Celebrity Worship Syndrome

Celebrity Star Text Christina Aguilera began her career as the epitome of what it meant to be a teen pop star. She was the blond hair, blue eyed, Barbie doll every teenage girl wanted to be like. The media labeled her as the sweet, innocent pop artist, along with her former co-stars from the Mickey Mouse Club, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Her first debut album featured her number one hit single, “Genie in a Bottle” which gave her the image of her teen pop identity. Yet, Christina never…

disclosure, as well as negative outcomes, such as social isolation, depression, and cyberbullying” (Nesi and Prinstein, 2015, p. 1428). The article shows us that daily use of technology can have both beneficial and harmful effects on people; it just depends on how often they use and their purpose for using it. If someone is using social media to create this virtual reality, then he or she will most likely end up becoming depressed. For, he or she will find himself or herself constantly comparing…

Whether they have done good or bad; physically impaired or mental, they all have great value. My little brother Roman is 8 years old now and I truly worry for him. He has down syndrome, so he is already far behind from where he should be. I hope that as he grows up that he sees value in himself, that he has a great amount of significance to our family. Most people would define him by his disability, but if people could see what…

Your #1 Fan Description: A Fan, you probably know one, or are one… And for generations, the western world has seen people fall under the admiration and desire to know more about pieces of pop culture, constituting them as ‘a fan’, from ‘Beatlemania’ to ‘Beliebers’ and everything in between. While the feelings may still be the same, how has the experience of being a fan changed? I talked to a fan, a creator and a publicist- three different people who have experiences in different angles on this…

everyone else, they are not fulfilling their American Dream. The American Dream is being financially stable without having any worries. One has reached their fullest potential and their dedication is shown. As people increasingly worship popular culture and the cult of celebrity, they give up their ability to achieve economic dreams they once thought to be possible. Thus with…

High school students don’t care if they hurt each other’s feelings. Celebrities make a big difference when raising awareness about any issue, young adults look up to famous people. Monica Lewinsky talked about bring compassions to the internet on her talk show TED talk. Bella Thorne, Demi Lovato, and Katy Perry are only some of the few celebrities raising awareness for internet bullying and inappropriate posting by teens. When teens confront other young adults…

Imagine having an already well-known family and being able to start out without much trouble in the entertainment world. That’s what life was like for Cara Delevingne. She grew up in Belgravia, London, which is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Cara’s father, Charles Hamar Delevingne is a property developer, while her older sister, Poppy Delevingne is a model, and started modeling before Cara. Not only having an already famous sister, but her grandmother, Joan Collins, is an actress…

harassment the life of a celebrity seems to be portrayed as glamour. As the brilliant Anthony Liccione said “ Gain fame, and the paparazzi or media waits and watches for them to slip, just to shame their name.” Paparazzi are blood thirsty animals ready to snap a photo of a celebrity in the wrong place at the wrong time just to ruin their life. Although some say that once a celebrity become famous they’re giving away their private life many will disagree saying that a celebrity is still…

Influence by technology, Myopia has emerged in the hearts of man. The American people have developed this mentality of it is all about me. Sayings like “YOLO’ and “Let me take a selfie,” show just how self-absorbed our culture truly is. People care way too much about themselves and their own wants rather than about the needs of others. Lynn Sherr wrote an article that speaks about this sense of entitlement that Americans have developed. They think that they have a right to things and deserve to…

What is A Celebrity? Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Oprah Winfrey, Siti Nurhaliza, and P. Ramlee are amongst the names well known by you and me. These famous people are called “celebrities”. A celebrity is a famous person or an individual with a state of being well known . He or she holds a personality that is celebrated by the society by what he or she does. The prominence in his or her doing has made them famous and renowned in the public’s eye. A celebrity could be a singer, an actor, a…