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Celebrities and pop culture have taken over people’s lives. If someone walks into any store the one, and only thing that will always be there is a tabloid. But why do people love to know so many details about celebrity’s lives? Why are people so fascinated on being just like their favorite celebrity? People choose to worship celebrities because they want to live vicariously through them; people want to live a life that is comparable to their favorite celebrity. Celebrity worship or idolization…

“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…

Analysis The events of Scandal 5x09 sent shockwaves through the fandom as different factions began to argue over the circumstances of her abortion. The response was overwhelmingly negative and prompted reactions from, not only the fans, but also the network itself. The visceral audience reaction and critique in addition to the studio’s counter-posts on various social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, etc) show contradictory opinions about the unexpected (the abortion) and how the event…

Henry Jenkins refers to poaching as a “raid on the literary preserve that takes away only those things that seem useful or pleasurable to the reader” (Jenkins 471). Jenkins is not talking about hunting animals, but rather fans of texts or media. In other words, he is saying that fans use texts to create new meanings for themselves that they find more appealing than the original text that is the object of their fanship. Fans, instead of animals, are rather taking parts of a text for their own…

Certain holy and sacred matters exist in the world. Things like the Bible, cute cat videos, Gandhi, and pizza are Earthly treasures that no one dares to tarnish. However, leave it to America to try. One brave soul on YouTube decided to demolish one of Earth's most famous musical masterpieces. Nintendo and Mario may never recover. AMERICAN ON YOUTUBE UNLEASHES FREEDOM ON NINTENDO AND MARIO At first glance, this might look like an innocent video honoring a birthday and an old friend. However,…

To begin, the term fandom is a very popular term that is used in popular culture today. Subcultures are very important in popular culture, as it helps categorize people’s ideas and opinions on certain interests and events. In addition, whether it’s a famous movie series such as: Harry Potter or a fan base for an artist like Eminem, we are categorized and separated by what we like and what we dislike. However, youth more importantly in this digital revolution use social media and the internet to…

There has always been interest in drawn out stories involving multiple strong main characters. The successes of franchises, literary or cinematic, often depend on the efficient execution of a created world wherein such strong characters interact. With fulfilling the fantasies and desires of the fans being the primary goal, the idea of “ shared universe” was born. A “shared universe” is a collection of multiple stories in books, movies, and video games set in the same world, mainly used in pop…

In the sketch you can see already there 's are negative connotations associated with "fandom" (which consists of taste, class and gender) the actors dressed like stereotype 'nerds ' as in wearing glasses, acting like shy and wearing Star Trek memorabilia e.g . We answered some questions that were given to us in the lectures for instance "what are the production team trying to about fandom" I wrote that it 's was an easy to follow so you could become a fan of the show easily, gatekeeper…

Fanatics The world consists of many different types of fans. Baseball, hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball, wrestling, cross country, track, tennis, racing, and many more. However, football fans happen to be the most entertaining to watch and interesting to know. Football is a roller coaster of a sport and it brings its fans along for the ride. The best fans are the die-hard fans, the jaded fans, and the band-wagon fans. Die-hard fans make football games entertaining because of their…

Social Media has been a platform for celebrities to share their personal life online. They perform everyday acts like gym sessions, going to a club, or a famous Hollywood premiere. Celebrities share their every move through social media applications like YouTube, Snap, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Vine. Through these technological lenses, audiences feel connected to celebrities in such a way that they feel like they know everything about the stars that they admire. Celebrities create this…