, especially if a person is an iconic figure or a celebrity. Being well known and famous destroys the boundaries for privacy. Celebrities are human beings just like us, so they are entitled to the right of privacy as well. Privacy is very unvalued in today's world. According to Source A, “...that the public and the media deem newsworthy” (Source A). This quote shows how a lot of people want…

Celebrities are well known, famous people who can be actors/actresses, singers, athletes, or musicians. Heroes are people who are admired or idealized for courage or outstanding achievements. In the articles, “The Impact Celebrities Have On Our Lives” by Deborah King and “A Healthy Obsession” by Collin Palmer show us why we use celebrities as entertainment or an escape to our boring lives and some celebrities are just as bad as us. Should celebrities be treated like heroes? I believe that…

Should Celebrities Be Role Models Why or Why Not? Teenagers are well known for having an opinion on what they like and dislike in the world today. Celebrities have a huge influence on the youth of our generation. They are not just known for their movies, albums, and good looks, but they are also known for their infamous criminal records. Many believe that celebrities have a positive influence on teens because of their charity events for the causes they support, but these same naive people tend…

Celebrities today are constantly seen on the news, in the tabloids, or even on social media websites. We as a culture focus on them and analyze every single move they make. Their lives are no longer private, but instead blasted everywhere for everyone to see. Ty Burr brings up the excellent question of why do we obsess over these human beings; why do we portray them in a Godly light? We as a society look to these people, not because of who they are, but rather what they have and the distraction…

thought you believed about your hero. Written in 1962, Daniel Boorstin’s, From Hero to Celebrity: The Human Pseudo- Event, a classic piece of cultural criticism, comments on the rise of celebrity and the unfailing decline of the hero. Traditional heroes are believed to have reached their status because they achieved greatness or great accomplishments in their own life times. Boorstin argues that unlike the celebrity, famous people were heroic, “admire for his courage, nobility, or exploits”…